"cowznofsky" wrote in message
news:2a85f20a-5af0-48e4-91ea-06b68d962d98@m3g2000hsc.googlegroups.com...
> Please excuse that I'm away from the machine and don't have the model
> number, but...
>
> I opened the machine recently and saw a small black fan simply hanging
> down. The pc later over-heated, so I figured it must have come loose
> when I opened it.
>
> The fan seems to snap on to the heat sink, but in a position where it
> blows onto the heat sink rather than away. Is this correct? (I
> didn't see another way to position it).

You're more likely to get a useful answer if you mention which model
of HP Pavilion you have.

cowznofsky wrote in news:2a85f20a-5af0-48e4-91ea-
06b68d962d98@m3g2000hsc.googlegroups.com:

> The fan seems to snap on to the heat sink, but in a position where it
> blows onto the heat sink rather than away. Is this correct? (I
> didn't see another way to position it).

Every CPU fan that I have ever seen always blows down onto the heatsink
(excluding vertical mounted fan/heatsinks of course).

If it is a hot day, and you want to cool off, would you rather stand in
front of a fan or behind it?