What does this mean i got this warning a few days ago
i checked everything in my computer i built my rig about
a year ago around 2006,

Specs

Case: Thermaltake Tsunami Dream
Mobo: ASUS A8N-SLI Deluxe
PSU: Antec Truepower II 550Watts
RAM: Corsair XMS 2GB Series: TWINX2048-3200
CPU: AMD Athlon 64 3800+ 2.4GHz (OC@ 2.6GHz)
Videocard: EVGA Geforce 7800GT 256-P2-N516
Soundcard: Creative Sound Blaster X-Fi XtremeMusic
HDD: Western Digital WD5000AAKS-22-22TMA0 500GB SATA
DVD ROM: SONY Black 16X DVD-ROM 48X
DVD-RW: Plextor Black IDE DVD Burner Model PX-740A
Heatsink: Zalman CNPS7000B-Cu LED 2 Ball Blue w/ Artic Silver 5 thermal paste

What is the best canned Air out there? I know it could be some hidden dust particles.
in the system....



Thanks in advance!!

TVS

I'd say most all canned air is about the same. I genrally buy whatever is on sale.

If cleaning dont help , maybe look in your bios and see if a fan speed got reset somehow. Its also possible one of your fans that is hooked inot a sensor is dying.

dont know if "Chip fan" means cpu fan or a different one

Normally the only time you'll see that is when your cpu fan is dieing or the
bios got reset somehow as HTRN said. It could be a fan on the NB but I had
the A8N-32 SLI Deluxe and it didn't have any fans on the mobo. Fan's are
cheap, I would just replace the cpu fan and see if it fixes it. Better safe than
sorry.

It's my chipset fan, do any of you all recommend
a good one ? i just found out all that grinding noise
was from the chipset fan itself.... i ran alot of tests
on my hdd's they are in great shape its just that darn
chipset fan.

Thanks in advance

Hey top!

Here's a link to remove that pos chipset fan and install a passive heatsink. I had one installed on my system for months before i went to watercooling. Worked like a charm.

Newegg.com - ZALMAN ZM-NB47J Aluminum Heatsinks only - Retail

Your system will run much quieter without that chipset fan. Trust me you'll notice.....

Also consider

-Is it unusually cold in your room
and
-Is a smart-fan or thermally-activated fan setup being used to modulate fan speeds?

Maybe it modulates all the way down below the minmum to be read for "live"

Thanks rockin male! man, your a life saver
i will have to order this soon before chirstmas
its very inexpensive too, will i have trouble
taking the old one off? without ruining the MB?
and one more thing will i have to buy better
thermal grease, i know my Arctic silver 5
probably not anymore good i had it since 05.

oh yeah i almost forgot one more thing, it sits up tall with it rub against my HDD
Video card etc??

Enzotech Low-profile northbridge cooler: LINK
Vantec Iceberq Copper chipset fan: LINK

The Zalman might fit, but it could be a tough squeeze.

Removing and replacing the fan isn't difficult, just time consuming. You'll have to remove the motherboard, pinch the plastic hooks on the back that keep the old fan mounted down, apply a very light amount of Arctic Silver Ceramique, and mount the new fan.

Quote: Originally Posted by Hibiki Enzotech Low-profile northbridge cooler: LINK Vantec Iceberq Copper chipset fan: LINK The Zalman might fit, but it could be a tough squeeze. Removing and replacing the fan isn't difficult, just time consuming. You'll have to remove the motherboard, pinch the plastic hooks on the back that keep the old fan mounted down, apply a very light amount of Arctic Silver Ceramique, and mount the new fan.

Hey thanks alot man, i will do some measurements on everything if i have a problem i will take a choice of those two chip set fans. umm..... what is the name of the stuff again that i use to clean the residue of thermal grease on the chipset when the fan is removed?

thanks again

Rubbing alcohol works best, especially those pads the doctors use before giving you a shot.

Thanks alot guys and sorry for asking so many questions.




lol

Hey top!

Sorry for the late re-post.......

First off........Removing the old fan will be a little challenge. Since its really close to either a cap or coil. I ended up using a pair of cutters and cutting the plastic hooks off. So, i wouldnt take any chances in damaging the motherboard. Installation is pretty easy.....

As for TM (thermal material) you can use the compound that zalman gives with the heatsink. It will work just fine and save you a few dollars. You dont wanna use artic silver 5. Since its a conductive material, you dont want that going underneath where it could short out something..

Just give it a good cleaning with some q-tips and alcohol before you mount it. Walgreens sells 91%....Just an FYI

As for whether it will fit.......
It certainly was a close fit, if my memory serves me well, i dont think it touches the video card but its close. Then again i was using a 6800GT video card and a newer card may or may not work. Test fit first to be sure before you do it.

I hope this helps out......

Quote: Originally Posted by Rockin'male Hey top! Sorry for the late re-post....... First off........Removing the old fan will be a little challenge. Since its really close to either a cap or coil. I ended up using a pair of cutters and cutting the plastic hooks off. So, i wouldnt take any chances in damaging the motherboard. Installation is pretty easy..... As for TM (thermal material) you can use the compound that zalman gives with the heatsink. It will work just fine and save you a few dollars. You dont wanna use artic silver 5. Since its a conductive material, you dont want that going underneath where it could short out something.. Just give it a good cleaning with some q-tips and alcohol before you mount it. Walgreens sells 91%....Just an FYI As for whether it will fit....... It certainly was a close fit, if my memory serves me well, i dont think it touches the video card but its close. Then again i was using a 6800GT video card and a newer card may or may not work. Test fit first to be sure before you do it. I hope this helps out......

Hope i don't mess anything up on my mobo, i just did some measuring and the Zalman
chipset cooler will poke up to much so what about this brand
? do i need that other copper stuff? ? ? looks like this doesn't come with any thermal grease.
i was gonna get the other brand
but it is out of stock so, what you think i should do??


Thanks for the help guys

TVS

Xoxide.com has the Enzotech heatsink in stock: LINK

Quote: Originally Posted by Hibiki Xoxide.com has the Enzotech heatsink in stock: LINK

Do you know anyone that has this or if you have this chipset fan
in time, does it get noisy ? i hope it doesn't look like it is better
than the asus a8n-sli deluxe chipset fan.

one more thing will i have to pick up thermal grease or does it
include it in the packaging ?



thanks in advance

TVS

I can answer one question for you...

It doesn't matter if it includes thermal interface material or not. The stuff provided is very widely crap.

Grab yourself some AS:C.

Trying to figure out something i know the A8N-SLI Deluxe has an older model with an older fan i have a 2006 model the chipset fan looks like this:





So do i go with the same procedure ? By snapping the ends off on the back of the mobo ?

I got everything now i still kind of stuck on that part i look on google for an tutorial but i had no luck finding it


Thanks again


Happy Holidays

TVS