Originally posted by: mechBgon
Originally posted by: Dopefiend
Do you have, if applicable, Cool 'n' Quiet enabled in the BIOS?
That's what I was wondering too. If you have Cool 'n Quiet enabled, and your CPU fan is also a variable-speed one (either thermally-regulated or having a manual adjuster), then your fan might be getting a doubly-reduced voltage that it simply can't keep running on. 60% of 50% of 12V? No.