Faulty Fan Failure Error - HELP!

**Lucjan** · 01-04-2007, 20:31

Cold as ice, from as far as I can tell. I run SpeedFan to keep track of my temperature, I don't overclock, I just like to have it there for referance.

Under no stress (er..my idea of no stress being serfing the net with windows media player blasting some music in the background, 24 total processes running right now) it's cold at 33 Ambient, 36 Remote 1, 31 Remote 2, and 36 HD0. All celsius, naturally, and all of them below the suggested normal temps for my system.

When I check the temp in the BIOS at start up the highest I've ever seen it was 41c when it gets warm in my room during summer. It stays stable at 33 otherwise.

**drone** · 01-04-2007, 21:29

Not a temp problem then.

Judging from:
http://h10025.www1.hp.com/ewfrf/wc/d...37&rule=34591#
you should have the option to turn off the fan check from the hardware monitor in the BIOS. If it's not an option, not sure I can help.

Seems weird that it would just start doing this.

**Lucjan** · 01-05-2007, 03:15

Found that link myself before I asked here, and no, my hardware monitor options don't include being able to turn the fan off. They actually don't give me any extra options at all. Old menu I guess.

**drone** · 01-05-2007, 03:30

Originally Posted by Lucjan

Found that link myself before I asked here, and no, my hardware monitor options don't include being able to turn the fan off. They actually don't give me any extra options at all. Old menu I guess.

I figured you had already seen that, based on the text in your original post, but figured I'd put it there anyway.

If you don't have the option now, and the PC dates back to 2003, can you get an updated BIOS version for your MB? Might be worth it to check, maybe you can get a newer version with those hardware options in it.

Edit-> and remember, write down your current settings before flashing the new version....

**Lucjan** · 01-05-2007, 13:43

Already tried a Bios update, the mobo only updated to 2004, and it still does it, still no fan switch options in the hardware monitor.

I can bypass the error and effectively use the computer by rebooting it and choosing to start in normal mode, but the message is still a nuisance I'd like to be rid of.