I think I'[ll just take it to a shop tomorrow! On Tue, Jul 14, 2020 at 12:18 AM Michael wrote: > > After opening the box I found that the fan I was talking about is a > chassis fan..... sorry. > > On Tue, Jul 14, 2020 at 12:13 AM Brian Cluff via PLUG-discuss > wrote: > > > > On 7/13/20 8:41 PM, Michael via PLUG-discuss wrote: > > > inxi tells me this about my fans: > > > Fan Speeds (RPM): cpu: 0 fan-1: 3139 fan-3: 0 > > Look at the fan while it's on... does it look like it's spinning? It > > possible that it IS spinning and the CPU fan is fimply plugged into the > > wrong fan connector or the CPU fan is running but is a 2 wire fan that > > doesn't report fan speeds. > > > So my cpu fan isn't working. I thought my computer would CRASH/FREEZE > > > more often if the cpu fan wasn't working. > > There is still a heat sync which does give the CPU a bit of cooling all > > by itself, so that could give you a buffer until it can't cope with the > > amount of heat being produced anymore. > > > I'm not sure but I think my power supply fan is running slow. Is that a thing? > > That's absolutely a thing, and one of the most common power supply > > problems you will find. If your fan is indeed spinning slow, it is > > possible to replace a CPU fan but it will require a little bit of > > soldering if you are comfortable with that. You can also buy yourself a > > little time by putting some oil on the fans bearings.. but it won't buy > > you very much time... a few months maybe. > > Otherwise, if your sure it's spinning slow, it might be time for a new > > power supply.... but make sure it's truly spinning slow. If you are > > using an LED flashlight, it may be using PWM modulation to dim the > > light, which can make computer fans appear to spin at different speeds > > that they actually are. > > > > Good Luck, > > Brian Cluff > > > > --------------------------------------------------- > > PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org > > To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: > > https://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss > > > > -- > :-)~MIKE~(-: -- :-)~MIKE~(-: --------------------------------------------------- PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: https://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss