Vary fan speed in DELL GX 280?

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Can the fan speed on the DELL GX280 be varied in the BIOS or otherwise?
This unit is somewhat noisy. I have a HP 7100 which is quieter as the fan
speed can be slowed down.

 

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i thought the bios allows you to set it to 3 different settings, quiet
being one of them, that is the setting i use and it is ample fast to
keep the system cool.


jm7 wrote:

> Can the fan speed on the DELL GX280 be varied in the BIOS or otherwise?
> This unit is somewhat noisy. I have a HP 7100 which is quieter as the fan
> speed can be slowed down.
>
>

 

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"jm7" <x@noSpamMail.com> wrote in message
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> Can the fan speed on the DELL GX280 be varied in the BIOS or otherwise?
> This unit is somewhat noisy. I have a HP 7100 which is quieter as the fan
> speed can be slowed down.

The GX280 should be virtually silent unless it's running hot. I have
several of those units in both the Small Form Factor and Mid Tower. The mid
towers never make noise. The SFF will ramp up the fans for short periods of
time when they get hot but that doesn't last very long.

I'd suggest a good cleaning. Clean out all the dust including dust build up
on the fan and in the fins of the CPU heat sync. If you're running a vid
card that has a fan, I'd look at it as well That fan could be the culprit.

--

Rob



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Jay, you may be thinking of the hard disc drive acoustic setting in the
bios. According to the guide at
http://support.dell.com/support/edocs/systems/opgx280/en/ug/advfeat0.htm#wp1132957
the bios does not offer a fan speed setting of any kind. Unless there is a
newer bios that does, which is not reflected in the user guide, jm7 may be
stuck with a noisy system.

- Don

"Jay B" <jayb@audiman.net> wrote in message
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>i thought the bios allows you to set it to 3 different settings, quiet
>being one of them, that is the setting i use and it is ample fast to keep
>the system cool.
>
>
> jm7 wrote:
>
>> Can the fan speed on the DELL GX280 be varied in the BIOS or otherwise?
>> This unit is somewhat noisy. I have a HP 7100 which is quieter as the
>> fan speed can be slowed down.

 

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Youve got a known fault with you Gx280 its adown to some bad capaicitors
Intel used on the boards for Dell you need to contact Dell ~Support and you
need the Systemboard replacing and the CPU

Trust me on this one we do about 5-10 a Day in the UK
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> "A disturbing new study finds that studies are disturbing"
> "jm7" <x@noSpamMail.com> wrote in message
> news:5VnZe.12671$0E5.10909@news-server.bigpond.net.au...
>> Can the fan speed on the DELL GX280 be varied in the BIOS or otherwise?
>> This unit is somewhat noisy. I have a HP 7100 which is quieter as the
>> fan speed can be slowed down.
>
> The GX280 should be virtually silent unless it's running hot. I have
> several of those units in both the Small Form Factor and Mid Tower. The
> mid towers never make noise. The SFF will ramp up the fans for short
> periods of time when they get hot but that doesn't last very long.
>
> I'd suggest a good cleaning. Clean out all the dust including dust build
> up on the fan and in the fins of the CPU heat sync. If you're running a
> vid card that has a fan, I'd look at it as well That fan could be the
> culprit.
>
> --
>
> Rob
>
>
>
>>
>
>

 

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Thanks Jay but I think as the others mentioned - the QUIET refers to the
hard drive and not the Fan,


"Jay B" <jayb@audiman.net> wrote in message
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>i thought the bios allows you to set it to 3 different settings, quiet
>being one of them, that is the setting i use and it is ample fast to keep
>the system cool.
>
>
> jm7 wrote:
>
>> Can the fan speed on the DELL GX280 be varied in the BIOS or otherwise?
>> This unit is somewhat noisy. I have a HP 7100 which is quieter as the
>> fan speed can be slowed down.