Did I buy the wrong case fan?

Jhill

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I bought an enermax uc-8fab 8cm fan for an extra fan in my pc. I just noticed that the space in the back of my enlight case that is for an extra fan has smaller holes than the fan does. The bolts that came with the fan wont fit into the case. And if I use bolts that fit into the case, they are to small to fit into the fan so they won't hold it into place. So I have no way to install it. Then I noticed that on the back of the box there is a picture of the fan mounted to a power supply. Is this fan made just for power supplys? What kind of fan do I need to buy that will fit on the back of my case?

Thanks for any help
I have an enlight 7237 case
 

John

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I have also noticed the holes on the 7237 are too small for coarse thread fan screws. You really have to wrench them into place. Go to your local PC shop and ask for some fan screws.
 

Jhill

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Thanks,
can I just use this same case fan and ust try to enlarge the holes on my case?
 

darkside9923

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I had a similar issue I just drilled the holes out...be careful and go gradual. Dont go for your biggest drill bit :&THORN; you can always make thw whole bigger but can never make it smaller....hrmm no comments on that one lol.