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  • stj
    Great Sage 齊天大聖
    • Dec 2009
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    #21
    Re: Dell inspiron 531 fans constantly blowing hard

    there is a bios setting for the cpu fan usually.

    btw,
    can you feel air coming out of the back of the power supply?
    that's another fan to check!
    Last edited by stj; 03-17-2015, 12:04 AM.

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    • Vivi
      Banned
      • Sep 2014
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      #22
      Re: Dell inspiron 531 fans constantly blowing hard

      can you tell me exactly, if possible? And I can feel calm air coming from the back.

      Also, I little off topic, but I must ask, is Windows 8 all what it seems to be? Is it recommended? Not that I could afford it anyways, I want to know.

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      • stj
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        • Dec 2009
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        #23
        Re: Dell inspiron 531 fans constantly blowing hard

        it's the plague on steroids.

        as for the fans, you have 2 on the back of the case - one is in the power supply - can you feel air blowing out near the power cable?
        and if you can - is it warm?

        a foto of the back showing that area would be good.

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        • Vivi
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          #24
          Re: Dell inspiron 531 fans constantly blowing hard

          Originally posted by stj
          it's the plague on steroids.

          as for the fans, you have 2 on the back of the case - one is in the power supply - can you feel air blowing out near the power cable?
          and if you can - is it warm?

          a foto of the back showing that area would be good.
          Oh, yes, the air coming from the vent next to the power cable is warm, and the lower vent's air is cool. The photo will have to wait, for some reason, my camera is showing up so dark, even with all the light.

          Do you use Windows 8 yourself?
          Last edited by Vivi; 03-17-2015, 01:07 AM.

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          • stj
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            • Dec 2009
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            #25
            Re: Dell inspiron 531 fans constantly blowing hard

            i dont use any windows.
            i use http://www.mageia.org/en/

            btw, the reason the air feels cool on the other fan on your case is because unless it's been changed since your foto, it's sucking in.

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            • Vivi
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              #26
              Re: Dell inspiron 531 fans constantly blowing hard

              Originally posted by stj
              i dont use any windows.
              i use http://www.mageia.org/en/

              btw, the reason the air feels cool on the other fan on your case is because unless it's been changed since your foto, it's sucking in.
              Oh my! I never heard of it.
              I didn't know I could feel air being sucked in.

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              • stj
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                • Dec 2009
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                #27
                Re: Dell inspiron 531 fans constantly blowing hard

                Originally posted by Vivi
                Oh my! I never heard of it.
                http://distrowatch.com

                Originally posted by Vivi
                I didn't know I could feel air being sucked in.
                the fan has to pull the air past your hand - so you feel it.

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                • Vivi
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                  #28
                  Re: Dell inspiron 531 fans constantly blowing hard

                  Interesting tell me more...

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                  • stj
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                    • Dec 2009
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                    #29
                    Re: Dell inspiron 531 fans constantly blowing hard

                    just try it.
                    that iso link i posted in the other thread - download it and burn it to a dvd or put it on a usb stick & boot from it.
                    you should read this: https://en.opensuse.org/SDB:Create_a..._using_Windows

                    pics - https://www.opensuse.org/screenshots.php

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                    • TractorGear
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                      • Mar 2015
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                      #30
                      Re: Dell inspiron 531 fans constantly blowing hard

                      Did we decide this was a desktop or a laptop?
                      Thermal compound at CPU/HSF interface?
                      GPU seems hot to me with that CPU load.
                      I'd wonder what else might be running in background.

                      OP, is there any chance you are infected? Sometimes malware runs your CPU up to 100%. Can you post a screen shot showing Task Manager showing your running processes?

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                      • stj
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                        • Dec 2009
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                        #31
                        Re: Dell inspiron 531 fans constantly blowing hard

                        it's a desktop,
                        looks from the foto's to by running a seperate gfx card and standard ATX form-factor psu - luckily.
                        go look in the other thread.
                        https://www.badcaps.net/forum/showthread.php?t=44789

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                        • Uranium-235
                          Comrade Glimmer
                          • Aug 2007
                          • 5042
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                          #32
                          Re: Dell inspiron 531 fans constantly blowing hard

                          look at that picture, plenty of dust clogging
                          Cap Datasheet Depot: http://www.paullinebarger.net/DS/
                          ^If you have datasheets not listed PM me

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                          • diif
                            Badcaps Legend
                            • Feb 2014
                            • 6978
                            • England

                            #33
                            Re: Dell inspiron 531 fans constantly blowing hard

                            I missed the photos in the other thread, yes there's lots of dust under that cpu fan on top of the heatsink.

                            I'd carefully remove the fan off the heatsink then collect up the dust with tweezers. Careful to mind which way the fan is blowing and attach back the same way.
                            DO NOT VACUUM, i have fixed to many dead computers that people have vacuumed, the static will kill.
                            The improvements in speed an the OS tweaks are not enough for me to upgrade to Windows 8,and it's schizophrenic nature is just off putting.

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                            • Vivi
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                              #34
                              Re: Dell inspiron 531 fans constantly blowing hard

                              There is one program that takes forever to load up at startup log in: AMD catalyt control center. Always takes the longest, but doesn't like freeze the computer anything, but still, it takes too long, look its still not up and loaded and its been 10 minutes!

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                              • diif
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                                • Feb 2014
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                                #35
                                Re: Dell inspiron 531 fans constantly blowing hard

                                Have you got the latest CCC installed ?

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                                • Vivi
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                                  #36
                                  Re: Dell inspiron 531 fans constantly blowing hard

                                  I believe i do, how to check?

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                                  • stj
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                                    #37
                                    Re: Dell inspiron 531 fans constantly blowing hard

                                    go to amd.com and see what the latest version is.

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                                    • Vivi
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                                      #38
                                      Re: Dell inspiron 531 fans constantly blowing hard

                                      Yes, I have the lasest version, so thats why its taking so long to load up? like it is right now?

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                                      • diif
                                        Badcaps Legend
                                        • Feb 2014
                                        • 6978
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                                        #39
                                        Re: Dell inspiron 531 fans constantly blowing hard

                                        No, but checking the latest version of software/drivers is always the first thing to check.

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                                        • Vivi
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                                          #40
                                          Re: Dell inspiron 531 fans constantly blowing hard

                                          Originally posted by diif
                                          No, but checking the latest version of software/drivers is always the first thing to check.
                                          It certainly is the newest veriosion

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