"Previous fan failure" message at bios startup/Dell Dimension 8200

You will need a Dell OEM model fan.  You can replace it with a non-Dell fan but you will always get the "fan failure" notice and have to press F1 to continue with the boot.  The Dell fan has additional components on the fan that the BIOS "sees".

 alegator

A Dell OEM refurbished Dimenion 8200 fan/shroud unit can be purchased from HERE, or a new fan only replacement from HERE

Bev.

thanks Bev and Fireberd! Regards

alegator

You are welcome.

Bev.

My my, what timing...

I've just gotten the same error on MY Dimension 8200. The machine has been running for years with no real issues, but beginning last week it started making a sound as if something was dragging on a spinning part- fan, disk, not sure- and this morning it booted up with the "previous fan failure" error. After cracking it open, it  seems as though no fans are spinning, I'm guessing this means I need to replace the power supply as well as the CPU fan. Does this sound about right?

This has been my wife's computer for a few years now and hasn't seen much action other than Facebook and Netflix but I've not seen any odd behavior until now. It seems unlikely that both fans died at the same time- can the computer have been running with no problems with either fan dead?

My my, what timing... I've just gotten the same error on MY Dimension 8200. The machine has been running for years with no real issues, but beginning last week it started making a sound as if something was dragging on a spinning part- fan, disk, not sure- and this morning it booted up with the "previous fan failure" error. After cracking it open, it  seems as though no fans are spinning, I'm guessing this means I need to replace the power supply as well as the CPU fan. Does this sound about right? This has been my wife's computer for a few years now and hasn't seen much action other than Facebook and Netflix but I've not seen any odd behavior until now. It seems unlikely that both fans died at the same time- can the computer have been running with no problems with either fan dead?

 waffles247365

I doubt it, even if the 8200 had started, an error message would have been given.

Is the power button LED, solid green, blinking green, solid amber, blinking amber?

Check the sequence of the DIAGNOSTIC LIGHTS on the back panel.

Are there any 'Beeps'?

Bev.

Hi Waffle, the Dell Dimension 8200 is a great PC, it's worth keeping it alve for a few bucks. This is the fan I bough and the PSU I will get:   http://cgi.ebay.com/Dell-CPU-Case-Fan-Dimension-B110-1100-2400-3000-4600-/180643980958?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item2a0f38669e   http://www.amazon.com/Thermaltake-W0070RUC-430W-Power-Supply/dp/B0009Q56N6/ref=sr_1_1/189-7262815-4044164?ie=UTF8&s=electronics&qid=1302037583&sr=1-1

alegator

The Thermaltake W0070RUC TR2 Series 430W Power Supply you purchased, because the Dimension 8200 has a closed back panel, to install the PSU it will require you to modify the back panel, by cutting a hole for the on/off switch.

Bev.

Hi Waffle, the Dell Dimension 8200 is a great PC, it's worth keeping it alve for a few bucks. This is the fan I bough and the PSU I will get:

http://cgi.ebay.com/Dell-CPU-Case-Fan-Dimension-B110-1100-2400-3000-4600-/180643980958?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item2a0f38669e

http://www.amazon.com/Thermaltake-W0070RUC-430W-Power-Supply/dp/B0009Q56N6/ref=sr_1_1/189-7262815-4044164?ie=UTF8&s=electronics&qid=1302037583&sr=1-1

Hi Bev, I have not purchased the PSU yet, but I'm planning to do so in the near future as my current original OEM Dell one is approaching the end of its lifetime. If you search the Amazon customer reviews in the link I provided you will see that another option to cutting a hole in the Dell back panel is to shave off the power switch on the PSU. I guess it's easier to shave the plastic and also better than modifying the Dell case.

alegator

* Shaving the plastic off the power switch* is a great workaround, thank's for the heads up, I've been using a pair of hand nibblers to modify Dell's cases.

Bev.

Thanks for the quick reply, things are a bit nuts here ATM or I'd have responded sooner...

All the lights on the back are on, green, and solid, as is the power button. While booting it up to check all that, I noticed that the power supply fan does seem to be working- it's VERY quiet, really couldn't hear it at all, but there was a faint waft of air coming out, so it looks like it's just the CPU fan after all. I'll be hitting up that fan link soon- that price is much, much better than anything I'd found earlier while researching this issue.

Thanks again!

Alex

waffles247365

You are welcome. :emotion-21:

Bev.