Is My Fan about to go?

Dyre Straits · October 25th, 2006, 08:53 PM

My X800 XL is about 14 months old now.

Just a while ago, I noticed my keyboard vibrating a LOT! My computer is on my desk and, I can feel a very strong vibration right now.

So, I pulled off the side cover and started feeling around on the fans. The first suspect was the new PSU I had to put in last night due to a failing fan on it. But, it seemed tame enough.

BUT, when I put my hand on the edge of the X800 XL, it seemed ready to vibrate out of the slot!

I hate to think my card's fan is going bad already, but, it does seem that's the case.

If so, what would the members here recommend as a replacement?

EDIT and UPDATE:

Well, I tried finding a compatible cooling fan this evening and MicroCenter had nothing that would work.

So, I came back to the house, took the video card out and checked it really good. I just cleaned out the case about two weeks ago, so, there still wasn't any dust built up inside the cooling fan and housing. The fan moves very freely and it's not loose at all on the spindle.

I went ahead and used more canned air on it and put things back together. This time, I made doubly sure that there wasn't anything lying against the video card and that the retention screw was very secure.

So far, after a couple of hours, there's been no repeat of that disturbing vibration. This, even after an hour or so of OBLIVION.

Knock on wood.....

wjingjin · December 11th, 2006, 09:54 AM

a few days ago , i noticed that when i turn on my computer , it will bellowing for a little time,and will be ok later quickly
i think that the fans is about to go~

Dyre Straits · December 11th, 2006, 10:50 AM

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Originally Posted by wjingjin

a few days ago , i noticed that when i turn on my computer , it will bellowing for a little time,and will be ok later quickly
i think that the fans is about to go~

Can you determine for sure which fan it is that makes the loud noise? Usually there will be some vibration you can feel in that area.

To determine this, remove the side case (if it's a desktop) and place your on the components that have fans. Of course, be very careful not to toucn any wires or electrical components. But, you CAN put your hand on the edge of, say the video card, or the side of the PSU, etc.

While you have the case opened, make sure there is no dust or debris on the fans. Shut it down and use a can of compressed air to clean it out. If it's very dusty, you should take it outdoors and do this.

Let us know if you can determine which fan is noisy.

**Regeneration** · December 11th, 2006, 12:23 PM

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Originally Posted by wjingjin

a few days ago , i noticed that when i turn on my computer , it will bellowing for a little time,and will be ok later quickly
i think that the fans is about to go~

This is a normal thing on many ASUS motherboards. They have some feature that automatically controlling all your fans according to the temperature. Even if you disable this feature, the fans will run slow after you’re turning your computer for two seconds.

Dyre Straits · December 11th, 2006, 01:03 PM

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Originally Posted by Regeneration

This is a normal thing on many ASUS motherboards. They have some feature that automatically controlling all your fans according to the temperature. Even if you disable this feature, the fans will run slow after you’re turning your computer for two seconds.

Interesting.

S31Kronos · December 11th, 2006, 05:45 PM

Part of the self-test when most new motherboards (at least the last couple I've had) seems to be when you power up, all the fans spin at their max speed for a few seconds then slow down to normal levels. I start my computer, and that noisy-as-heck gpu monster fan on my 1800xt kicks up and sounds like a jet engine for 2 seconds, then goes to normal levels.