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About 4 months ago I purchased 2 Dell 530 systems.
Intel(R)Core(TM)2 DUO CPU E4600 @2.40 GHz with 2 GB ram w/800 Recently one of my systems fans is continuously running. If I use a warm start or cold start the system fans comes on and runs at 100% all the time. Even If I go to standby and then return to Windows the fan again comes on and stays on until I either shut it down or go to Standby again. I have contacted Dell and they suggested that I Flash my BIOS with ver 1.0.12 and that would cure the problem. I informed them that I already had BIOS 1.0.12 installed. I tried to Flash the systems BIOS again but Windows would not allow it, saying that version 1.0.12 was already installed. I have written them back several more times but no reply. I have also checked my "Windows Processes Task manager and it shows the system at 99% IDOL. Have run all Virus and Spyware proggy's with nothing found. Being somewhat ignorant of puter tech I was wondering if anyone hear could give me some direction of where to start in solving this problem. Is it a bad BIOS?, Heat sync? If BIOS how do I flash my BIOS with the same version already installed? I would definitely appreciate so guidance in this matter. Cheers, Greg |
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Failed to mention that the OS is XP Home w/SP2
"Kitten" Kitten@No Spam.com wrote in message news:%gz%j.185302$yE1.60248@attbi_s21... About 4 months ago I purchased 2 Dell 530 systems. Intel(R)Core(TM)2 DUO CPU E4600 @2.40 GHz with 2 GB ram w/800 Recently one of my systems fans is continuously running. If I use a warm start or cold start the system fans comes on and runs at 100% all the time. Even If I go to standby and then return to Windows the fan again comes on and stays on until I either shut it down or go to Standby again. I have contacted Dell and they suggested that I Flash my BIOS with ver 1.0.12 and that would cure the problem. I informed them that I already had BIOS 1.0.12 installed. I tried to Flash the systems BIOS again but Windows would not allow it, saying that version 1.0.12 was already installed. I have written them back several more times but no reply. I have also checked my "Windows Processes Task manager and it shows the system at 99% IDOL. Have run all Virus and Spyware proggy's with nothing found. Being somewhat ignorant of puter tech I was wondering if anyone hear could give me some direction of where to start in solving this problem. Is it a bad BIOS?, Heat sync? If BIOS how do I flash my BIOS with the same version already installed? I would definitely appreciate so guidance in this matter. Cheers, Greg |
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Hi!
I tried to Flash the systems BIOS again but Windows would not allow it, saying that version 1.0.12 was already installed. I have written them back several more times but no reply. At this point, I would definitely pick up the phone and give Dell a call. Start out by telling them that you have the latest BIOS installed. It wouldn't hurt to mention that you've checked for malicious software and reasonably believe there to be none present. If you want to do a quick check, pop the cover off of the system and take a look at the fans and airflow paths. See if there is any dust or debris that would cause problems. I have also checked my "Windows Processes Task manager and it shows the system at 99% IDOL. Surely you mean "idle"? If that's the case, you definitely don't have anything sitting in the background and keeping the CPU busy, which could definitely cause things to heat up. It is most likely that you have a defective fan. The fans are supposed to have tachometer leads so the system can monitor their speed. If for some reason a fan was not reporting a proper reading, the system might just command it to run at full power. But I would call Dell and tell them exactly what has taken place. Your system should still be under some kind of warranty. William |
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Hi William,
Thanks for the info.. I have pulled the case and checked for any obstruction or dust. Did blow out the fan while I was in there. Rebooted still the same. Sorry about the "Idol" vs. "Idle". LOL (Old age I guess or at least I can use that as and excuse.) Will try and give Dell a call today. Appreciate your quick response. Cheers, Greg wrote in message ... Hi! I tried to Flash the systems BIOS again but Windows would not allow it, saying that version 1.0.12 was already installed. I have written them back several more times but no reply. At this point, I would definitely pick up the phone and give Dell a call. Start out by telling them that you have the latest BIOS installed. It wouldn't hurt to mention that you've checked for malicious software and reasonably believe there to be none present. If you want to do a quick check, pop the cover off of the system and take a look at the fans and airflow paths. See if there is any dust or debris that would cause problems. I have also checked my "Windows Processes Task manager and it shows the system at 99% IDOL. Surely you mean "idle"? If that's the case, you definitely don't have anything sitting in the background and keeping the CPU busy, which could definitely cause things to heat up. It is most likely that you have a defective fan. The fans are supposed to have tachometer leads so the system can monitor their speed. If for some reason a fan was not reporting a proper reading, the system might just command it to run at full power. But I would call Dell and tell them exactly what has taken place. Your system should still be under some kind of warranty. William |
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Hi!
Sorry about the "Idol" vs. "Idle". LOL Oh, I wasn't trying to be picky or anything like that--no need to be sorry. I just wanted to make sure that I understood what you were saying correctly, hence the ? at the end of the sentence where I asked. Will try and give Dell a call today. I think you'll find it's harder for them to ignore you if you give them a call. At least it should be. ;-) You can get a better feeling of the tech actually knows what they're up to. Good luck with your computer. I hope that Dell will fix it with a minimum of hassle. William |
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Kitten wrote:
About 4 months ago I purchased 2 Dell 530 systems. Intel(R)Core(TM)2 DUO CPU E4600 @2.40 GHz with 2 GB ram w/800 Recently one of my systems fans is continuously running. If I use a warm start or cold start the system fans comes on and runs at 100% all the time. Even If I go to standby and then return to Windows the fan again comes on and stays on until I either shut it down or go to Standby again. I have contacted Dell and they suggested that I Flash my BIOS with ver 1.0.12 and that would cure the problem. I informed them that I already had BIOS 1.0.12 installed. I tried to Flash the systems BIOS again but Windows would not allow it, saying that version 1.0.12 was already installed. I have written them back several more times but no reply. I have also checked my "Windows Processes Task manager and it shows the system at 99% IDOL. Have run all Virus and Spyware proggy's with nothing found. Being somewhat ignorant of puter tech I was wondering if anyone hear could give me some direction of where to start in solving this problem. Is it a bad BIOS?, Heat sync? If BIOS how d o I flash my BIOS with the same version already installed? I would definitely appreciate so guidance in this matter. Cheers, Greg What you describe is exactly the problem I experienced several years back with a then new Optiplex GX280 system. The system sounded like a business jet taxing by. I have been working with and on PC's since the Early 80s and had already spend some time getting to know the issue. Never the less, the Dell support line tried to convince me that the problem was poor air circulation and then a bad fan. On the 3rd support call they agreed to send out a tech to resolve the problem. The tech brought out a new fan which he swapped out. But the new fan had no influence on the problem. Next he phoned Dell himself and got to talk to the people I should have been talking to the week before. They had him run some diagnostic program he had on a CD. It was able to look into the hardware and to take control of the fan speeds directly. Even his slick utility had no effect on the Fan. After a few more minutes discussing the problem with the Dell tech, it was determined that I would need a new motherboard which he would bring out in a couple days. He did and made the swap. Problem solved and its been working good every since. It appears to be that what ever that Diagnostic utility was, it allowed the fault to be located promptly. Hopefully Dell can get your fan working normally. |
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"G.Strait" G.Strait@No Spam.com wrote in message news:8rA%j.185384$yE1.155606@attbi_s21... Hi William, Thanks for the info.. I have pulled the case and checked for any obstruction or dust. Did blow out the fan while I was in there. Rebooted still the same. Sorry about the "Idol" vs. "Idle". LOL (Old age I guess or at least I can use that as and excuse.) Will try and give Dell a call today. Appreciate your quick response. Cheers, Greg Is this the chassis/case fan, or the active heatsink fan directly mounted on the processor? I'd get the fan replaced under warranty for starters. Stew |
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"Columbotrek" wrote in message ... Kitten wrote: About 4 months ago I purchased 2 Dell 530 systems. Intel(R)Core(TM)2 DUO CPU E4600 @2.40 GHz with 2 GB ram w/800 Recently one of my systems fans is continuously running. If I use a warm start or cold start the system fans comes on and runs at 100% all the time. Even If I go to standby and then return to Windows the fan again comes on and stays on until I either shut it down or go to Standby again. I have contacted Dell and they suggested that I Flash my BIOS with ver 1.0.12 and that would cure the problem. I informed them that I already had BIOS 1.0.12 installed. I tried to Flash the systems BIOS again but Windows would not allow it, saying that version 1.0.12 was already installed. I have written them back several more times but no reply. I have also checked my "Windows Processes Task manager and it shows the system at 99% IDOL. Have run all Virus and Spyware proggy's with nothing found. Being somewhat ignorant of puter tech I was wondering if anyone hear could give me some direction of where to start in solving this problem. Is it a bad BIOS?, Heat sync? If BIOS how d o I flash my BIOS with the same version already installed? I would definitely appreciate so guidance in this matter. Cheers, Greg What you describe is exactly the problem I experienced several years back with a then new Optiplex GX280 system. The system sounded like a business jet taxing by. I have been working with and on PC's since the Early 80s and had already spend some time getting to know the issue. Never the less, the Dell support line tried to convince me that the problem was poor air circulation and then a bad fan. On the 3rd support call they agreed to send out a tech to resolve the problem. The tech brought out a new fan which he swapped out. But the new fan had no influence on the problem. Next he phoned Dell himself and got to talk to the people I should have been talking to the week before. They had him run some diagnostic program he had on a CD. It was able to look into the hardware and to take control of the fan speeds directly. Even his slick utility had no effect on the Fan. After a few more minutes discussing the problem with the Dell tech, it was determined that I would need a new motherboard which he would bring out in a couple days. He did and made the swap. Problem solved and its been working good every since. It appears to be that what ever that Diagnostic utility was, it allowed the fault to be located promptly. Hopefully Dell can get your fan working normally. Your GX280 is a different animal (sister system to the Dimension 8400, which also had some runaway fan issues), but the problem may be similar. If he has warranty, he should get the fan replaced first, then consider motherboard replacement (fan controller) if necessary (and definitely before warranty expires). Stew |
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Don't look now, but Intel and AMD are co-sponsoring a new reality TV show, "CPU
Idol". It will make your head spin... Ben Myers On Thu, 29 May 2008 16:01:08 GMT, "G.Strait" G.Strait@No Spam.com wrote: Hi William, Thanks for the info.. I have pulled the case and checked for any obstruction or dust. Did blow out the fan while I was in there. Rebooted still the same. Sorry about the "Idol" vs. "Idle". LOL (Old age I guess or at least I can use that as and excuse.) Will try and give Dell a call today. Appreciate your quick response. Cheers, Greg wrote in message ... Hi! I tried to Flash the systems BIOS again but Windows would not allow it, saying that version 1.0.12 was already installed. I have written them back several more times but no reply. At this point, I would definitely pick up the phone and give Dell a call. Start out by telling them that you have the latest BIOS installed. It wouldn't hurt to mention that you've checked for malicious software and reasonably believe there to be none present. If you want to do a quick check, pop the cover off of the system and take a look at the fans and airflow paths. See if there is any dust or debris that would cause problems. I have also checked my "Windows Processes Task manager and it shows the system at 99% IDOL. Surely you mean "idle"? If that's the case, you definitely don't have anything sitting in the background and keeping the CPU busy, which could definitely cause things to heat up. It is most likely that you have a defective fan. The fans are supposed to have tachometer leads so the system can monitor their speed. If for some reason a fan was not reporting a proper reading, the system might just command it to run at full power. But I would call Dell and tell them exactly what has taken place. Your system should still be under some kind of warranty. William |
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Hi!
Don't look now, but Intel and AMD are co-sponsoring a new reality TV show, "CPU Idol". It will make your head spin... Ben Myers And just wait until you see how SpeedStep shakes things up a little for the desktop processors! :-) William |
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