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Prosessor Fan Maxing out at boot
New Dell optiplex755 runnging at 100% at boot. I ran the onboard utility and for the fan and it ruturned an error "test results failed error code 3700:011B
CPU_Fan. the fan speed is incorect" Called Dell, No Help whatsoever. they even suggested that it was normal to be that loud on some models. I also reset the CMOS..
CPU_Fan. the fan speed is incorect" Called Dell, No Help whatsoever. they even suggested that it was normal to be that loud on some models. I also reset the CMOS..
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Brand new out the box. We have 10 others in the dept.. So I swapped the power suply from a known good and still super loud. Motherboard issue?
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gm jamietoner,
Thank you for you time! I eneded up calling dell back, and got somebody a tad more seasoned.. He, inturn, suspects the motherboard and is sendng out a tech to replace f.o.c. :) Again, thanks for dialog.
poly.
Thank you for you time! I eneded up calling dell back, and got somebody a tad more seasoned.. He, inturn, suspects the motherboard and is sendng out a tech to replace f.o.c. :) Again, thanks for dialog.
poly.
You're welcome.
Did the motherboard resolve the issue?
Nevermind. A BIOS update from revision A08 to A17 resolved the issue for me.
How old is it? did it just start.
shouldnt be a problem if it slows during xp boot. but if it just start it could be a warning of hardware failure.