Waz 4,293 Posted May 26, 2009 Report Share Posted May 26, 2009 Anyone offer any advice why the fan on the pc is always on? Only started a few days ago, ive run ccleaner, defragged. What else can I try, Thanks in advance. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Quasar 1 Posted May 26, 2009 Report Share Posted May 26, 2009 check to see if youre in standby mode rather than fully off Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Malt 379 Posted May 26, 2009 Report Share Posted May 26, 2009 Use task manager and see if there's any heavy, CPU draining programs running in the background. Has your PC slowed down at all? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Tis TM 8 Posted May 26, 2009 Report Share Posted May 26, 2009 Mine did that a few weeks before it went futt! Turned out there was a build up of dust on the fan blades, and it couldn't take in enough air to keep cool. Youshould be able to take the side off and use the hoover brush to suck out any build ups, or get a dry paint brush to loosen them first.... OH, and obviously.... make sure its turned off and unplugged before you endeavor to do so Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Waz 4,293 Posted May 26, 2009 Author Report Share Posted May 26, 2009 Cheers, gonna get the hoover out now, (well she is ). Quote Link to post Share on other sites
socks 32,253 Posted May 26, 2009 Report Share Posted May 26, 2009 same thing happened to mine and it overheated and melted my hard drive ... i lost everything ... get down to pc world and get one of them air can dusters ... i give mine a good blast once a week and it stays spotless now ........... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Kay 3,709 Posted May 26, 2009 Report Share Posted May 26, 2009 Had to hoover out my last pc as the fan kept over heating Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Waz 4,293 Posted May 26, 2009 Author Report Share Posted May 26, 2009 Yep, was FULL off dust. Thanks all. Will put on the weekly list of things to do,,,,,im sure she wont mind. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
lanko1982 0 Posted May 26, 2009 Report Share Posted May 26, 2009 Anyone offer any advice why the fan on the pc is always on? Only started a few days ago, ive run ccleaner, defragged. What else can I try, Thanks in advance. the fan on the pc should be always on if the pc is on, to keep the cpu cool, if it stops working your going to be in trouble as the chip will hit mega hot temps and cook, then your pc is bust! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Waz 4,293 Posted May 26, 2009 Author Report Share Posted May 26, 2009 Yes it is on now, but running silent, but sounded like a tornado pre hoovering. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Onan 6 Posted May 26, 2009 Report Share Posted May 26, 2009 same thing happened to mine and it overheated and melted my hard drive ... i lost everything ... get down to pc world and get one of them air can dusters ... i give mine a good blast once a week and it stays spotless now ........... i use a small compreesor used for blowing up paddling pools. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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