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HELP with my CPU fan

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Name: CoMpImPaIrEd11
Date: June 21, 2006 at 15:26:13 Pacific
Subject: HELP with my CPU fan
OS: Windows XP
CPU/Ram: Pentium 4
Model/Manufacturer: hp 763n
Comment:

HELP!
My CPU fan on this computer has been running nonstop for the past 2 weeks. Even when i turn off the computer for a while and turn it back on the fan resumes. This has just recently started, ive had the comp for 4 years now and there has never been a problem. Please give me some advice as to how to stop the constant CPU fan, thanks!


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Response Number 1
Name: Sabertooth
Date: June 21, 2006 at 16:38:27 Pacific
Subject: HELP with my CPU fan
Reply: (edit)

Pop the cover and thoroughly clean out the innards of your box, remove the CPU's HSF assembly, disconnect the fan and clean it out as well.

Finally remount it and tell us what you notice.


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Response Number 2
Name: J-Micro
Date: June 22, 2006 at 10:32:43 Pacific
Subject: HELP with my CPU fan
Reply: (edit)

Sounds to me as if there is a problem with your motherboard; because once the power is switched off, the power stage on the motherboard should not allow current to pass into the components. I would do as advised above; remove the fan..remount and see what happens.

I'm not familiar with HPs, do you have another fan header on the motherboard?

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Response Number 3
Name: jam
Date: June 22, 2006 at 11:02:43 Pacific
Subject: HELP with my CPU fan
Reply: (edit)

"Even when i turn off the computer for a while and turn it back on the fan resumes"

Uhhhh, isn't that what it's supposed to do?


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Response Number 4
Name: CoMpImPaIrEd11
Date: June 22, 2006 at 11:31:28 Pacific
Subject: HELP with my CPU fan
Reply: (edit)

so i opened it up and the fans were very dirty. I cleaned them up and the computer is very quiet now. Thanks for the help!


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Response Number 5
Name: Sabertooth
Date: June 22, 2006 at 12:25:00 Pacific
Subject: HELP with my CPU fan
Reply: (edit)

Ah! those talkative dust bunnies are at it again.


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