Heatsink problems

[Cpuwarrior]

I have a heatsink and the fan on it always runs at 4500 rpms. My BIOS won't let me change fan speed so I was wondering if I bought a new better heatsink (Current one is stock) if that new one would run at full rpm power as well or not? thanks.

 

[clutchc]

You must have an extremely simplified BIOS for it not to have that option. What CPU/Motherboard do you have?

 

[Cpuwarrior]

My Mobo is K9N6PGM2-V2 and my Processor is amd athlon 64 x2 4200+. I'm Upgrading my CPU before I get my New Heatsink though

 

[clutchc]

Your BIOS allows for Cool 'n Quiet to control the CPU fan speed. And your processor has that feature. Do you have C&Q enabled? (pg 23 in manual)

 

[Cpuwarrior]

I don't know, prolly not. how do I enable it Because I don't got manual. Sorry for typos I'm a bit tired.

 

[clutchc]

Here's a link to your manual: http://us.msi.com/product/mb/K9N6PGM2-V2.html#/?div=Manual

Go to English/BIOS Setup/Cell Menu. It should be pg. 23.

 

[Cpuwarrior]

Your BIOS allows for Cool 'n Quiet to control the CPU fan speed. And your processor has that feature. Do you have C&Q enabled? (pg 23 in manual)

It says It is enabled on my BIOS.



Going to bed for today.

 

[clutchc]

Then go to Windows' Control Panel/Power Options and see if 'Balanced' or 'Power Saver' is selected.

 

[Cpuwarrior]

It was set on balanced

 

[clutchc]

Hmmm.... that's odd. It seems your BIOS isn't responding to the option. When in Windows, run CPU-Z and see what your core speed is. Then look under the mainboard tab and check what BIOS version you have.
http://www.cpuid.com/downloads/cpu-z/1.61-setup-en.exe

 

[Cpuwarrior]

Hmmm.... that's odd. It seems your BIOS isn't responding to the option. When in Windows, run CPU-Z and see what your core speed is. Then look under the mainboard tab and check what BIOS version you have.
http://www.cpuid.com/downloads/cpu-z/1.61-setup-en.exe

Core speed is 1006.54 mhz

My Bios is out of date. I think I am going to update it now and see if that helps

 

[clutchc]

That was going to be my next suggestion. You may want to try resetting your BIOS, or selecting the fail safe option before an update. Just to see if you need to go that far.

 

[Cpuwarrior]

How do I update the Bios? can you give me a step by step guide?

 

[blade of grass]

http://www.pcworld.com/article/187437/how_to_update_your_bios.html
here you go, how to upgrade your bios.
but really, google is your friend.

 

[clutchc]

Download the .ZIP file that contains the BIOS and instructions in a .DOC file. Open the .DOC file and read the instructions for whichever BIOS you have; AMI, Award, etc. If you don't feel comfortable doing it, DON'T DO IT. If you screw up, you'll be buying a new motherboard.
http://us.msi.com/product/mb/K9N6P [...] /?div=BIOS