I have turned my old gaming rig into an HTPC. I did it a few weeks ago and when it was finished, I got an error message telling me "CPU fan error". I did some diagnostic tests that's included in the BIOS and it could only get the fan spinning to a max of 374 RPM. That was with the fan that came with the liquid AIO cooler(it's an Alienware Aurora R4 PC).
So fast forward to today, I haven't used the PC at all since and I just installed a new Noctua NF-F12 fan to replace the old defective fan. Booted up the PC and low and behold, CPU fan error... Ran the diag tool again and it also spins at 374 RP max speed. So it would seem that the issue isn't with the fan. But I don't get why this happened in the first place. I had the PC in a closet collecting dust for about a year. I plugged it in, saw that it worked semi-fine, gave it a really thorough cleaning(took me 3 hours to do), then put it back together and now it gives me the CPU fan error. I didn't do anything to it regarding software, I only cleaned it. When I first booted the system with the new fan installed, it had a wierd swishing sound, quite audible like water swishing coming from the fan.
Can I plug the fan into a sysfan? Other threads from google searches, people's advice are usually to update/reflash BIOS which I can do. I already cleared CMOS without success. Any tips/advice? Anything is appreciated!
So fast forward to today, I haven't used the PC at all since and I just installed a new Noctua NF-F12 fan to replace the old defective fan. Booted up the PC and low and behold, CPU fan error... Ran the diag tool again and it also spins at 374 RP max speed. So it would seem that the issue isn't with the fan. But I don't get why this happened in the first place. I had the PC in a closet collecting dust for about a year. I plugged it in, saw that it worked semi-fine, gave it a really thorough cleaning(took me 3 hours to do), then put it back together and now it gives me the CPU fan error. I didn't do anything to it regarding software, I only cleaned it. When I first booted the system with the new fan installed, it had a wierd swishing sound, quite audible like water swishing coming from the fan.
Can I plug the fan into a sysfan? Other threads from google searches, people's advice are usually to update/reflash BIOS which I can do. I already cleared CMOS without success. Any tips/advice? Anything is appreciated!
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