Fans are the primary cooling devices used in most types of computers and are typically installed in the case and in the power supply of desktop machines and are also often installed directly on the CPU or GPU. Some fans can be powere on and off and have their speed altered by the operating system. ...
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Would this short circuit?
My computer case has a built in fan which uses a Molex 8981 connection for power, but before reaching the fan, the wires split to form another male molex connector.
My problem is that if I was to ...
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iMac fan is constantly spinning
I recently left for vacation, and when I came back yesterday, my computer was behaving quite strangely.
Now it will boot up fine, all is good, but the fan is loud, and constantly moving! This has ...
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Tricky workaround to power supply a GPU fan: is it safe?
My nVidia GeForce 8800GT had a serious problem with its stock cooling fan: it started to make strange noises and I later discovered that it was hitting the heat sink, because of an abnormal rotation ...
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Power supply does not silent after few seconds
I have a desktop computer that I intend to use as a Linux server. I assembled all components and the computer properly boots in Ubuntu, and works fine, however, the power supply fan does not turn down ...
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GPU overheating
I have an nVidia GTS250 that, in the last couple of months, has decided that it has a problem with newer games. Older games are fine, but anything made in the last couple of years will eventually make ...
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HP Pavilion DV4 laptop fan always running at high speed
A few days back I had a display problem with my HP Pavilion DV4 laptop. I took it to a service centre and they told me that some NVIDIA chip on the motherboard needed to be replaced to fix this.
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Fan always on.. even with CPU idle HP Pavillon DV5
my laptop (HP Pavillon DV5 1110el) has a big problem. The fan is always on and very loud (I think maximum speed). For example, now the CPU temperature is just 40° but the fan is at maximum speed ...
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1U vs. 2U Rackmount HTPC Chassis?
I'm in the initial stages of planning out the HTPC/Media server I'll be building come the summer, and I've run into a bit of a conundrum. My rack currently has 1U left free, and part of the appeal of ...
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Fan on CPU makes strange cracking noise
I recently bought a new video card for my pc.
It's a Nvidia Geforce GTX 560 Ti with dual fans on it.
On this picture you can see: ...
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After upgrading Lenovo 3000 N200 Intel T2330 to T9500 CPU Fan stays on High Always
After upgrading Lenovo 3000 N200 Intel T2330 to T9500 CPU Fan stays on High Always. Running a dual Boot with Windows XP & 7. Stays high on both never decreases & CPU not hot, why & how do ...
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Noisy fan on ASRock 330
The cpu fan on my ASRock 330 has been making really horrible noises, and it's so close to the other heatsink (On some other component) that I can't remove it and fix it.
I googled a bit and found ...
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my laptop's fan is loud, how to make it stop?
I have cleaned my laptop many times, and there is no dust inside. The temperatures the speedfan gives me are:
HD0: 31 C
TEMP1: 39 C
CORE 0: 24 C
CORE 1: 25 C
When the 'TEMP1' goes over 40 C it ...
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What is better oil for oiling fans: grapeseed or refined? [closed]
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Can I use oil from kitchen for oiling my fans
I want to oil my CPU fan, maybe case fan too (in future). But I have found only mineral oil in my home. I have grapeseed ...
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Computer works correctly but CPU fan won't run
I got a used pc from my job since a week.
The motherboard is an Intel, model DDG965WH.
CPU is Core2 quad.
I installed Linux Mint on it.
Everything's ok since a couple of days, but I just realized ...
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Intel DH61AG CPU, fans, and voltages not reading in BIOS
I'm looking for the cause and/or fix of an issue when during start up of the DH61AG board the fans go full speed as they normally do but stay at full speed rather than slowing. In the BIOS the PC ...
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Can I replace my CPU heatsink/fan “studs”?
On my current CPU heatsink fan combination the "studs" (not sure if that is the right term) are broken, preventing it from seating correctly. Can these be replaced, and does anyone sell a replacement ...
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Can I use oil from kitchen for oiling my fans
I am going to clean my computer. First I want to oil my fans (CPU, GPU, and case fan). I don't have any machine oil. Can I use oil from kitchen (sunflower or rapeseed) to oil them?
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Problems with Intel Core 2 Duo E4300
I've got this 4 year old computer. It wasn't mine, but I know that the computer was working for long time.
Motherboard Name - Gigabyte GA-945PL-S3
DIMM1: Kingston (1 GB DDR2-667 DDR2 SDRAM)
CPU Type ...
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Does Catalyst Control Center Manual Fan Control get disabled when GPU dangerously overheats?
I'd like to enable AMD Overdrive and Manual Fan Control in Catalyst Control Center and reduce fan speed to minimum (20%) but I'm afraid what happens if I start using the card heavily and forget to ...
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Can you stop fan of disabled video card?
I have Radeon HD4290 onboard and Radeon HD6850 in PCI-E slot.
Onboard card is sufficient for most use cases, but occasionally I'd like to turn on HD6850 to play a modern game.
But even if the HD6850 ...
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Radeon HD 4650 fan continuously stopping and starting
I'm back at my family's house for the week for Thanksgiving, and my brother mentioned that there's a problem with their graphics card fan (which he's been solving by blowing an actual fan into the ...
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Why fan stops in windows 7?
I have windows 7 installed on Probook 4530s. How can I configure it so that Fan remains always on running. When Fan stops the system halts and screen freezes. I have dual boot system on other OS ...
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Graphics card fan stops intermittently. Is it normal?
I notice that my graphics card's fan sometimes stops running for a while, and then after that it runs again. Is it normal or Is it supposed to run all the time?
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CPU temperature too high but fan not running at max speed
I think I am having some problem with processor fan... it never runs on full speed event though my processor temperature is going so high. I am using HWMonitor (also speedfan) to record temperatures ...
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Set fan speed by RPM on Thinkpad T420s in Linux
The only interface I've found for setting the fan speed with the thinkpad-acpi module, is setting pre-defined levels, 0-7. Example:
sudo su -c 'echo "level 2" > /proc/acpi/ibm/fan'
I would like ...
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How to use SpeedFan or any other app to further cool down the CPU and GPU?
I installed the latest SpeedFan for my Dell Studio 15 Notebook, which after installing Windows 7 on it, may turn off by itself after some use.
SpeedFan used to not tell the speed of fan, until ...
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What is the ideal/normal CPU temperature? (Intel Q2800) [closed]
I think I am having some problem with processor fan... but I am not sure as I never checked the temperature before so I don’t know currently is it ok or not.
I am using HWMonitor to record ...
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Dell Inspiron 1564 overheating but fan not switching on, how to diagnose?
I've got a Dell Inspiron 1564 laptop that is about one and a half years old. Since about a week, the laptop started to overheat, causing it to switch off unexpectedly...
The cpu fan is working ...
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What is the size of this video-card fan?
I cannot find any information on the size of the fan on the video card below (Sapphire Radeon X1650 Pro AGP 512MB). Can someone please tell me the size in millimeters?
I even considered resorting to ...
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How to support GNU/Linux on lenovo g470 laptop ? fans, mic, sdcard etc
I recently got a lenovo g470 I use it under GNU/Linux debian and update my notes at :
http://rzr.online.fr/q/lenovo
Maybe it's a too recent model to get support, but I bet this is also affecting ...
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Custom sleep mode for Windows PC
On my laptop I can close the lid, and the computer enters a mode where the fans stop running, allowing me to queue up downloads for the night without having to hear the fan noise.
Can something ...
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Safety of opening a PSU
In a question posted recently here on SU the answer came up saying to "Never open a power supply, it has no user servicable parts".
Mine has a cable barely touching the PSU fan (I recon) and I ...
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Do fanless NAS devices exist? If not, can I build one myself?
I'm interested in finding a fanless NAS with at least two drives for silence and reliable storage (RAID 1), but I haven't been able to find anything.
Do these exist? Or does having a CPU in the NAS ...
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Replacing stock Core 2 Duo heatsink fan (just the fan really) with a Dell CPU fan
My old heatsink fan broke and I'm trying to reconnect its plugs to a new fan. My Dell CPU fan has some custom Dell plug. I snipped the old fan's wire in half and kept the plug on the end of it. I ...
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HP 4530s: Fan is Always On even When Laptop/CPU is Idle
Just bought an HP 4530s from newegg. Laptop is great, but..
The FAN is always on. I did some googling, found it is a known problem, but no easily googlable solution.
Tried to:
Update BIOS to the ...
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SYSTEM temperature sensor fail
I just cleaned PC and my CPU fan starts to spin at maximum speed sometimes (interval 1 minute). CPUID Hardware monitor shows about 50 - 89 system temperature (I know that it isn't possible). CPU ...
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How to turn up the fan in the notebook to prevent overheating?
My Dell 15 inch Studio notebook recently is turning itself off, and I will touch the base of the notebook and usually it is fairly hot.
So there must be some design problem or after installing ...
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Can I hook another fan to already used molex
I have got 650 watt power supply unit. It has a lot of SATA cables. There is two cables, both splits to 4 molex connectors. Two molexes are used for my two optical drives. 3rd one is used for ATI ...
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Custom external fan doesn't switch off when tablet is switched off
I have an external fan which is connected via USB to a PC Portable tablet (Quaduro QuadPad 5016120).
When I switch off the tablet, the fan continues to run. If I take out the power supply, the fan ...
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CPU is changing fan speed to maximum [closed]
I have Intel Pentium 4, 2800 MHz (21 x 133) 478 socket processor and Hewlett-Packard HP d530 SFF motherboard, and a noisy CPU fan. In BIOS fan speed on idle is set 2/4 (50C-65C) because my motherboard ...
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Lenovo Thinkpad Overheating
I recently re-imaged my computer to a version of Windows 7. It was working fine until it started shutting down whenever I played a game online. Even just browsing online it is getting too hot and I'm ...
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How can I make my desktop PC cooler and quieter?
I own a three year-old HP Pavilion Elite housed beneath my desk. Last week, for the first time I opened the case of my computer and thoroughly cleaned the insides.
Since then the computer runs ...
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My laptop stays on only with the help of… hair dryer
My HP Pavillion dv6000 laptop can not stay on if I do not use the hair dryer to cool it.
I have cut (!) the plastic case from the behind to get more air. However this was not a solution because it ...
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Is it normal for a Dell's fan to spin up 3 times before it POSTS?
I picked up an used Dell 530 desktop. It seems to work, but it has an odd pattern of powering up the case fan (which might be faulty - it sounds like a jet engine) 3 times, while blinking the power ...
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How can I log Activity Monitor data and fan RPM on a Mac?
I have a MacBook Pro with OS X Snow Leopard. Occasionally some applications start to hog CPU usage at 100% or even more and overheat the system. Having a look at the Activity Monitor at the right time ...
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Evidently, my case fans have not been spinning for several months, so now what?
What sort of wear and tear might have I incurred from having my always-on desktop PC run without its two case fans for the last 2-3 months? Is there anything I should do to diagnose if there's a ...
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GPU fan making noise intermittenly
A few weeks ago I purchased a GT 430 for my desktop and installed it. Upon booting the machine I heard a fairly loud noise that I figured was a stray cord hitting a spinning fan. I shut down the ...
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How do I get my CPU fan to stop spinning when idle?
I have a PC which I built ~3 years ago which had been running smoothly and silently until recently. Now, the CPU fan likes to spin up to 1200-1500 RPM even when it's idle, which is rather annoying. ...
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Troubleshooting laptop fan issue on Dell Inspiron 6400
I got a Dell Inspiron 6400 from someone I know - it's basically having overheating issues.
I suffer severe performance decreases (stock CPU speed is 1.5GHz - it dials down to 1GHz) because the BIOS ...
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Can I disable the fans on my e35M pro?
I built an HTPC / home server with a e-35m pro from Asus. Unfortunately, it makes an annoying amount of sound. It uses a 60mm fan to cool the CPU (an AMD Fusion). It also has a 120mm casefan. The hard ...
