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| 151998 | 2003-06-12 04:59:00 | I have rebuilt a computer. The O/s is 98se, it has a Dell Slot-1 Motherboard Intel 440BX AGP Chipset, 450 Cpu, 64mb ram,6gb harddrive, When you reboot the computer an error “Alert! Previous Fan Failure” appears for 10 seconds then carries on to reboot successfully,is this a problem and can it be removed.The system seems to be working ok |
awoof (1092) | ||
| 151999 | 2003-06-12 05:01:00 | awoof, Sounds like notifications for alerts have been set in the bios. You will have to go into the bios at boot time and turn off tha function. I can't be more specific not knowing the Dell system you have. But it is a relatively painless operation to fix it up. Cheers, Babe. |
Babe Ruth (416) | ||
| 152000 | 2003-06-12 07:45:00 | Hi Babe What would i be looking for in the bios,i have looked and cant see what to turn off. It is a Optiplex G1 450L. Thanks for your time Alan |
awoof (1092) | ||
| 152001 | 2003-06-12 08:07:00 | I've used a similar vintage one, and IIRC you has to scroll down to see the options. I cant remember the key combo, but its listed at the bottom of the screen. When you rebuilt it did you replace any fans? |
bmason (508) | ||
| 152002 | 2003-06-12 08:08:00 | It could have something to do with your heatsink fan. if you can check your temps do so. If they are above 70 degrees i'd say theres something wrong with the fan. check it for hair/dust or anything that my be restricting the airflow. |
Dylan (800) | ||
| 152003 | 2003-06-12 08:33:00 | no,i didnt replace any fans.The Cpu and fan came out of another computer and worked fine in that. Cheers Alan |
awoof (1092) | ||
| 152004 | 2003-06-12 08:58:00 | So its a different fan to the origional, which is what I was meaning. Was the old one three wire, (ie speed sensing) and the new one only two wire? Have you tried plugging in the old fan to see if the message goes away? |
bmason (508) | ||
| 152005 | 2003-06-12 09:14:00 | It had no cpu or fan on it when i bought it,i got them off another computer i have. There is 3 wires on it.There was no error message on other computer |
awoof (1092) | ||
| 152006 | 2003-06-12 23:22:00 | Alan, The manuals, documentation, technical references for Dell Optiplex G1 systems is available from Optiplex_G1 (docs.us.dell.com). They are available in HTML, PDF (Adobe Acrobat Reader required) and Windows HelpFile formats. Cheers, Babe. |
Babe Ruth (416) | ||
| 152007 | 2003-06-13 07:09:00 | Thanks babe i have downloaded those files,it appears the CPU fan may not be the wright one. Cheers Alan |
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