CPU fan keeps stopping.. is this normal?

[Weeeman]

My CPU fan keeps stopping.. is it because its cool enough? Or should i figure out whats wrong..

 

[BW86]

no thats not normal, check to see if the plug is in all the way

 

[Tiamat]

Temperatures? Usually thats not a normal thing. Is there dust lodged in teh motor, or perhaps the wiring is bad...

 

[Weeeman]

Would having the cool n quiet stuff turned on in the bios do it?

 

[BW86]

no, your HSF shouldnt turn off...ever

 

[Weeeman]

Hmm.. because it seems to do it with cool n quiet on, perhaps its trying to slow it down, and its too slow for it to go?

 

[Weeeman]

PS, is it possible to get the cpu/mobo temps when not in bios? *noob*

 

[Weeeman]

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[Tiamat]

depends on your mobo, many mobo come with software like "hardware monitor"

Unfortunately im not very familiar with cool and quiet, so i dont know if it actually causes the fan to stop of your cpu is cold.

 

[Weeeman]

Well it certainly isnt cold on boot [40c] but then again the fan is spinning

 

[cirthix]

download wcpuid, tomshardware clock tester, and motherboard monitor 5, then tell us what it tells you. get prime95 and tell us what it is like at load as well as idle

 

[lenjack]

Absolutely not normal. It must run at all times when comp is powered on.

 

[xbassman]

Originally posted by: Weeeman
Hmm.. because it seems to do it with cool n quiet on, perhaps its trying to slow it down, and its too slow for it to go?

Do a search in this forum.....
I remember being blown away when a user here posted some temp results and said his CPU fan WAS powering down runnin cool n quiet.

 

[klah]

I see that you have an A64 and Asus mobo. With C'n'Q' and Asus' SmartFan this absolutely IS NORMAL since the cpu is only using 22W at idle. That's the same amount of power as a 350MHz P2 and can easily be passively cooled by the air flowing through the case. Just monitor the cpu temperature and the C'n'Q activity to make sure this is the case and not a fan malfunctioning.