Hi All,

I have a Dell Dimension 4600 and I keep getting this black screen on startup that says "Previous fan failure" and something like press f1 to resume or f2 to run setup. I figured I would call Dell and order a new replacement fan but they harped about not having it in stock and whatnot. I'd like to know if I could go to a local store like Best Buy or Fry's and buy a replacement part, and if so, what should I be purchasing exactly? Any help is most appreciated. Thanks---

I think it's a proprietary item. If Dell is out of stock, check Ebay. See here (http://search.ebay.com/search/search.dll?sofocus=bs&sbrftog=1&catref=C6&rpr=249&fnu=0&xpufu=x&satitle=.+dell+4600+cpu+fan&sacat=-1%26catref%3DC6&sargn=-1%26saslc%3D2&sadis=200&fpos=ZIP%2FPostal&sabfmts=1&saobfmts=insif&ftrt=1&ftrv=1&saprclo=&saprchi=&fsop=32%26fsoo%3D2&fgtp=).