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Hardware => Hardware => Topic started by: Slayer666 on March 02, 2011, 06:38:48 PM

Title: how to disable hard driver fan
Post by: Slayer666 on March 02, 2011, 06:38:48 PM

hi, my hard drive fan went and i need to disable it in my bios.
it says:
Alert! hard drive fan failure. Strike the F1 key to continue, F2 to run the setup utility.

I have a Dimension 9200c

Vista
4gb ram
cpu 2.13 intel

thanks a lot guys. :)

Title: Re: how to disable hard driver fan
Post by: jason2074 on March 02, 2011, 10:53:37 PM

It may not be a HD fan but a CPU/Heatsink Fan attached over that needed to be replaced. How many CPU tower fans being used and have you tried reinserting them?

Title: Re: how to disable hard driver fan
Post by: Slayer666 on March 03, 2011, 03:53:15 AM

its the hd fan not the cpu fan.

Title: Re: how to disable hard driver fan
Post by: Carbon Dudeoxide on March 03, 2011, 04:13:36 AM

Hard Drive fan failure? Interesting...

It sounds like you are trying to follow this advice:
http://en.community.dell.com/support-forums/desktop/f/3514/p/19286795/19689895.aspx

If your hard drive has a fan, disabling it will not solve the problem. It will just increase the potential for damage.

Do you have experience opening up the side of your computer and physically interacting with the hardware?

Title: Re: how to disable hard driver fan
Post by: Slayer666 on March 03, 2011, 08:41:18 AM

yes I do have experience opening up the side of your computer and physically interacting with the hardware.
My HD Fan doesn't work... my question is without this fan can it lead to more problems. I always had hd without fans.... this computer is the first.

thanks  :)

Title: Re: how to disable hard driver fan
Post by: soybean on March 03, 2011, 09:16:36 AM

Have you thought about replacing the fan?   ;)  http://www.newegg.com/Product/ProductList.aspx?Submit=ENE&DEPA=0&Order=BESTMATCH&Description=hard+drive+fan&x=0&y=0

Title: Re: how to disable hard driver fan
Post by: Slayer666 on March 03, 2011, 09:29:17 AM

replacing the fan is on the mind right now lol

will it give me hd issue if i don't?

the reason i ask is because this is the first pc i know that ever had a hd fan.

thanks :)

Title: Re: how to disable hard driver fan
Post by: Carbon Dudeoxide on March 03, 2011, 09:31:29 AM

Unplug it.

Title: Re: how to disable hard driver fan
Post by: Slayer666 on March 03, 2011, 09:33:38 AM

i did unplug the fan... will i still have hd issue without it  ???
i still get this error message with it unplug
thanks :)

Title: Re: how to disable hard driver fan
Post by: soybean on March 03, 2011, 09:38:57 AM

I believe the answer regarding a possible heat issue is that it depends on the air circulation in your computer case without the hard drive fan.  How many fans are inside your computer and what's their air flow direction?  Typically, any fan in front of the computer draws air in and fan(s) on back are pointed outward to move warm air out of the case. 

Also, removing the non-functioning hard drive fan may be the best approach since it's presence might be a slight obstruction to air flow around the hard drive.

Also, you might install HWMonitor (http://www.cpuid.com/softwares/hwmonitor.html) and see whether it give you a hard drive temperature reading.  I've used it on my Windows 7 system and it works well. 

Title: Re: how to disable hard driver fan
Post by: Slayer666 on March 03, 2011, 09:47:22 AM

i'm going to buy a new hd fan so it will remove the error message and no heat issues... the tower is thin so i do need more air flow.
I'll let you know if everthing went ok.
Thanks everbody! :)

Title: Re: how to disable hard driver fan
Post by: Slayer666 on March 07, 2011, 05:26:49 PM

The fan works now but i still get the error... what gives  >:(

Thanks

Title: Re: how to disable hard driver fan
Post by: BC_Programmer on March 07, 2011, 08:15:19 PM

Quote from: Slayer666 on March 07, 2011, 05:26:49 PM

The fan works now but i still get the error... what gives  >:(

Thanks

Did you connect the fan to the HD FAN header on the motherboard, or is it a Molex plug?

Either way, Hard Drives don't generally come with fans, they are installed afterwards, and therefore are usually completely unnecessary. (If they were necessary then the HD manufacturers would include one- which they don't.)

Right now my HDs are hovering around 71 degrees. I haven't had a problem with any of them.

Also, you could simply disable the message in the CMOS setup, I think.

Title: Re: how to disable hard driver fan
Post by: Slayer666 on March 09, 2011, 07:46:21 AM

  HD FAN header is connected to the hd itself on the motherboard.
in the bios configuration... i don't see it at all unless i miss it and i look like a 100 times.

Thanks  :P

Title: Re: how to disable hard driver fan
Post by: patio on March 09, 2011, 04:29:07 PM

Quote from: Slayer666 on March 09, 2011, 07:46:21 AM

  HD FAN header is connected to the hd itself on the motherboard.
in the bios configuration... i don't see it at all unless i miss it and i look like a 100 times.

Thanks  :P

How is it connected to the HDD ? ?
Be more specific.

Title: Re: how to disable hard driver fan
Post by: jason2074 on March 10, 2011, 01:27:11 AM

Quote

bios configuration...

Check your BIOS setup again for Post Behavior if Fastboot is On or Default.
Try clearing also under maintenance your Event Log.

Title: Re: how to disable hard driver fan
Post by: Slayer666 on March 21, 2011, 10:10:06 AM

The HD fan is underneath/attached to the HD itself.
The hd fan wire is connected to the motherboard which makes the fan work.
I don't see no other connection to put the hd fan wire other than the one that i see.
as for the bios configuration.... i don't see none to fix the issue.
I check the bios setup post behavior and the error message i gave on the post is the same.

Thank so much :)