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September 3rd, 2009 10:00
Replace stock CPU fan.
Is the stock CPU fan on the DELL Inspiron 530s replaceable?
Was thinking of replacing it with a "Arctic Cooling Alpine 11 Pro" or a "Arctic Cooling Freezer 7 LP" which supports the"Socket 775" I'm using.
Thing is, when CPU is high - the CPU Fan goes fast and is REALLY loud. I read a BIOS update can fix it, even though my BIOS is ver 1.0.5.
I just don't like toying with the BIOS, especially when I can't see any backup options or for that matter, 1 working BIOS that can be patched and a 2nd BIOS as a backup like some motherboard manufacturers.
So, is the fan replaceable?
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fireberd
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September 3rd, 2009 11:00
The Dell CPU fan is a proprietary fan that contains additional electronics that "reports" status to the BIOS. If you install a non-Dell fan you will always get a "fan failure" notice at boot up and will have to press F1 to continue the boot. There's no way around the BIOS, that I know of,.
cmHawky
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September 3rd, 2009 12:00
Well, I was able to change the motherboard into a new case. Same with the power supply. Yet I can't change a SIMPLE fan?
Oh, please....
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September 3rd, 2009 14:00
If you can figure out what the electronics in a Dell fan is doing you could recreate that and eliminate the Fan Failure error.
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September 3rd, 2009 14:00
You can change the fan, just that you will get the fan failure notice. There are many posts on here and the old Dell users forum that confirm this.
cmHawky
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September 3rd, 2009 20:00
Will a 12v to 7v adapter work for the CPU fan?