CPU Fan not spinning

[bwana]

I dug out an oldish machine to use as a headless server but the CPU fan isnt spinning. The fan works fine so I'm presuming there is a problem with the MB. Any suggestions?

I used this adapter to check the fan works

could I run the cpu fan full time this way?

 

[killadoob]

Well yes it will work 100%, you just need to give the cpu fan power either via motherboard or molex like you have done.

 

[bwana]

Well yes it will work 100%, you just need to give the cpu fan power either via motherboard or molex like you have done.

Ahhh - I was wondering what it was called - thanks

 

[davemc]

Did you try turning off the BIOS' ability to self-control the CPU fan?
i.e. Perhaps the BIOS has stopped the fan because the chip simply does not yet require cooling.
Yes, it is a long shot, but it is winter.

 

[kayvee]

I used this adapter to check the fan works

could I run the cpu fan full time this way?

Nice soldering skills bwana

Just check you are using the correct supply voltage of the fan.

 

[bwana]

Nice soldering skills bwana

Just check you are using the correct supply voltage of the fan.

Cant take credit for that - I just had it lying around.

My soldering skills arent bad though

Did you try turning off the BIOS' ability to self-control the CPU fan?
i.e. Perhaps the BIOS has stopped the fan because the chip simply does not yet require cooling.
Yes, it is a long shot, but it is winter.

I'll try that thanks.

 

[Messugga]

Nice soldering skills bwana

Just check you are using the correct supply voltage of the fan.

Can't really comment on his soldering skills as it's covered in heatshrink, but I have to say, very nice and neat and good photography skills as well

I'm actually in the process of sorting myself a headless server as well to handle all my caching and firewalling and do a bit of file serving. Going the Atom route. Just need to find a case for the thing that's tiny and closer to R200 than to the R1200 I've seen them going for. Ripoff. I really would prefer micro-ATX instead of midi

 

[kayvee]

Can't really comment on his soldering skills as it's covered in heatshrink,

Ahh, the value added hidden benefits of heatshrink other than insulation.

Can't really comment on his soldering skills as it's covered in heatshrink, but I have to say, very nice and neat and good photography skills as well

I'm actually in the process of sorting myself a headless server ...

I am also revisiting my old setup to achieve a similar setup. What are you guys using to access it, VNC?

 

[Messugga]

I am also revisiting my old setup to achieve a similar setup. What are you guys using to access it, VNC?

A buddy of mine's going to help me set it up (He's quite a hell of a lot better than me at Linux-related goodies) so I'll see what he recommends. I have had only good experiences with VNC so will stick to that if I can.

 

[ponder]

A buddy of mine's going to help me set it up (He's quite a hell of a lot better than me at Linux-related goodies) so I'll see what he recommends. I have had only good experiences with VNC so will stick to that if I can.

Look into IPCop or pfSense as a firewall base system and add to it. Can be managed by pointing a web browser to the machines internal ip address.

I just got a sms notification from pc zone this morning that I still have a credit with them, pondering (no pun) whether I should go pick up one of their atom mb&cpu combos....