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Originally Posted by Fredrik
My computer makes a lot, and I mean A LOT of noice... Thinking it is the cooler fan, I googled it... Seems there are some program called SpeedFan, anyone have any experience of it? Or any other tips on what to do?
Thanks...
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Are you sure it's the fan? Is it the fan on the CPU or is it the fan on the case? How old is the computer? Has it always been that loud since you purchased that computer (maybe it's just damaged from age and dust now?). Speedfan is a program that reads the speed of your fans and the temperature sensors it has access to on your motherboard and allows you to slows down the speed of the fan but unless you are familiar with that temperatures are safe for your CPU (and if your motherboard is compatible with the program), I'm not sure if you want to attempt this route. In any case, Speedfan will not work if your CPU or case fans are hooked up to normal fan headers. You'll probably need a special 4-pin PWM fan for speedfan to control your computer's fan speeds via software...If your computers fans are hooked up to the normal 3-pin fan connectors, then you would have to go for a hardware solution like a fan controller or a simple resistor. The other option is to replace the fan/heatsink with a quieter model.
http://www.ncix.com/products/index.p...=ZALMAN%20TECH
This simple thing lets you twist the knob to control how fast the fan spins.