> What does it mean when the fan on a Dell Dimension 3000 starts running > at very high speed about a minute after boot-up and stays there? The > system is less than two years old and it runs Windows XP.
Try something simple like blowing out the dust bunnies in your computer case. After two years of sitting on the floor, mine was 'full'! After that install Speedfan. http://www.almico.com/speedfan.php "SpeedFan is a freeware program that monitors voltages, fan speeds and temperatures in computers with hardware monitor chips." ************************************************************************ * ==> QUICK LIST-COMMAND REFERENCE - Put the following commands in <== * ==> the body of an email & send 'em to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <== * Join the list: SUBSCRIBE COMPUTERGUYS-L Your Name * Too much mail? Try Daily Digests command: SET COMPUTERGUYS-L DIGEST * Tired of the List? Unsubscribe command: SIGNOFF COMPUTERGUYS-L * New address? From OLD address send: CHANGE COMPUTERGUYS-L YourNewAddress * Need more help? Send mail to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ************************************************************************ * List archive at www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ * RSS at www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/maillist.xml * Messages bearing the header "X-No-Archive: yes" will not be archived ************************************************************************
