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Noisy Variable Fan
I am not very technically minded, but would appreciated some advice.
I have a Packard Bell Ixtreme Gold MC 1904 which is running OK, but I have a slight concern with it. There is a fan inside the box which, as I would expect, runs continuously. What concerns me is that the fan speed varies quite wildly, going up and down every few seconds and at times becoming quite noisy. It is not running in a hot environment (normally around 20C - 68F). Is this something about which I should be concerned, or is it quite normal? Albert England |
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The fan may be noisy because it has gotten clogged with dust and dirt. It may
be noisy because it is noisy. If the fan has three wire leads to the motherboard connector, there is probably a temperature sensor on the motherboard, which adjusts the speed of the fan when the processor/motherboard temperature is to too hot or too cold. Continuously running fans are pretty much the state of the art on most Pentium 4 systems, because the processor consumes a lot of wattage and gives off a lot of heat... Ben Myers On Wed, 7 Mar 2007 17:54:23 -0000, "Albert" wrote: I am not very technically minded, but would appreciated some advice. I have a Packard Bell Ixtreme Gold MC 1904 which is running OK, but I have a slight concern with it. There is a fan inside the box which, as I would expect, runs continuously. What concerns me is that the fan speed varies quite wildly, going up and down every few seconds and at times becoming quite noisy. It is not running in a hot environment (normally around 20C - 68F). Is this something about which I should be concerned, or is it quite normal? Albert England |
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On Mar 7, 2:10 pm, Ben Myers
wrote: The fan may be noisy because it has gotten clogged with dust and dirt. It may be noisy because it is noisy. If the fan has three wire leads to the motherboard connector, there is probably a temperature sensor on the motherboard, which adjusts the speed of the fan when the processor/motherboard temperature is to too hot or too cold. Continuously running fans are pretty much the state of the art on most Pentium 4 systems, because the processor consumes a lot of wattage and gives off a lot of heat... Ben Myers On Wed, 7 Mar 2007 17:54:23 -0000, "Albert" wrote: I am not very technically minded, but would appreciated some advice. I have a Packard Bell Ixtreme Gold MC 1904 which is running OK, but I have a slight concern with it. There is a fan inside the box which, as I would expect, runs continuously. What concerns me is that the fan speed varies quite wildly, going up and down every few seconds and at times becoming quite noisy. It is not running in a hot environment (normally around 20C - 68F). Is this something about which I should be concerned, or is it quite normal? Albert England- Hide quoted text - - Show quoted text - I have never had a fan that did not acquire dust buildup to some degree. Noise They make noise Sometimes they do not start up at all due the quantity of crud and then seem to get their momemtum and then move only to slow down again The dust can be removed I actually take out the fan and remove the dust with a q tip or other suitable arrangement or just repcae the offending fan with my large quantity of fans from strip downs. All fans are not made equal and do not have the same rights granted by the Fan Constitution Yes there are inferior fans and superior fans Nothwithstanding Yankee fans |
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Nothwithstanding Yankee fans,
who are the best of all. Tom Lake |
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Many thanks for the replies.
Once I fathomed out how to take the side off the box (difficult when you have never done it before) I could see that the grid thing behind the fan was caked in dust. Cleaned it off in situ (couldn't work out how to take it out), and then struggled again to get the cover back on. So far (touch wood) the speed has not changed. |
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If you have a can of compressed air and a couple of q-tips, you can make fairly
short work out of cleaning the inside of a computer, including a processor fan and heat sink. That "in situ" stuff can get you arrested by the language cops who do not understand one whit of Latin. Removal of the typical Socket 478 heat sink/fan assembly is not for the faint hearted... Ben Myers On Thu, 8 Mar 2007 15:23:44 -0000, "Albert" wrote: Many thanks for the replies. Once I fathomed out how to take the side off the box (difficult when you have never done it before) I could see that the grid thing behind the fan was caked in dust. Cleaned it off in situ (couldn't work out how to take it out), and then struggled again to get the cover back on. So far (touch wood) the speed has not changed. |
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"Ben Myers" wrote in message
... If you have a can of compressed air and a couple of q-tips, you can make fairly short work out of cleaning the inside of a computer, including a processor fan and heat sink. That "in situ" stuff can get you arrested by the language cops who do not understand one whit of Latin. Removal of the typical Socket 478 heat sink/fan assembly is not for the faint hearted... Ben Myers Thanks Ben. I managed to get most of the muck out with q-tips, blown air and a vacuum cleaner and it seems fine now. I suspect that the "in situ" comment doesn't apply in the UK as it is commonly used here, but noted! |
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Albert wrote:
"Ben Myers" wrote in message ... If you have a can of compressed air and a couple of q-tips, you can make fairly short work out of cleaning the inside of a computer, including a processor fan and heat sink. That "in situ" stuff can get you arrested by the language cops who do not understand one whit of Latin. Removal of the typical Socket 478 heat sink/fan assembly is not for the faint hearted... Ben Myers Thanks Ben. I managed to get most of the muck out with q-tips, blown air and a vacuum cleaner and it seems fine now. I suspect that the "in situ" comment doesn't apply in the UK as it is commonly used here, but noted! I find a dry or unused paint brush works well too. |
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Preferably one with soft bristles, like a small inexpensive artist's brush. I
use a brush, too... Ben Myers On Sun, 18 Mar 2007 19:10:01 -0700, "mdp" wrote: Albert wrote: "Ben Myers" wrote in message ... If you have a can of compressed air and a couple of q-tips, you can make fairly short work out of cleaning the inside of a computer, including a processor fan and heat sink. That "in situ" stuff can get you arrested by the language cops who do not understand one whit of Latin. Removal of the typical Socket 478 heat sink/fan assembly is not for the faint hearted... Ben Myers Thanks Ben. I managed to get most of the muck out with q-tips, blown air and a vacuum cleaner and it seems fine now. I suspect that the "in situ" comment doesn't apply in the UK as it is commonly used here, but noted! I find a dry or unused paint brush works well too. |
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