Help cpu fan stopped

CaptoonAhab · 25 Jan 2007 at 14:15

im new to this so please forgive any stupidity.

Hello i just built a new machine using e6300 and gigabyte ds3 board, i noticed the fan wasnt always spinning, after checking on forums i was put at ease to hear that this was normal.

I installed windows xp which took longer than i thought it would, but thought nothing of it i went to bed and slept well with thoughts of my new machine being ready for action when i woke the next day.

Next morning i started up machine everything booted up fine and windows seemed ok too. I installed pc wizard 2007 and ran cpu tests etc the scores were poor, i then checked cpu temp it was 85 degrees and the fan was at 10rpm i **** myself then the machine colapsed.

Ifired her back up and opened bios changed the smartfan to the intel one and to pwm it now seems to work.

Sorry for the length of this post put do you guys think that this is the end of my fan problem and is this a common problem with this setup.

CaptoonAhab · 25 Jan 2007 at 14:59

could anyone help put my mind at ease regarding this problem?

Also what sort of damage would have been caused to the cpu by running it for (not sure how much time) with insufficient cooling.

ns400r · 25 Jan 2007 at 16:20

After about 80ºC the CPU automatcally throttles itself to help prevent further overheating and damage.

Set the fan control disabled and it should run at full speed all the time.
Use the bios hardware page to check the fan speed. You will have to restart the computer after setting it to disabled for the setting to take effect. I think that so long as the heatsink is fitted correctly and the fan header is plugged into the motherboard properly you will be fine.

CaptoonAhab · 25 Jan 2007 at 16:38

Thanks for that im almost 100% sure everything is plugged in fine. As i have used it since the problem with the smartfan disabled i was just wondering about damage and possible reoccurance.

Thanks for you reply.

ghgh · 25 Jan 2007 at 16:41

If smartfan is disabled and it doesn't do it then there isnt a problem ?

Also, I very much doubt there is any damage done as the previous poster says, once it reaches 80c it will throttle back to prevent damage and possibly shut the computer down if it gets much hotter.

You'd be very very unlucky if there was damage done to any component IMO.

It shouldn't re-occur, but if you clear the CMOS make sure you goto BIOS and disable smartfan as it sounds like it gets enabled by default.

CaptoonAhab · 25 Jan 2007 at 17:07

i thank you both my mind is at ease.

Although i am concerned that this can happen, out of the box i would expect the fans to be on a basic setting of high giving the user the option to change it if they wish.

Ill be gone untill i No Swearing! something else up that is.

Again appreciate your help.