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nanofever · 03-29-2004, 10:06 PM

I was tooling around with my machine and I realized that my Antec True 430's main fan out isn't working. The psu is hot to the touch and I'm worried that something unfortunate could happen because of this.

The temp of the machine under massive load is 50c at proc, 30c ambient,

Also, I have a cord which is frayed and not working labeled "psu Fan monitor" is that the problem because I was worried about plugging it in as it has significant damage and smoked when I first plugged it into my mobo.

Church · 03-29-2004, 10:45 PM

I hope you're not typing this message on the machine you're describing, because it should be OFF.

Dragonlich · 03-30-2004, 10:24 AM

The machine temperature doesn't sound excessive if you have an AMD Athlon or Pentium 4. The PSU itself is a major concern, though. The fan monitor is a simple wire that plugs into the motherboard, and allows the bios (and assorted monitoring programs) to check the PSU fan rpm.

Anyway, I'd suggest you get a new PSU ASAP.

Redjake · 03-30-2004, 10:40 AM

Enermax PSU's require that you plug that wire into your motherboard, or else one of the fans won't turn at all. The backup fan will still turn but it's best to have both going. It definitely gets too hot if only one fan is turning. Are you sure the wire isn't required to be plugged in (to turn the fan)?

Or was the fan turning without the wire plugged in to begin with?

sailor · 03-30-2004, 11:29 AM

Wow, sounds interesting.

Id take Redjake's advice.

The good thing is that those kind of temperatures are nothing to worry about, so its not like your computer fried itself. Hopefully the PSU didnt get too hot though.

nanofever · 03-30-2004, 05:36 PM

Thanks for the advice, I think the psu was hot at that point because I had been running BT for about 9 hours grabbing Mandrake 10. Right now the psu is pretty cool to the touch and significantly cooler that what the fans on the back of my rig are pumping out.

As for the proc/sys temp it might be worth adding that I'm running a Barton at 2.1 Ghz and a vcore of 1.75.

merlin · 03-30-2004, 06:34 PM

yea, the temp (50C) isn't bad at all... does your fan work now? hopefully everything turns out alright

03-29-2004, 10:06 PM	#1 (permalink)
nanofever Huzzah for Welcome Week, Much beer shall I imbibe. Location: UCSB	So thats why my computer is running hot... I was tooling around with my machine and I realized that my Antec True 430's main fan out isn't working. The psu is hot to the touch and I'm worried that something unfortunate could happen because of this. The temp of the machine under massive load is 50c at proc, 30c ambient, Also, I have a cord which is frayed and not working labeled "psu Fan monitor" is that the problem because I was worried about plugging it in as it has significant damage and smoked when I first plugged it into my mobo. __________________ I'm leaving for the University of California: Santa Barbara in 5 hours, give me your best college advice - things I need, good ideas, bad ideas, nooky, ect. Originally Posted by Norseman on another forum: "Yeah, the problem with the world is the stupid people are all cocksure of themselves and the intellectuals are full of doubt."

03-29-2004, 10:45 PM	#2 (permalink)
Church Tilted F*ckhead Location: New Jersey	I hope you're not typing this message on the machine you're describing, because it should be OFF. __________________ Through counter-intelligence, it should be possible to pinpoint potential trouble makers, and neutralize them.

03-30-2004, 10:40 AM	#4 (permalink)
Redjake I'm a family man - I run a family business. Location: Wilson, NC	Enermax PSU's require that you plug that wire into your motherboard, or else one of the fans won't turn at all. The backup fan will still turn but it's best to have both going. It definitely gets too hot if only one fan is turning. Are you sure the wire isn't required to be plugged in (to turn the fan)? Or was the fan turning without the wire plugged in to begin with? __________________ Off the record, on the q.t., and very hush-hush.

03-30-2004, 11:29 AM	#5 (permalink)
sailor beauty in the breakdown Location: Chapel Hill, NC	Wow, sounds interesting. Id take Redjake's advice. The good thing is that those kind of temperatures are nothing to worry about, so its not like your computer fried itself. Hopefully the PSU didnt get too hot though. __________________ "Good people do not need laws to tell them to act responsibly, while bad people will find a way around the laws." --Plato

03-30-2004, 05:36 PM	#6 (permalink)
nanofever Huzzah for Welcome Week, Much beer shall I imbibe. Location: UCSB	Thanks for the advice, I think the psu was hot at that point because I had been running BT for about 9 hours grabbing Mandrake 10. Right now the psu is pretty cool to the touch and significantly cooler that what the fans on the back of my rig are pumping out. As for the proc/sys temp it might be worth adding that I'm running a Barton at 2.1 Ghz and a vcore of 1.75. __________________ I'm leaving for the University of California: Santa Barbara in 5 hours, give me your best college advice - things I need, good ideas, bad ideas, nooky, ect. Originally Posted by Norseman on another forum: "Yeah, the problem with the world is the stupid people are all cocksure of themselves and the intellectuals are full of doubt." Last edited by nanofever; 03-30-2004 at 05:41 PM..

03-30-2004, 10:24 AM	#3 (permalink)
Dragonlich 42, baby! Location: The Netherlands	The machine temperature doesn't sound excessive if you have an AMD Athlon or Pentium 4. The PSU itself is a major concern, though. The fan monitor is a simple wire that plugs into the motherboard, and allows the bios (and assorted monitoring programs) to check the PSU fan rpm. Anyway, I'd suggest you get a new PSU ASAP.

03-30-2004, 06:34 PM	#7 (permalink)
merlin Tilted	yea, the temp (50C) isn't bad at all... does your fan work now? hopefully everything turns out alright