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Okay so a may sound dumb here but i bought a 120mm fan to put in my asus rog gl12cp it fits in the top of the case. However im unsure on how to mount it correctly do i need to take the top of the case of or just screw in the holes in the fan

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Just hold the fan from the inside to the top and screw it in from the top (outside) of the case.

Keep in mind fans have a certain direction they blow, so keep that in mind when installing it. Do you want it to get air into the PC or bring air out of it?

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1 minute ago, minibois said:

Just hold the fan from the inside to the top and screw it in from the top (outside) of the case.

Keep in mind fans have a certain direction they blow, so keep that in mind when installing it. Do you want it to get air into the PC or bring air out of it?

I have tried installing it that way but idk where to put the screws the holes seem to small

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1 minute ago, Kanna said:

I have tried installing it that way but idk where to put the screws the holes seem to small

The screw holes in the fan or case?
Because keep in mind, you have to 'tap' the fan plastic with the screw. Normally you may be used to screwing into something metal with a 'path' (thread) for the screw already, but with fans you have to kind put pressure on it, because you basically form this path (thread) with the screw you're screwing into it.

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1 minute ago, minibois said:

The screw holes in the fan or case?
Because keep in mind, you have to 'tap' the fan plastic with the screw. Normally you may be used to screwing into something metal with a 'path' (thread) for the screw already, but with fans you have to kind put pressure on it, because you basically form this path (thread) with the screw you're screwing into it.

The fan. Also it does not seem to be any screw patterns in neither the fan or case

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Just now, Kanna said:

The fan. Also it does not seem to be any screw patterns in neither the fan or case

You create the screw pattern by actually screwing in something into it.

It's kinda of a weird design idea, but that is how it works with fans.

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5 minutes ago, minibois said:

You create the screw pattern by actually screwing in something into it.

It's kinda of a weird design idea, but that is how it works with fans.

This can’t be right?

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2 minutes ago, Kanna said:

This can’t be right?

I have no idea what you're doing...

 

This is how you install the fan:

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Hold the fan to the top of the case on the inside, screw in the fan from the top (outside) of the case.

Go from corner to opposite corner for equal force on all sides.

 

Keep in mind the fan blows air a certain way, usually marked by a little arrow on one of the sides.

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6 minutes ago, minibois said:

I have no idea what you're doing...

 

This is how you install the fan:

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Hold the fan to the top of the case on the inside, screw in the fan from the top (outside) of the case.

Go from corner to opposite corner for equal force on all sides.

 

Keep in mind the fan blows air a certain way, usually marked by a little arrow on one of the sides.

Well im screwed then cus im not sure if the top of my case is removable

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4 minutes ago, Kanna said:

Well im screwed then cus im not sure if the top of my case is removable

On 'normal cases' it usually is, but I don't immediatly see anything that makes it removable on this case.

Someone in the past suggested some plastic pins could maybe be pushed some place, but doesn't seem like that is the case:

 

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2 minutes ago, minibois said:

On 'normal cases' it usually is, but I don't immediatly see anything that makes it removable on this case.

Someone in the past suggested some plastic pins could maybe be pushed some place, but doesn't seem like that is the case:

 

Hmm i see well i will try more tomorrow since how else is a fan supposed to sit there

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14 hours ago, Kanna said:

Hmm i see well i will try more tomorrow since how else is a fan supposed to sit there

You don't need to remove top. Just look at how the other fans in the case are mounted.

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Only problem might be that case screw holes are too tight for normal fan screws.

 

The order is from outside screw - > csse - > fan.

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2 hours ago, LogicalDrm said:

You don't need to remove top. Just look at how the other fans in the case are mounted.

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Only problem might be that case screw holes are too tight for normal fan screws.

 

The order is from outside screw - > csse - > fan.

The other fans is mounted from outside case. And the screw holes fit i checked

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17 hours ago, minibois said:

On 'normal cases' it usually is, but I don't immediatly see anything that makes it removable on this case.

Someone in the past suggested some plastic pins could maybe be pushed some place, but doesn't seem like that is the case:

 

I can’t seem to get it to work but the top has the be removable some how

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1 hour ago, Kanna said:

The other fans is mounted from outside case. And the screw holes fit i checked

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So your issue is what? They mount exactly same way.

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5 minutes ago, LogicalDrm said:

So your issue is what? They mount exactly same way.

I can’t seem to find how to take the case top off 

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32 minutes ago, Kanna said:

I can’t seem to find how to take the case top off 

Ok, sorry. Took me a while to understand what the issue really was.

 

So I don't have any references to verify this. But if there's no visible screws, it most likely will slide towards front or back to unlock. This is based on how top is removed from some Sharkoon and other such cases.

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13 minutes ago, LogicalDrm said:

Ok, sorry. Took me a while to understand what the issue really was.

 

So I don't have any references to verify this. But if there's no visible screws, it most likely will slide towards front or back to unlock. This is based on how top is removed from some Sharkoon and other such cases.

Heres two images on the case top and bottom

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You need a good tool to get those screws in like a screwdriver similar size to linus handy snap-on one.  That would be perfect for fan screws.

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7 hours ago, Kanna said:

Heres two images on the case top and bottom

Just pull the top cover and you’ll have access to this screw holes. Usually they require some force in order to pull them out. I don’t think this panel is screwed in. 

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20 hours ago, Whiro said:

Just pull the top cover and you’ll have access to this screw holes. Usually they require some force in order to pull them out. I don’t think this panel is screwed in. 

Agreed. By looking at pics it just some clips holding it into place.

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On 2/14/2020 at 10:35 PM, LogicalDrm said:

Agreed. By looking at pics it just some clips holding it into place.

Is it possible to get an image where the clips are marked?

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5 minutes ago, Kanna said:

Is it possible to get an image where the clips are marked?

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The red one is what looks like a clip. Blue ones look like spots to align top when you are placing it back.

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1 minute ago, LogicalDrm said:

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The red one is what looks like a clip. Blue ones look like spots to align top when you are placing it back.

Tried that but seems like the clips are not bendable or slideable

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14 minutes ago, Kanna said:

Tried that but seems like the clips are not bendable or slideable

With everything available, thats all I got. Next step I would suggest is to contact Asus support and ask them directly.

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