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DasTeknoViking
10-09-2007, 07:12 AM
Lately my PC has been running louder than normal, sometimes the HIGH speed fans kick on and run for a while. Its REALLY loud when they are on high setting.

Is the PC overheating ? Is my power supply crapping out ? Is there any way to find out my PC temp via some kinda setting in Windows or program of some sort ?

I don't shut it off, its always on. I've had this thing for lil over a year now, refurbished Gateway.

BTW I figured out the Vista problem and how to deal with it.
TurTLe
10-09-2007, 07:18 AM
most of the time if a computer overheats it just shuts down.

there is a temp setting normally in BIOS settings. When you boot up your computer it might ask to hit F2 or F11 to enter BIOS then you can search around for temp. Not all computers have it there. Just dont change a setting or aleast dont save the settings if you mess around with it.

It could just be the bearings in your fans getting worn down. I had a gateway laptop fan bearing whine almost like a wheel bearing when high speed kicks in... since its a 2 speed fan.

I think Vista has the option also to check inside temp, i wouldn't be able to help since i'm non-vista equiped.
Skipper
10-09-2007, 07:31 AM
Have you noticed any performance changes? Could be fan is starting to crap out.
f550maranello2
10-09-2007, 07:55 AM
u probably need to clean the fans bro...
NIGHTMAREuki
10-09-2007, 08:13 AM
mine had same problem, first i thought it was power supply b/c it was shutting down, but then i realized that cpu radiator was full of ****, cleaned it and no more problems
Brian
10-09-2007, 08:51 AM
open the case and vacuum the guts out.
as others have said it may just be dirt that is clogging up the works and making it run hotter and making the fan complain
walec05
10-09-2007, 05:58 PM
dude, put it on ice...................
NIGHTMAREuki
10-09-2007, 06:08 PM
open the case and vacuum the guts out.
as others have said it may just be dirt that is clogging up the works and making it run hotter and making the fan complain
didn't help, i had to unscrew fan from cpu and hen i could clean it, took me dor ever to realize that
DasTeknoViking
10-09-2007, 06:11 PM
Yeah the computer been acting really slow lately, I got some of that keyboard duster **** I will try to use on it tonite.
Brian
10-09-2007, 06:25 PM
didn't help, i had to unscrew fan from cpu and hen i could clean it, took me dor ever to realize that
ugh, that's a beatch when you have to go in that deep.
I let the ones at work just run like crap instead :lol:
DasTeknoViking
10-09-2007, 09:36 PM
Aight, I had a TON of dust in there.... cleaned her out with some keyboard dusters and its quiet as hell now. No more loud duuuuuuuuuuuuur noises.

Seems to work alot faster too.
walec05
10-09-2007, 09:38 PM
wow, what do you know.......you clean something, and it works better........no ****..........ha, just messin, we clean the computers at work once every few months, and its really bad...like ****in dust flying everywhere.
wielkiwac
10-22-2007, 06:55 AM
no dust in my comp. I have air filter on each intake fan:wave:
Brian
10-22-2007, 08:18 AM
no dust in my comp. I have air filter on each intake fan:wave:
our server at work is encased in filters.
dust still gets through though :mad:
walec05
10-22-2007, 08:35 AM
ram air that bitch yo..............
Skipper
10-22-2007, 08:37 AM
I went into the server room @ ITT-Tech, boy it felt like the air in there hasn't moved in 50 years. No wonder our bandwidth sucks.
Brian
10-22-2007, 10:45 AM
I went into the server room @ ITT-Tech, boy it felt like the air in there hasn't moved in 50 years. No wonder our bandwidth sucks.
:noes: it should be a frig in there!