Asus 'cpu Fan Failed'

[AcID ZeR0]

After installing a new heatsink and fan my asus a7n8x mobo says on post 'CPU Fan Failed' But the temps are low and the fan is spinning is there any need to worry?

[delphin460]

did you plug the fan in correctly , you still need to plug into the cpu fan plug on the board or it cant sence the fan

if it pluged in the same as your old one then the fan is faulty and yes worry

what fan and heatsink was it you got

[AcID ZeR0]

It's plugged in and spinning fine just the cpu isn't finding it, The temps are considerably lower than before too so it is making a diffrence.

[tesco]

Originally posted by AcID ZeR0@25 April 2004 - 08:54
It's plugged in and spinning fine just the cpu isn't finding it, The temps are considerably lower than before too so it is making a diffrence.
do you plug it into a molex connector or into the motherboard? if into the motherboard, make sure its in the cpu fan connector and not the case fan or motherboard fan connector.

[clocker]

You haven't mentioned which heatsink/fan you installed.
Presumably the fan has three wires on it's connector?

Install SpeedFan or MBM5 and see if they detect the fan speed.
If not, the fan's speed sensor may be defective.

[AcID ZeR0]

It plugs into the mobo, It's an Artic Cooling Copper Silent 2TC.

[tesco]

Originally posted by AcID ZeR0@25 April 2004 - 09:40
It plugs into the mobo, It's an Artic Cooling Copper Silent 2TC.
does teh plug have three wires or just two?

[AcID ZeR0]

I've sorted it now, Like someone suggested I had the plug in the wrong slot, It's weird because it never mattered with my stock CPU, Oh well. Thanks for your help everyone.

[tesco]

Originally posted by AcID ZeR0@25 April 2004 - 09:47
I've sorted it now, Like someone suggested I had the plug in the wrong slot, It's weird because it never mattered with my stock CPU, Oh well. Thanks for your help everyone.
no problem.

[clocker]

Originally posted by AcID ZeR0@25 April 2004 - 08:47
I've sorted it now, Like someone suggested I had the plug in the wrong slot, It's weird because it never mattered with my stock CPU, Oh well. Thanks for your help everyone.
Just out of curiousity...what other slots do you have available to plug into?

[AcID ZeR0]

Well theres three places on the mobo for the fans to plug into I plugged it into the one which I took the old one out of but it was the wrong one.

[clocker]

Oh.

How come AsusProbe wasn't bitching about the old fan do you think?

[Chewie]

Originally posted by clocker@25 April 2004 - 16:32
Oh.

How come AsusProbe wasn't bitching about the old fan do you think?
That's a hard one... :)

[Keikan]

Mine post says

"cpu failed due to overclocking, now booting from operating system"