On Sun, 27 Apr 2008 17:25:09 +0200, Georges Heinesch
<nospam@nospam.invalid> wrote:
>Hi.
>
>I have a Dell XPS700, where I would like to increase the speed of the
>fans since HDDs heat up too much.
>
>How can I do that?
>
>BIOS doesn't seem to provide options for this.
>
>Thanks,
3rd party software such as Speedfan 4.32 is one of them. I'm pretty
sure there are others too but I can NOT say which is the best (I
haven't needed any).
"Georges Heinesch" <nospam@nospam.invalid> wrote in message
news:1209309907_193@vo.lu...
> Hi.
>
> I have a Dell XPS700, where I would like to increase the speed of the fans
> since HDDs heat up too much.
>
> How can I do that?
>
> BIOS doesn't seem to provide options for this.
>
> Thanks,
>
> --
> Georges Heinesch
I don't expect you'll have any option for manual fan speed adjustment with
any of the Dell OEM fans in the case.
Since you mentioned the hard disks, maybe a third-party cooler (powered
directly off of the power supply and not the motherboard) with an adjustable
switch might provide some relief:
On Sun, 27 Apr 2008 17:25:09 +0200, Georges Heinesch
<nospam@nospam.invalid> wrote:
>Hi.
>
>I have a Dell XPS700, where I would like to increase the speed of the
>fans since HDDs heat up too much.
>
>How can I do that?
>
>BIOS doesn't seem to provide options for this.
>
>Thanks,
Another suggestion besides 3rd party software is to open up the case
and use a can of compressed air to blow all the dust, etc.. out.
Just to be safe, you could monitor the temps in real time and look at
the max temp called for in the specs for the hard drive. I do this
in real time using 3rd party software. My 3 drives in my desktop
hover around 111 to 116 degrees F (5400 rpm) and my laptop usually
hovers around 111 F (7200 rpm Seagate) but I've seen it go as high as
129F once or twice (spec says max temp = 140F for this drive). I
think most drives are 130F but check your mfg site to be sure.
RnR wrote:
> On Sun, 27 Apr 2008 17:25:09 +0200, Georges Heinesch
> <nospam@nospam.invalid> wrote:
>
> ...
> 3rd party software such as Speedfan 4.32 is one of them. I'm pretty
> sure there are others too but I can NOT say which is the best (I
> haven't needed any).
SpeedFan crashes the computer. Actually, it shuts down the power,
without booting down WinXP properly. It's like switching off power!
S.Lewis wrote:
> "Georges Heinesch" <nospam@nospam.invalid> wrote in message
> news:1209309907_193@vo.lu...
>
> ...
> I don't expect you'll have any option for manual fan speed adjustment with
> any of the Dell OEM fans in the case.
> Since you mentioned the hard disks, maybe a third-party cooler (powered
> directly off of the power supply and not the motherboard) with an adjustable
> switch might provide some relief:
>
> http://www.newegg.com/Store/SubCateg...-Drive-Cooling
> http://www.zipzoomfly.com/jsp/ProductList3.jsp
>
> *I'd expect more noise by adding any additional fans smaller than 120mm.
Thanks for the links, but first I'd like to try to get the existing fans
to rotate faster.
On Mon, 28 Apr 2008 19:28:13 +0200, Georges Heinesch
<nospam@nospam.invalid> wrote:
>S.Lewis wrote:
>> "Georges Heinesch" <nospam@nospam.invalid> wrote in message
>> news:1209309907_193@vo.lu...
> >
> > ...
>> I don't expect you'll have any option for manual fan speed adjustment with
>> any of the Dell OEM fans in the case.
>> Since you mentioned the hard disks, maybe a third-party cooler (powered
>> directly off of the power supply and not the motherboard) with an adjustable
>> switch might provide some relief:
>>
>> http://www.newegg.com/Store/SubCateg...-Drive-Cooling
>> http://www.zipzoomfly.com/jsp/ProductList3.jsp
>>
>> *I'd expect more noise by adding any additional fans smaller than 120mm.
>
>Thanks for the links, but first I'd like to try to get the existing fans
>to rotate faster.
Some people have made more holes/vents in the case. That might be the
cheapest way especially in the long run.
Dell's and other motherboards are designed to spin fans at maximum RPM when the
CPU and/or motherboard are hot enough to need maximum cooling. It is unlikely
you can get the fans to spin faster than the maximum, but you are likely to find
fan control to force the fans to spin at maximum speed... Ben Myers
On Mon, 28 Apr 2008 19:28:13 +0200, Georges Heinesch <nospam@nospam.invalid>
wrote:
>S.Lewis wrote:
>> "Georges Heinesch" <nospam@nospam.invalid> wrote in message
>> news:1209309907_193@vo.lu...
> >
> > ...
>> I don't expect you'll have any option for manual fan speed adjustment with
>> any of the Dell OEM fans in the case.
>> Since you mentioned the hard disks, maybe a third-party cooler (powered
>> directly off of the power supply and not the motherboard) with an adjustable
>> switch might provide some relief:
>>
>> http://www.newegg.com/Store/SubCateg...-Drive-Cooling
>> http://www.zipzoomfly.com/jsp/ProductList3.jsp
>>
>> *I'd expect more noise by adding any additional fans smaller than 120mm.
>
>Thanks for the links, but first I'd like to try to get the existing fans
>to rotate faster.
"Georges Heinesch" <nospam@nospam.invalid> wrote in message
news:1209403538_207@vo.lu...
> RnR wrote:
>> On Sun, 27 Apr 2008 17:25:09 +0200, Georges Heinesch
>> <nospam@nospam.invalid> wrote:
> >
> > ...
>> 3rd party software such as Speedfan 4.32 is one of them. I'm pretty
>> sure there are others too but I can NOT say which is the best (I
>> haven't needed any).
>
> SpeedFan crashes the computer. Actually, it shuts down the power, without
> booting down WinXP properly. It's like switching off power!
>
> --
> Georges Heinesch
"RnR" <rnrtexas@gmail.com> wrote in message news:ld3c14lgh9ietpfkr7m89kt1lgpokrfvrr@4ax.com...
> On Mon, 28 Apr 2008 19:28:13 +0200, Georges Heinesch
> <nospam@nospam.invalid> wrote:
>
> >S.Lewis wrote:
> >> "Georges Heinesch" <nospam@nospam.invalid> wrote in message
> >> news:1209309907_193@vo.lu...
> > >
> > > ...
> >> I don't expect you'll have any option for manual fan speed adjustment with
> >> any of the Dell OEM fans in the case.
> >> Since you mentioned the hard disks, maybe a third-party cooler (powered
> >> directly off of the power supply and not the motherboard) with an adjustable
> >> switch might provide some relief:
> >>
> >> http://www.newegg.com/Store/SubCateg...-Drive-Cooling
> >> http://www.zipzoomfly.com/jsp/ProductList3.jsp
> >>
> >> *I'd expect more noise by adding any additional fans smaller than 120mm.
> >
> >Thanks for the links, but first I'd like to try to get the existing fans
> >to rotate faster.
>
>
> Some people have made more holes/vents in the case. That might be the
> cheapest way especially in the long run.
PC cases are designed so as to optimise the air flow for any
particular configuration of fan, vents and hardware. This will have been
thoroughly tested more especially in the case of machines such as Dells
which are supplied pre fitted with hardware. In such circumstances making
extra holes in the case would definitely do more harm than good.
Otherwise the holes would already be there.
The OP hasn't actually said what temperature the HD's are reaching
and if they're as originally supplied, as they shouldn't overheat
providing the vents in the fans case etc. aren't clogged with dust.
Adjust speed of fan 
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