chip-fan error?

okeee · 07-19-2008, 02:11 AM

AMD Athlon 64 3500+, 1024mb RAM, Nvidia 7900gt, win xp.

I have played many games on this pc. But while I was playing a game, suddenly there was this message in a blue screen: windows encountered an error, and then auto restart. after restart, sound did not work anymore. When I shut down the pc, and turn it on again, sound did work again. But when I start the pc, there is always this message: "Chip-fan failed or is too slow".
And when playing any game, after about 15 minutes, the pc gets the same error and auto restart again.

wrench97 · 07-19-2008, 03:55 AM

Sounds like one of your fans is failing if you have Ntune installed check and post the GPU temps, if not D/L and run sensor view from here http://www.majorgeeks.com/SensorsView_d4859.html install, run, and post the temps it gives you after you have used the pc for a while.

okeee · 07-26-2008, 12:57 AM

OK, i run the program:
the temperatures are in the attachment.

I noticed that if I don't play any games, I can keep the pc on for quite a long time (a few days).

wrench97 · 07-26-2008, 02:04 AM

what motherboard do you have? Or do you know if there is a fan on the board besides the CPU fan?
Also are these temps from when you are playing a game or just idle?

okeee · 07-28-2008, 05:35 AM

Antec Sonata II EC/MT 450Watt
motherboard: Asus A8N-E.
From the outside, I see 2 fans. The larger one is spinning, and i thought that the other one is supposed to be spinning only at high temperatures.
I noticed that when i do not play any games, just surfing on internet and watching video's, I can keep the computer on for a long time without the pc shutting down.

~~OMGmissinglink~~ · 07-28-2008, 11:16 AM

7900gt requires min. 32a 12v rail.

07-19-2008, 02:11 AM	#1 (permalink)
okeee Registered User Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 315 OS: win me	chip-fan error? AMD Athlon 64 3500+, 1024mb RAM, Nvidia 7900gt, win xp. I have played many games on this pc. But while I was playing a game, suddenly there was this message in a blue screen: windows encountered an error, and then auto restart. after restart, sound did not work anymore. When I shut down the pc, and turn it on again, sound did work again. But when I start the pc, there is always this message: "Chip-fan failed or is too slow". And when playing any game, after about 15 minutes, the pc gets the same error and auto restart again.

07-19-2008, 03:55 AM	#2 (permalink)
wrench97 Tech Hardware Team Join Date: May 2008 Posts: 3,318 OS: XPSP2	Re: chip-fan error? Sounds like one of your fans is failing if you have Ntune installed check and post the GPU temps, if not D/L and run sensor view from here http://www.majorgeeks.com/SensorsView_d4859.html install, run, and post the temps it gives you after you have used the pc for a while. __________________

07-26-2008, 02:04 AM	#4 (permalink)
wrench97 Tech Hardware Team Join Date: May 2008 Posts: 3,318 OS: XPSP2	Re: chip-fan error? what motherboard do you have? Or do you know if there is a fan on the board besides the CPU fan? Also are these temps from when you are playing a game or just idle? __________________ Last edited by wrench97 : 07-26-2008 at 02:14 AM.

07-28-2008, 05:35 AM	#5 (permalink)
okeee Registered User Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 315 OS: win me	Re: chip-fan error? Antec Sonata II EC/MT 450Watt motherboard: Asus A8N-E. From the outside, I see 2 fans. The larger one is spinning, and i thought that the other one is supposed to be spinning only at high temperatures. I noticed that when i do not play any games, just surfing on internet and watching video's, I can keep the computer on for a long time without the pc shutting down.

07-28-2008, 11:16 AM	#6 (permalink)
~~OMGmissinglink~~ Troubled Join Date: Sep 2006 Posts: 1,535 OS: XP Pro sp2 My System	Re: chip-fan error? 7900gt requires min. 32a 12v rail.