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Aurora R6, PSU failure, PSU test button question
I turned on my Aurora R6 the other day. It has the less-than-ideal 460w PSU (power supply unit). Now when my pc froze it crashed and I had it set to not auto-restart so I can see what happened. There was no error message. I then rebooted and It kept flashing 1 yellow, bios or rom issue. I tested the PSU because I've suspected for awhile that it was going downhill. The button turns green but the fan doesn't spin. Is the fan supposed to kick-up when the button is pressed? The fan will kick on when I stress the system through OCCT. Should I be looking into getting a aftermarket PSU ASAP? If so I was eyeing Corsair X series 750 watt 80 plus rated supply should mine fail. I think my system has been stressing the psu too much since I had to replace the rx480 that came stock with an XFX 580. Thank you.
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r72019
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October 2nd, 2020 06:00
The fan on the psu only spins when needed (when it gets hot). It's controlled by the psu, nothing you can do to change the fan settings.
tommy333
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October 2nd, 2020 06:00
yes you are your system is getting stressed
posthxc1982
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October 2nd, 2020 09:00
I was just specifically curious if when I press the diagnostic button on the PSU if it was supposed to kick on the fan. IIRC it kicked on before when I pressed it.
Tesla1856
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October 2nd, 2020 10:00
The Owners Manual should describe how the PS-Diag button and LED works.
My guess it that the PS-Fan runs if the PS is warm/hot (including in Diag-Mode).
posthxc1982
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October 2nd, 2020 17:00
The aurora R6 manual doesn't state whether the fan spins when the button is pushed. I checked, thoroughly, but thank you for the suggestion.
Also it will run if stressed, like I mentioned through OCCT. So it does work. I'm just afraid it's on it's way out, something keeps making this buzzing noise, it's like fast clicking for a fraction of a second every hour or so.
Tesla1856
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October 2nd, 2020 17:00
1. The aurora R6 manual doesn't state whether the fan spins when the button is pushed.
2. like I mentioned through OCCT.
3. So it does work. I'm just afraid it's on it's way out, something keeps making this buzzing noise, it's like fast clicking for a fraction of a second every hour or so.
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1. I didn't say it would.
The Fan runs when the PS is warm/hot. (period) Has nothing to do with Diag-Test-Mode or Normal-Mode.
2. Yes, the OCCT "Power-Supply Test" is great and a good way to Stress-Test the whole machine.
https://www.dell.com/community/Alienware-General-Read-Only/Aurora-R6-Hard-Lockup-and-crash-while-gaming-SOLVED/m-p/5504134/highlight/true#M6110
3. If it sounds like a geiger-counter, it's usually a bad-bearing in Power-Supply's Cooling-Fan. A Dell Huntkey-OEM model is more likely to have this problem than the (better) Dell Delta-OEM models. Old problem from Aurora-R6 days (many old threads about it).
posthxc1982
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October 2nd, 2020 21:00
Thank you very much. That's what I wanted to know.
posthxc1982
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October 2nd, 2020 21:00
1. It didn't say that you did say it would or otherwise mean to imply that you did.
2. Yes, it's a very valuable testing tool.
3. That is exactly what it sounds like. Like a buzz, like drzzzzt. kinda crackling. Anyway thank you very much for your help.