"CPU Fan Error"

Technics · 27 Jan 2010 at 21:12

Every time i boot my PC i get a screen showing 'CPU Fan error' prompting me to hit F1 to continue, slowing down my system startup and causing some minor annoyance. If anyone knows somthing that i can do to either disable this feature or some how fool the mobo into thinking the fan is working fine, could you please help.

I have my fan set to such a low speed it doesn't register in the bios as spinning at all ( but it is ( ; ).

Using an enermax cluster with a ASUS Formula III mobo.
Also intend to get a Zalman ZM-MFC1 Plus Black when OCUK get some more stock in, so i assume i will also have the same issues when i set everything to run of that.

Any advice would be much appreciated.

Technics.

paradigm · 27 Jan 2010 at 21:16

Should be an option to not halt on CPU fan fail.

Usually an option in the screen of the BIOS where you can control your fans.

BigRazer93 · 27 Jan 2010 at 21:16

You can set the fan in the bios to ignore, so you won't get the mesage at bootup

Technics · 27 Jan 2010 at 21:20

Thanks for your fast replys, i will give it a go tomorrow see if i can get it sorted

Apachegunface · 27 Jan 2010 at 21:22

This used to happen with my old cpu cooler as it was a 3pin not 4pin socket for the fan, so my motherboard thought I didn't have a cpu cooler attached! Yes, just go into bios and that's where I found a setting to turn it off and avoid the warning.

Technics · 27 Jan 2010 at 21:48

Just gave it ago and it worked first time. Thanks for your help, it was starting to become quite annoying.