CPU Fan - Driving Me Crazy!
FelixDeSouze
UK New
Hey all,
I've got a Dell Dimension 5150 which I have had for about 2 years now.
The Case fan is the CPU fan and lately it's really loud even when I'm not doing much and my PC is in my living room so it gets really annoying.
I tried unplugging the fan as I thought it was only a case fan and I thought I still had another fan for the CPU BUT again as I said the fan turned out to be the CPU fan (so I didn't fancy turning it off).
I have checked the BIOS and I can't see anything to do with the fan speed in there.
It has 4 wires (red, blue, white & black), I'm not sure which one is the rev counter so I don't fancy cutting any wires.
Can anyone help me in finding a solution to either keeping the fan speed at 1 set speed so it keeps the air flowing but it does not speed up. If there is no way to set the fan to stay at 1 speed by using software and settings, is there a way to stop it via cutting one of the wires?
HELP!!!
Thanks!
I've got a Dell Dimension 5150 which I have had for about 2 years now.
The Case fan is the CPU fan and lately it's really loud even when I'm not doing much and my PC is in my living room so it gets really annoying.
I tried unplugging the fan as I thought it was only a case fan and I thought I still had another fan for the CPU BUT again as I said the fan turned out to be the CPU fan (so I didn't fancy turning it off).
I have checked the BIOS and I can't see anything to do with the fan speed in there.
It has 4 wires (red, blue, white & black), I'm not sure which one is the rev counter so I don't fancy cutting any wires.
Can anyone help me in finding a solution to either keeping the fan speed at 1 set speed so it keeps the air flowing but it does not speed up. If there is no way to set the fan to stay at 1 speed by using software and settings, is there a way to stop it via cutting one of the wires?
HELP!!!
Thanks!
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So... in your case, you're gonna need to remove the heat sink and gently remove the crappy thermal pad. Use razor blade to remove the bulk of the thermal pad then use WD40 to remove the remaining goop. Then use isopropyl alcohol (90% preferred) to remove the WD40 residue. The CPU usually does not need to be cleaned much, just use the alcohol. You'll need a premium thermal compound like Arctic Silver and apply a drop of in on your CPU and then re-attach the heat sink.
Try that. If that doesn't work then you'll need to "lap" the heat sink. It's a pain but it can drastically improve the heat sink's performance. Try this thread for information on lapping.
OK... let us know how things work out!!!
I tightened it up and so far so good, it's pretty quiet. Time will tell though!!!
Been quiet for about 12 hours now, so far so good!
I wish I could, bit of a stuggle with cash this time of year.. It is completely quiet now which is good, must have just been the heat sink connection.
Glad everything is working well now.
Oh I see, it's all good then!