Non-stop Fan....arghhhhhhh!!!!!!

Spikey_2

Hi Guys,

Just a quickie...

My fan on my Tower keeps going & going & going on & off and it's driving me crazy...............arghhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh :mad: :mad: :mad: :mad: :mad: :mad: :mad:

There is nothing opstructing it and so can't think why this is happening....any ideas?

TIA

Spikey

tru

Mine does that sometimes and the PC either keeps restarting or it won't come back on again :rolleyes: Turns out it's a loose wire from the power unit thing to a little box of wires that plugs into the motherboard. I can't fix it cos the little box is a sealed unit and I can't get in. So I wiggle the yellow wire and the fan starts again.

That's not really helpful is it? :rotfl:

Spikey_2

troo wrote:

Mine does that sometimes and the PC either keeps restarting or it won't come back on again :rolleyes: Turns out it's a loose wire from the power unit thing to a little box of wires that plugs into the motherboard. I can't fix it cos the little box is a sealed unit and I can't get in. So I wiggle the yellow wire and the fan starts again.

That's not really helpful is it? :rotfl:

ummmmmmmmmmmmm NO.....:rotfl: :rotfl: :rotfl:

skiddy2k

cut all the wires of the fan... it wont go on and off then... just stay off... will also make your PC quieter... stealth mode!

skiddy2k

or a more helpfull suggestion... use a voltmeter to see the voltage going into the fan when the fan's running and stopped... does the voltage change?

Rikki

Just had to check you'd posted this on the techie forum after reading the advice you've been given.

Move it somewhere cooler?

skiddy2k

if you believed it, your not inteligent enough to own a pc :rotfl:

tru

skiddy2k wrote:

if you believed it, your not inteligent enough to own a pc :rotfl:

What's a pc?

Rikki

troo wrote:

What's a pc?

Packet of Crisps?

Spikey_2

troo wrote:

What's a pc?

A Police Constable

CAT-THE-FIFTH

What are your system temperatures?? Try installing motherboard monitor and if your system has temperature sensors it will report the readings to this programme. Moving your pc to a cooler place may help or even using a fan to blow some cool air onto it while in use if you cannot move it.

Also it maybe useful to check if any of the air inlets or fans in your case,PSU or graphics card are clogged with dust as this will impair the cooling effiency of the whole system and cause the temperatures to increase.

If this is not the case you could try replacing your case fans with quieter ones or even larger diameter fans(if possible) as these spin much more slowly and hence produce less noise.

Yet another suggestion is to replace your pc cooler if it is a stock one with something higher performance and use a better thermal interface material.