Acer Orion 3000 PO3-640 how to access/replace front fan.

I think you are gonna find that the case is rivited together when produced and that fan cannot be replaced easily.I have the same case and when my fan get noisy I'll replace it by any means necessary.But in all honesty I am planning on removing all the parts from the system and buying a real motherboard and case in the spring and putting it all in that.I will be able to use a quality PSU as well.I was so dissappointed to find out it uses a weird psu which is almost impossible to find online and even harder to purchase…..

ohh thats right i forgot heh now its all coming back to me lol

I know the PO3-640 is different to the 630, but according to your post here, it seems more complicated. Than just pulling the front off?

As you mention disconnecting wires, and releasing plastic bungs holding the front of the case on.

(Concerning my earlier post, I have now seen the motherboard layout, so I can see the front ports are soldered to the mainboard.)

What is a total mystery to me, is why on earth, Acer didn't just make the front clear section in front of the fan, just clip on and off the rest of the case from the outside, if clips weren't ok a couple of screws would do?

"What is a total mystery to me, is why on earth, Acer didn't just make the front clear section in front of the fan, just clip on and off the rest of the case from the outside, if clips weren't ok a couple of screws would do?" -Garyt the Great

The glass Side panel has easy access screws making cleaning great BUT Why Not on the Front! Most visible, Most dusty. That was actually a selling point that i could see an easy way to clean And when to clean. The computer looks really cool, The kids greatly enjoy seeing the inner workings. nonetheless, now all the dust settles in that little front fan which for me is not aesthetic problem, rather a potential hazard to the machine. Would have been great to just take the front glass off as easy as side glass.

I plan to cut out the grating cleanly in a way to make it replaceable just enough to remove the dust off the fan, possibly using a dremel tool or multi tool with metal blade. 🕳️ Void me ⚫️ , haha my new catch phrase. I'll probably break it but this will make future cleaning so much quicker even if i make it just small enough to get a straw sized flexible vacuum attachment through. 💡fine mesh cleanable filters at the exterior intakes? quick remove catches dust, still flows for clean air cooling. That likely hasn't worked before or it would be standard by now on dust sensitive equipment but i have seen them work with portable air conditioners to keep aluminum fins clean⚡️

I very much enjoy this Computer. Acer makes great products. I think we all expected to access front easier considering the side was so open. Very understandable why it doesn't. You Will loosen a connection or otherwise damage something trying to get there without removing Everything from the chassis to pop those pins on this particular model. Morning project, make sure you have static shielding and canned air among other instruments.

Garyrt Said make it side clip. gravity snap J clip, Those nice easy finger screws are user friendly, big points on that, something simple. Easier said than applied, anything but potentially damaging things i didn't even need to dust.

However, We must remember she wasn't made to clean. Built to conquer galaxies, relive foreign wars and vanquish the evil from dungeons. Search the Vastness of Collective Information, to Enlighten ones Existence for the Benefit of all People. Go forth and be Wise in your ways, noble informativians.

Thank you for great products, just need to voice user opinions here. Still my favorite machine yet, has always preformed smoothly and looks great! kudos to all involved 🖤💜💙💚💛🧡❤️🖤

While I'm on a roll of humility I will hope to spare you this trouble. Don't clean your front glass panel with a paper towel or you'll have many pretty little scratches. use microfiber cloth.