For starters, you'll need a power supply. Still have the one from the laptop? That ought to do the trick, but you'll need to find a way to wire the fan to the power supply. Probably cut the end off the laptop power supply, and add a different type of connector that you can adapt to wires on the fan, maybe a small spade or bullet connector, something along those lines.
You may want to also consider one of these:
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You'll get a bit more air movement and they're still pretty small. And the lights are neat
