cpu fan error on boot up

rashod0

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From time to time and it is random, usually when I first start up my computer in the morning I get a cpu fan error.
Any ideas why? This computer build is only about 7 months old and I just blew out my comptuer which wasn't very dusty but it keeps giving me the error. I recently had win xp installed (now have vista x64) and when I ran TAT it said my proc temp was 25 degrees C. But it does somewhat bother me that i'm getting that bios error on start up. Any ideas why? And is there a cpu monitoring program I can run in vista x64, tat and speed fan aren't working for me.

Thanks.

*Intel Core 2 Duo E6600 Conroe 2.4GHz 4M shared L2 Cache LGA 775
*ARCTIC COOLING Freezer 7 Pro (cpu fan)/Artic Silver Themal Paste
*ASUS P5B Deluxe/WiFi-AP LGA 775 Intel P965 Express
*Kingston HyperX 2GB (2 x 1GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) -timing: 4-4-4-12 -voltage: 2.0v -cas latency: 4
*COOLMAX CW-650T EPS12V 650W Aluminum ATX v2.01
*BFG 8800GFX 756 MB OC video card
 

Mondoman

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It's because of your aftermarket CPU cooler. With its bigger fan, it spins slower than the stock Intel cooler, and so the BIOS sometimes thinks the fan is going bad (spinning too slowly). You'll need to go into your BIOS and find the page with settings for monitoring the CPU fan speed, and deactivate that monitoring.
 

rashod0

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Well actually when the msg did first appear the fan was actually stuck. And after I blew it out good it seemed to work ok but I still got the msg. I regularly blow out my computer every 2 months or so.
 

Jaf_M

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I have this problem also.... But i do not have the fan controller in the bios... is there a way to still turn off that monitor?