[COLUG] Computer overheating

[David McGlone]

On Monday 03 September 2007 9:14:27 pm jep200404 wrote:
> David McGlone wrote:
> > On Monday 03 September 2007 7:11:38 pm jep200404 wrote:
> > > Look at all the fans. Do _all_ the fans spin? slow or fast?
> > > How do the fans sound? smooth or erratic (hoarse)?
> >
> > the only time the fan spins is on startup,
>
> "The" fan? Which fan are you talking about?

Sorry. The processor fan.
>
> How many fans does your computer have?

It has the fan attached to the heatsink and a fan in the power supply.

> Most have two. Some have none, one, or more than two.
> One is an uncommon number of fans for a tower computer.
>
> Does the power supply fan work?

Yeah. Works. 

> Look through the grill of the power supply.
> Smell your power supply. After a shutdown, does it smell hot?

Doesn't smell at all. and is only lukewarm to the touch while running and 
after shutdown.


> After a shutdown, feel the power supply case. Is it hot?
>
> Does your video card have a fan? Does that fan work?

No, I have onboard video.
>
> > Another thing, windows works just fine.
>
> How recently? How do the fans behave when you use MS Windows?

I booted to windows today. The processor fan runs constantly under windows.



-- 
David M.