Anyone here ever have a CPU fan die on them?

[ddeder]

I built a computer for my brother about 4 months ago. I installed a CoolerMaster Heatsink/Fan on the 1.33 GHz Athlon. Upon doing a cold boot this evening he heard a loud "buzzing" sound coming from the case. I had him open the case and listen and it appears to be coming from the CPU fan. He removed the fan from the heatsink and made sure it was clean and then screwed it back down. When he powered up again the same loud buzzing sound again. Does this sound familiar to anyone?

I had him check the fan speed in the bios and it appears normal (~4500 rpm) as does the CPU temp. I ordered a new HS/F as well but it will not arrive for a couple of days. Is this sucker likely to die by then?

 

[TunaBoo]

If you want to find out if the CPU fan is on, while comp is on, hold finger on MIDDLE part of fan to stop it for 3 seconds. If sound stops, walla.

It is a fairly common occurance, and coolermasters are cheap (but pretty nice IMHO)

 

[JavaMomma]

Yes
1 Socket 7 Fan for my Pentium 233MMX...funny thing is didnt even notice it because it ran fine with the fan dead.
and 1 socket 370 fan ... DOA

and i have had 2 case fans die & 1 powersupply fan die...and the fan on my motherboard chipset (KT7) is currently dead.

 

[vicdoc]

I have had a couple of fans go bad after a year to 2 years of leaving the computer on full time, simple matter to replace. Like everything man made, they can fail or wear out.

 

[ElementG]

I have had similar problems with socket 7 coolers. The buzzing noise is usually a sign (in my experience) that the bearings or bushings in the fan are worn. I currently have a fan that buzzes but still spins. In other cases I have had several fans that contain oil, and have needed to be refilled. I would not recommend oiling a fanand reusing it by any means, but I have had good luck with it on some less than important projects. If you remove the fan and try turning it by hand, the rotation may seem rough. In any case I would still recommend a new fan, and a large heatsink, as it will help protect a cpu even with a failing fan.

 

[ddeder]

As I understand it, AMD CPU's can potentially "burn up" in less than a second if the HS/F is removed. What if just the fan is removed? Is it okay to run without the fan for more than a few seconds? CPU is a 1.33 GHz Athlon.

 

[bacillus]

<< Is it okay to run without the fan for more than a few seconds? CPU is a 1.33 GHz Athlon. >>


probably but wouldn't chance it myself!

 

[MulLa]

At work I had a PII-400's fan die. It was still running fine since it's not a machine that's doing any CPU intensive stuff just office documents etc. I didn't notice it until I opened up the case and felt the heat radiating from the CPU

 

[DSTA]

Asus did a test with heat sink on but fan stopped. Apperently it takes one hour for an Athlon to burn down in that situation.

 

[Wind]

<< At work I had a PII-400's fan die. It was still running fine since it's not a machine that's doing any CPU intensive stuff just office documents etc. I didn't notice it until I opened up the case and felt the heat radiating from the CPU >>


My system at teh co...P3 550@631 w/ just the HS only (fan die off). Run stable & fine.

 

[flexy]

on my old amd k6-2 sys (350@400)...

I had to clean this crappy $1 socket 7 fan every couple of months because it got dirty and stopped spinning.


However it didnt hurt the K6-2