CPU fan is not running / shutdown

[Guest]

Hi All-- I have a PC with an AMD Athlon XP CPU 2400+ 2.00GHz, 1GB Ram.
Lately when I boot up I get this message: "CPU fan is not running Shut down
now? Y/N" Of course I press "Y", it shuts down, I boot it again and it runs
fine. Before I started getting the message, the fans did seem to growl a bit
and then smooth out after a few minutes. This 'puter has a see thru box, and
while I don't know zip about hardware, I can see three separate fans that all
seem to be running fine. One of them sits on a large circuit board--if this
is the cpu fan, it is running.

Any help much appreciated. All the windows service packs and updates are
installed.

Jeff

 

[Guest]

If it sits on a heat sink its the fan for the processor,replace it.You can
peel the
aluminum seal or plastic off the housing,if youre carefull remove the snap
ring,
then lubricate with descent motor oil or grease,then reseal.It's probably
good
to use at other places.

 

[Road Runner]

Hey Jeff ... What you call circuit board is the motherboard ... And if you
are having some sore a problem with your cpu fan ? I would just change it
with a new one , they don't cost much and its very easy to do , Unlock the 2
clips strap that hold it down , pop off that strap and then unplug the power
cable that it ... Then with your new one just redo what you did to take it
off ... When you go to the comp store just tell them what type of processors
you have and that you just need a new fan for it ... Repost how things are
going for further help...

 

[JAX]

If it sits on a heat sink its the fan for the processor,replace it.You
can
peel the
aluminum seal or plastic off the housing,if youre carefull remove the snap
ring,
then lubricate with descent motor oil or grease,then reseal.It's probably
good
to use at other places.

Good idea....NOT!!! Put oil in your car, not your computer!!! Why would
someone post such crap??

OP, please don't even consider what this person has posted about
oiling/greasing the fan.

A CPU fan costs so little that it is far better to replace it than mess
around trying to fix an ailing one.

LOL, JAX

 

[NoNoBadDog!]

Motor Oil or Grease? I wouldn't let an idiot like you near any of my
computers. I have read some really ignorantly stupid answers over the
years, but yours is a clear winner. I hope you have had a vasectomy...we
don't need idiots like you reproducing and wakening the gene pool even
further.

Damn...you're not only stupid, but dangerous.

Bobby

 

[Ron Bogart]

In

If it sits on a heat sink its the fan for the processor,replace
it.You can peel the
aluminum seal or plastic off the housing,if youre carefull remove the
snap ring,
then lubricate with descent motor oil or grease,then reseal.It's
probably good
to use at other places.

Balls or crazy - I'm not wanting to be the judge - but I wouldn't recommend
that option.

 

[Guest]

IMHO - I think Andrew gave some poor advice. CPU heatsink and fan are
inexpensive making the old one not worth taking a chance on trying to fix it.
My recommendation is the Thermaltake Volcano 11. It is more than you need,
but will give you room to upgrade your CPU down the road without having to
replace the heatsink/fan. If you are into opeing the case and doing your own
upgrades, the Thermaltake AquariusII is a great water cool system. That is
what I have on my 2600+ and I run at 86* @ 2500rpm. You can find it on eBay
for about $115, there is also the Big Water by Tt -
http://www.thermaltake.com/watercooling/cl-w0005bigwater/cl-w0005.htm

http://www.thermaltake.com/coolers/volcano/rs/a1607.htm

Good luck!

 

[CWatters]

Hi All-- I have a PC with an AMD Athlon XP CPU 2400+

Take care if you decide to replace the fan on the CPU (the one on the big
heatsink).... It's possible to crack the processor! The Athlon is more prone
to this.

 

[Guest]

Thanks to all who posted good advice. The idea of jiffy-lubing my computer
sounded whacked even to me, and I freely admit to never having done more than
add some extra RAM on my last one It sounds doable, so I'll get a new fan
/ heatsink and try changing it. I will post to let you guys know how it came
out--thanks again!

 

[Martin]

If it sits on a heat sink its the fan for the processor,replace it.You can
peel the
aluminum seal or plastic off the housing,if youre carefull remove the snap
ring,
then lubricate with descent motor oil or grease,then reseal.It's probably
good
to use at other places.

If that don't do the trick try smearing Peanut Butter onto the actual CPU,
it may not help your problem but it will smell delicious!

 

[Guest]

When you get your new heatsink/fan, invest a couple of $$ and get the copper
shim. It goes between the CPU and the base of the heatsink. Helps for more
stable installation of the heatsink. It is also available from Thermaltake as
welll as other vendors. I think I paid $5 for mine.

 

[NobodyMan]

Hi All-- I have a PC with an AMD Athlon XP CPU 2400+ 2.00GHz, 1GB Ram.
Lately when I boot up I get this message: "CPU fan is not running Shut down
now? Y/N" Of course I press "Y", it shuts down, I boot it again and it runs
fine. Before I started getting the message, the fans did seem to growl a bit
and then smooth out after a few minutes. This 'puter has a see thru box, and
while I don't know zip about hardware, I can see three separate fans that all
seem to be running fine. One of them sits on a large circuit board--if this
is the cpu fan, it is running.

Any help much appreciated. All the windows service packs and updates are
installed.

Jeff

My advice is to ask this in an appropriate group dealing with
hardware. This problem is not related in any way to the XP OS.

 

[Guest]

Ok, NobodyMan--I looked down the list of newsgroups and didn't see any that
dealt only with hardware. Possibly I missed one, since I was somewhat in a
hurry. Which specific group would you suggest?

 

[Guest]

NobodyMan, never mind, I found it, and I stand corrected

 

[NobodyMan]

NobodyMan, never mind, I found it, and I stand corrected

Good. You don't have to stick with the MS news server either. I just
found over 100+ groups dealing with computer hardware on Usenet...then
I quit searching. Glad you found something that helped.