URGENT! CPU Fan Error!

I just removed this spyware called PruttCT By manually deleting it from my Windows System32 directory and I wanted to start my PC in safemode, I couldn't remember if I had to hit F5 or F8 so I hit F8, my PC started beeping and it came up with

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CPU Fan Error!

Press F1 To Resume... I got back into XP By pushing F1... But I'm very worried how do I fix this? Whenever I hit DEL to go into Bios it starts up the Bios and then takes me to that CPU FAn Error screen. I would not be able to know my way around my PC if I opened it up so I can't reconnect anything... The PC hasn't suffered any impact though... IT's an ASUS K8NE Deulux MB.

PS: I also booted in Safemode (F8) so I could delete the temp folder from my Documents And Settings -> Local Users folder... is this safe because there was a virus (EI.exe) in there?

Please help me with this issue!

The F8 is the correct key to go to safemode so that didn't cause the problem.
The virus didn't cause it either.

It most likely is a faulty CPU fan. Open the case and check it out. The CPU fan is easy to spot.

open your case

turn your comp on

is your fan working?

if so, there aint no problem
if not, get a new fan


i get that error to cause my mobo cant control my fan speed (i can), and it gives this error cause it cant controll my fan.........

Does F5 do anything? It also gave me some kind of Cmos error or something and the date and time reset to 00:00 2002 on my taskbar clock :/

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Originally Posted by Vamp

Does F5 do anything? It also gave me some kind of Cmos error or something and the date and time reset to 00:00 2002 on my taskbar clock :/

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bad battery maybe? :unsure:

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Originally Posted by FKDUP74

bad battery maybe? :unsure:

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Something is very odd :/ My case has a see through side and that CPU Fan is working perfectly :/ but whenever I reboot I get that beeping and that lo-fi chinese voice "CPU FAN FAIL!"

But I can just press F1 and get into Windows...

Is there no software issue that could cause this? Did I not maybe reset settings or something while trying to get into safe mode I was pushing random F buttons?

Edit: I just went into Bios and in hardware monitoring:

CPU Temp: 52 Degrees Celcius

CPU Fan speed - N/A
Chasis Fan Speed - N/A
Power Fan Speed - 5400RPM

Cool n Quiet - Enabled

Q-Fan - Disabled

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Originally Posted by Vamp

Did I not maybe reset settings or something while trying to get into safe mode I was pushing random F buttons?

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well that may be how you cleared your system clock :P

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Originally Posted by Vamp

Edit: I just went into Bios and in hardware monitoring:

CPU Temp: 52 Degrees Celcius

CPU Fan speed - N/A
Chasis Fan Speed - N/A
Power Fan Speed - 5400RPM

Cool n Quiet - Enabled

Q-Fan - Disabled

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well your BIOS says your CPU fan isnt working perfectly :P
do you have it on the right connector?

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or have you not messed with the fan connectors?
you may wanna start looking for a BIOS update :unsure:

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Originally Posted by FKDUP74

well that may be how you cleared your system clock :P



well your BIOS says your CPU fan isnt working perfectly :P
do you have it on the right connector?

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or have you not messed with the fan connectors?
you may wanna start looking for a BIOS update :unsure:

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I just told the bios to ignore the Fan Speed... Not getting any more errors :P

of course not, its ignoring em.........

check your manual........

i bet your cpu fan is connected to your psu fan controller.........

EDIT: or you have one of those mobo's that has the connectors labeled all wrong

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Originally Posted by Storm

of course not, its ignoring em.........

check your manual........

i bet your cpu fan is connected to your psu fan controller.........

EDIT: or you have one of those mobo's that has the connectors labeled all wrong

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I've had this PC since september and I havn't opened it or knocked it so nothing could be disconnected... I'm thinking that it was always on ignore and I did or a virus removal did something that reset it to the default settings.

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Originally Posted by Vamp

I've had this PC since september and I havn't opened it or knocked it so nothing could be disconnected... I'm thinking that it was always on ignore and I did or a virus removal did something that reset it to the default settings.

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unless the virus infected your BIOS (is that possible? :unsure: )
then your virus scanner shouldnt have touched the settings
and even then, CAN a virus scanner fk with the BIOS? :unsure:

either way, ignoring the errors isnt something i would do, not in the BIOS :no:
i would try to see what can be done to fix the prob, but thats just me :P

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Originally Posted by Vamp

Something is very odd :/ My case has a see through side and that CPU Fan is working perfectly :/ but whenever I reboot I get that beeping and that lo-fi chinese voice "CPU FAN FAIL!"

But I can just press F1 and get into Windows...

Is there no software issue that could cause this? Did I not maybe reset settings or something while trying to get into safe mode I was pushing random F buttons?

Edit: I just went into Bios and in hardware monitoring:

CPU Temp: 52 Degrees Celcius

CPU Fan speed - N/A
Chasis Fan Speed - N/A
Power Fan Speed - 5400RPM

Cool n Quiet - Enabled

Q-Fan - Disabled

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Try it with Cool n Quiet Disabled.

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Originally Posted by FKDUP74

unless the virus infected your BIOS (is that possible? :unsure: )

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There are viruses that can screw with your BIOS, yes. Or at least there used to be, but they have never been very common.

The extremely paranoid can set their bios to write protected to avoid the chance of that happening, I guess

Well, This thing was called PruttCT... when killing the process in the task manager it would double and AVG always found it as Ei.exe, always said it was deleted, but it was always there... Eventually I deleted it manually from Local Users temp, Windows System 32 and Preftech...

I fucking hope that it didn't fuck with my bios.

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Originally Posted by SnnY

There are viruses that can screw with your BIOS, yes.

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'k
thought maybe i had read something somewhere along the line about it..
but wasnt sure