Noisy Cpu Fan

[jakdedert]

Let it dry and THEN lubricate it with some light oil. I've used lighter
fluid to liquify the gunk which the original lube turned into, then put in a
bit of oil. I've also dropped a small gob of grease over the end of the
shaft before sealing it back up again...the strategy being that if the
bearing got hot again for lack of oil, the grease would liquify and
replenish it. I don't know if that's a sound strategy or not, but it's
worked okay like that for years.

jak

 

[Clifton T. Sharp Jr.]

Computer processors rarely fail as a result of fan failure - the
heatsink alone typically provides sufficient heat transfer to avoid
permanent processor damage. Frequent system crashes are the more usual
symptom.

Athlons WILL fail with a standard heat sink and non-working fan.

 

[Sunny]

Athlons WILL fail with a standard heat sink and non-working fan.

I have read that AMD processors normally run at appreciably higher
temperatures than Intel processors, but my experience is limited to
Intel products. Therefore I should have written "Intel processors rarely
fail as a result of fan failure". Thanks for pointing that out

 

[James Sweet]

I have read that AMD processors normally run at appreciably higher
temperatures than Intel processors, but my experience is limited to
Intel products. Therefore I should have written "Intel processors rarely
fail as a result of fan failure". Thanks for pointing that out

Yes one thing that Intel did right was thermal management, an overheating
Intel CPU will shut down and lock up (older) or slow way down (newer) but an
AMD CPU will burn up if the fan or heatsink fails. Newer AMD's do at least
have a temperature warning so the software can warn you it's overheating.

 

[larrymoencurly]

Computer processors rarely fail as a result of fan failure - the
heatsink alone typically provides sufficient heat transfer to avoid
permanent processor damage. Frequent system crashes are the more usual
symptom.

I once tested either a 200 MHz AMD K6 or 350 MHz K6-2, rated for 70C
max., by running it with the heatsink but with the fan stopped, and in
about ten minutes the computer locked up and couldn't respond to even
the reset button. But after cooling the CPU, everything worked fine
again. I believe that this CPU consumed only 15-20W, or just a
fraction of what newer CPUs use, so I wouldn't want to run without
thermal protection, preferably in hardware.

 

[jakdedert]

Don't try that with an Athlon...you'll be buying a new processor.

jak

 

[WEBPA]

Hi,

I have a 4 year old pc a (433mhz intel celeron) which has developed a
annoying fault the cpu fan has become more noisy than usual it was never
that quiet to begin with as its a cheap e

If possible, peal the tape seal off the center of the fan and apply about 1
drop of SAE 10 weight lubrication oil.

DO NO APPLY WD40!!!!
webpa