keith1178 Posted February 17, 2009 CID Share Posted February 17, 2009 Hey guys just wondering if anyone has an easy solution.....I have one of the HP Slimline PCs and it works great for the kids to play on but when the fan kicks in it is LOUD....Not to mention it seems to come on every few seconds then run for a few and so on............Is there anyway to quite this down or at least find out why it seems to be running to often? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pixiepistlz Posted February 17, 2009 CID Share Posted February 17, 2009 http://www.murraymoffatt.com/hardware-problem-0004.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keith1178 Posted February 17, 2009 Author CID Share Posted February 17, 2009 It's not making an unusual noise just very loud and annoying because it seems like it is constantly going Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zalternate Posted February 17, 2009 CID Share Posted February 17, 2009 Maybe it's the video card fan? Open the case and see. Update the driver to see if it changes the fan speed, etc.. This thread below says that does help. Heres a HP thread that should help you with this particular problem.. http://forums11.itrc.hp.com/service/forums/bizsupport/questionanswer.do?admit=109447626+1234840083402+28353475&threadId=1229885 And make sure you have plenty of open space around that particular PC. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grambler Posted February 17, 2009 CID Share Posted February 17, 2009 If it is a case fan that is making the noise it probably is running on 12v. Switching it to a 5v feed is one solution that I have seen to quiet a noisy fan. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vern Posted February 17, 2009 CID Share Posted February 17, 2009 Sounds like it is time to get a can of compressed air, open up the case, and give all the fans and heat sinks a good cleaning. And a fan that starts making noise that it didn't used to make means it is time to replace the fan. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
justinlay Posted February 17, 2009 CID Share Posted February 17, 2009 Sounds like it is time to get a can of compressed air, open up the case, and give all the fans and heat sinks a good cleaning. And a fan that starts making noise that it didn't used to make means it is time to replace the fan. That what i was thinking. If it hasn't been clean for a while its probably due Yeah them fans dont last forever. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sparky Posted February 17, 2009 CID Share Posted February 17, 2009 I have a laptop that does the same thing, but it is not on and off as often, as advised above, it may need cleaning out for many reasons. If you smoke in the house it is likely to build up a sticky film across the components and collect dust easier, it just may need to be blown out with some air, usually this is a sign of heating up internally, there is sensors on the CPU, maybe the GPU and very possibly the case has a temp sensor on the MOBO. It could also be restricted from getting enough air to cool with, check for spacing around as advised above, make sure all inlet and outlet ports have enough room around them to breath, feel where the exhaust fan is and see if there is enough airfow from it and see if it feels hot. Has it always done this? how old is the computer? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keith1178 Posted February 17, 2009 Author CID Share Posted February 17, 2009 computer is about a year old give or take......the fan has always worked but not this loud unless I am just noticing it....It doesn't run all the time just cycles on for a few and then off but never stays off more than a few minutes Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coknuck Posted February 17, 2009 CID Share Posted February 17, 2009 There is nothing in the book that says fans last more than a year. They can and will go bad at any given time like Murphy's Law "Whatever can go wrong will go wrong, and at the worst possible time, in the worst possible way" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
justinlay Posted February 17, 2009 CID Share Posted February 17, 2009 There is nothing in the book that says fans last more than a year. They can and will go bad at any given time like Murphy's Law "Whatever can go wrong will go wrong, and at the worst possible time, in the worst possible way" So True Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sparky Posted February 17, 2009 CID Share Posted February 17, 2009 Keith, did you try the new drivers as suggested above yet to see if that helps? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keith1178 Posted February 19, 2009 Author CID Share Posted February 19, 2009 thanks guys.....I installed speed fan and also cleaned out the entire computer as well as re-applied some thermal compound to the cpu and now everything seems to be quiet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peepnklown Posted February 19, 2009 CID Share Posted February 19, 2009 May be, too quiet? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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