My fan seems to be moving faster then it did

[xxsafezonexx]

Just yesterday my fan that points toward my motherboard seemed to get real loud.I opened it up and only noticed a little dust which i cleaned out.I hooked the computer back up and it is still doing the same thing.It seems to me like the fan is spinning a lot faster then it did.It's like it has a lot more power going to it.Any help will be greatly appreciated. I have a 1.8 dell.

 

[Matt Jason H]

Is it plugged into the motherboard (ie not a Molex), if it is are there any options in the BIOS for fan speed control.

If it's plugged into a Molex, it's probably just wear-and-tear, you can get a new one for very cheap now, you may want to go for a "silent" or "quiet" model if the sound is bugging you.

 

[xxsafezonexx]

yes it is pugged into the motherboard.I am not quite sure how to get into the bios settings though

 

[Techy]

"press ??? to enter setup"

when you see this on boot up press the relevant key and that'll take you into the BIOS!

i would go with the fan being faulty. replace it.

 

[xxsafezonexx]

Well i went into my bios settings but there is no option that i could find that controls fan speed.Maybe i just didn't look in the right area.So i guess it's off to the store soon to buy a new fan.Thanks for all the info it helped me out greatly.