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Dell 580, fan full speed when I enter BIOS (this normal)?
When I enter the bios the fan (not 100% sure but I think it's the CPU fan) runs at what sounds like full speed. The other dells that I have had in the past have not done this, is this normal? Would it hurt the computer if the fan ran (at full speed) for extended periods of time, sometime I run programs like DBAN to nuke hard drives and want to make sure that I don't harm anything.
Dell inspiron 580 i3 540 desktop
BTW, I did the BIOS flash from A03 to A07 but that did nothing.
DPH1
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September 1st, 2011 14:00
Chris, thanks for the info (appreciate it)!
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August 31st, 2011 14:00
My XPS 730x acts the same way. No, it would not hurt the PC to have the fan run at full for extended time. I actually raise the CPU and GPU fan speeds while gaming.
123ghost
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September 4th, 2011 22:00
Seen this not only on the Dell computers, but other custom systems that I have built. Event Viewer never shows a hardware error. Believe motherboard manufactures feel there needs to fans running harder during BIOS time. Hope it helps.