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GPU Fan really loud, all the time
I have a GTX 560 TI that appears to be stuck at a 100% fan speed all the time. The fan is running extremely fast.
It runs around 25 degrees Celsius, which I would expect for a fan going that fast
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Third-party AC adapter for Acer Veriton L460 desktop causes fans to continuously run at full speed, even when system is powered off
I'm not sure this is the the right place to be asking but it seemed like the best option.
I acquired an Acer Veriton L460 (Ultra SFF Desktop) which requires an AC converter of 19V 17.1A so I ...
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Computer is OFF, and fans turn on and off twice a day
We have an OptiPlex 755 desktop acting quite strangely here. It's powered off, not in standby or hibernate, and from time to time it will just start spinning its fans for a few seconds, and then turn ...
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Fan spins but not booting. PSU or Motherboard Issue?
I upgraded graphics cards (gtx1050 LP), ssd and memory on my (5+ years old) Lenovo h520s desktop. it worked for a couple days and suddenly not booting after a restart. Is it a PSU or motherboard issue?...
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CPU fan restarts after power and PC not booting to bios
I've browsed for other similar threads and I haven't got my desired answer because symptoms were different in a way, though I still tried the suggested actions for troubleshooting, still haven't ...
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How can a case fan with a 8pin connector plug into the 4pin fan header on the motherboard?
I recently bought a Delta 12cm case fan online and it has a 8pin connector (but only 7 wires) which I can't plug it into the motherboard. I put a typical 3pin fan connector beside it in the image, so ...
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Should you worry about high voltage and wattage on a non-overclocked computer?
I've been wondering if I should be worried at all about high wattage or voltage on a non-overclocked computer. I say non-overclocked because when I Google search this question or something similar it ...
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CPU fan failing to start on boot sometimes
I have a fairly old desktop, which I like to use a fair bit over my newer PC's however sometimes on boot, the CPU fan fails to start. I had this problem previously, and I simply bought a new fan. I ...
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Power supply does not silent after few seconds
I have a desktop computer that I intend to use as a Linux server. I assembled all components and the computer properly boots in Ubuntu, and works fine, however, the power supply fan does not turn down ...
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CPU fan turns on for a second and stops, PC does not start at all
I have checked my PSU and it works fine. When I turn on the MOBO, the CPU fan, case fans and the psu fan itself turn on for half a second and then turn off.
The PC remains off. The Bios light turns ...
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Can I wire an 8pin double case fan into 2 x 4pin fan headers, or USB?
I have 2 x Delta 92x38mm EFB0912HHE Triple Blade High Speed Case Fan - Sleeved, which both have 4 wires which are spliced into an 8-pin connector, but only using 6 of the pins (2 are sharing 2 wires ...
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Blackscreen with GPU fans at max speed
Sympton:
During some games, after 2-20 Minutes a black screen appears
CS2, CS:GO, Anno 1800 suffer from blackscreen
Did not get a single black screen playing hours of COD
Sound is still playing in ...
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Strange computer startup
I have an HP G1 800 (i5 4670) tower system. It got it's capacitors burnt so I took it to a repair shop and replaced it's motherboard.
Now here is the main issue:
Whenever I turn the computer on after ...
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PC turns on for a split second then turns off
My PC recently stopped working. I turned it on one day and heard a pop then it turned off and when I tried to turn it on it wouldn’t.
I assumed it was the PSU so I changed it but then after trying to ...
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PC stops after a couple of seconds
Today, my trusty DELL XPS 8300 desktop PC did not start. First time after years of flawless operation and daily use.
It powered up and then powered down after a couple of seconds without reaching the ...
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Case fans spin slowly and RGB lighting remain on after PC shutdown when custom device plugged in
I wanted to add custom RGB lighting behind my monitor, and control it with a microcontroller.
Circumnavigating the monitor required 44 LEDs from a WS2812B strip. The power requirements were ~2.65A @ ...
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How to install addititonal fan to my case?
Hello I want to install an additional fan on my pc (Dell Tower 3620) and I can't find any port to it and there is not any additional wire from its power supply? Is there's a solution?
I Think of ...
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wiring of large number of fans
I want to bring power to 8 power-hungry PWM (4pin) PC fans. The manual for the motherboard specifies max power delivery of fan connection of 1A. There is just one "chassis" connection, the ...
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How to connect this seemingly 10 pin fan connector to my 4 pin CPU fan header on my motherboard
I want to connect the following 10 pin fan connector on a fan array in the front of my 1u server case to my motherboard. I have not found a way to do so and from searching online there are no 10 pin ...
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Speeding up a fan running in 'dumb' mode
I'm looking for feedback about how to get a computer cooling fan to spin with higher RPM. (It's a fully 'dumb' connection - this is a 120mm fan in an under-the-desk air purifier, so no thermostat or ...
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Computer not powering on, only short PSU fan spin and short GPU LEDs powering on
I've replaced my CPU fan on my desktop PC yesterday and got it to a point where it was working fine afterwards. Now I have just moved the desktop from the floor back to its location and it won't power ...
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Fan and power lights remain turned on after shutting down PC
When I shut down my computer, the screen goes black as normal, but the power light remains turned on, and the fan doesn't stop.
If I hold down the power button for 4 seconds, it turns off, but I ...
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What could cause a PC to wake up with blank screen, fan at full speed?
I have an HTPC build which uses the MSI G41TM-E43 motherboard with an Intel C2Q processor with 4GB RAM.
https://www.msi.com/Motherboard/support/G41TME43#down-manual
About a week ago, I noticed the ...
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Something burnt out in my media PC, but not sure what
I have a simple compact media PC. Had it for a while and replaced the guts earlier this year (not the case or the PSU). I also moved it to a location that I now realize had much worse ventilation. It ...
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Power supply for just IDE hardrives and fans
here is what i am trying to do. i have several old IDE hard drives that i want to rig up as back ups. i am ordering IDE to USB adapters then running the USBs into a hub and from that hub i am plugging ...
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How do i swap fans?
I have a 2 pin adapter fan that I want to swap to a 3 pin adapter fan. I bought a "3 pin to 2 pin" adapter but when I connect the adapter to the 3 pin fan, the other end doesn't have pins that can ...
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Motherboard no boot or any fans turning on
Good day everyone!
Yesterday, I brought home my motherboard(biostar H81MG) together with the cpu(i5-4440) from my office and tried to make it my gaming mobo and processor. It's like a year old and ...
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Can a large power supply cause overheating?
I have a laptop which is just over one year old, and ever since I have had it, there have been some very serious overheating problems. The fan is almost always at full blast, which is incredibly loud, ...
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Computer making various noises and sometimes runs slowly
My computer has been making some very strange noises for several months now. The first noise it made was when I installed Speed Fan and after the second time of running the program, my computer made a ...
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Screen pitch black after random shudown, Gpu's fans full speed.
This morning I went to power up my pc and BAM. My screen is pitch black.
Noticed that Gpu's fans were at full speed. Switched to my moba gpu and well, it works fine.
I cant understand if it's a GPU ...
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how do I know whether a fan error on post requires action?
I have an HP a6400f PC, (it's a tower) and after a brief power blackout, I started getting a generic "Fan error" problem upon startup. I can click through the error and boot into Ubuntu. Bios/...
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How much power can a 3/4 pin fan connector handle?
I was thinking of buy 5 very high power 120mm fans. These ones to be sepcific.
Delta PFB1212UHE.
These fans require a lot of power. They are 4 amp, 48 watts.
They sell them with the 3 pin ...
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Dozens of spontaneous reboots
I am working on a SUSE Linux based system that runs 24/7 and has done so for around 3 years although I cannot say that it has not been rebooted in that time.
At 9th June there apparently was some sort ...
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