New PSU, "power fan abnormal"

liquidice327 · 04-28-2008, 05:02 PM

Hey, I just switched out my 295W PSU with a new 450W one... and when I booted up I got a notice in the BIOS saying "power fan abnormal". Now In my PC I have a side fan and a CPU fan.. but my BIOS lists this "Power Fan" as well. What is a Power Fan, and am I ok?

I opened up my pc and put a office fan on the side of it just in case... rith now my temps are 30-35C for CPU and 26C for the case.

Any comments are appreciated. Thanks.

I should note that before I put the desk fan on the side it was posting 40-43C for the CPU.. the case temp was 29-30C. ...I'm not sure of what they were before I changed PSUs.'
I'm running a Sony Vaio pcv-rs 320.

1 g0t 0wn3d · 04-28-2008, 05:07 PM

Dont worry abut it only server psu have temp(or fan sensors) that you can see from the computer

liquidice327 · 04-28-2008, 06:15 PM

Thanks. :)

How were my temps? Should i get some more fans...?

When i take this desk fan off.. lol

1 g0t 0wn3d · 04-28-2008, 07:36 PM

as long as they dont go over 55-60C you will be fine

liquidice327 · 05-01-2008, 11:45 AM

btw... do you know how reliable an axpertec xion power supply is? i had it from a computer case i bought a while ago... that's what i put in.

1 g0t 0wn3d · 05-01-2008, 03:46 PM

i would say it is bad quallity

doub13 · 05-08-2008, 01:29 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by liquidice327

Hey, I just switched out my 295W PSU with a new 450W one... I'm running a Sony Vaio pcv-rs 320.

Hi, I just found this forum and I have been trying to find a psu small enough but powerful enough for my ATI 1300, I know old news but it works still ya' know. Anyway, I really would like to know what PSU you made fit and where you found it. Is it a micro atx or a mini or did you mod your case. I have a pcv-rs560 and would like to really get it for what it is worth at this point. Thnaks in advance.

liquidice327 · 05-10-2008, 08:53 PM

i didn't mod my case... i ended up having to take the front panel off and the CD drives out just to put it in. but yeah it works.. its just a generic axpertec xion one that came with the case.. i do warn that it doesn't fit nicely.. its only screwed in with 2 screws.. pretty secure though.

doub13 · 05-12-2008, 08:20 AM

Cool thanks man, I have seen some mods to the case that the Sony came in but I haven't got the time to do some of the things I have read about to make it work. That seems like a quick fix to a very annoying problem. Here is one i saw: http://www.hardwareanalysis.com/cont...pic/33227/?l=1 :that seemed really cool too.

04-28-2008, 05:02 PM	#1 (permalink)
liquidice327 Registered User Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Illinois, USA Posts: 81 OS: XP Pro SP2, Fedora	New PSU, "power fan abnormal" Hey, I just switched out my 295W PSU with a new 450W one... and when I booted up I got a notice in the BIOS saying "power fan abnormal". Now In my PC I have a side fan and a CPU fan.. but my BIOS lists this "Power Fan" as well. What is a Power Fan, and am I ok? I opened up my pc and put a office fan on the side of it just in case... rith now my temps are 30-35C for CPU and 26C for the case. Any comments are appreciated. Thanks. I should note that before I put the desk fan on the side it was posting 40-43C for the CPU.. the case temp was 29-30C. ...I'm not sure of what they were before I changed PSUs.' I'm running a Sony Vaio pcv-rs 320. Last edited by liquidice327 : 04-28-2008 at 05:05 PM.

04-28-2008, 05:07 PM	#2 (permalink)
1 g0t 0wn3d Hardware Team Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Sedona, az Posts: 6,075 OS: Vista basic 32bit My System	Re: New PSU, "power fan abnormal" Dont worry abut it only server psu have temp(or fan sensors) that you can see from the computer __________________ Bench Test \| PC Wizard \| System specs \| PSU info \| PSU calculator \| Memtest86+ \| Speedfan

04-28-2008, 06:15 PM	#3 (permalink)
liquidice327 Registered User Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Illinois, USA Posts: 81 OS: XP Pro SP2, Fedora	Re: New PSU, "power fan abnormal" Thanks. :) How were my temps? Should i get some more fans...? When i take this desk fan off.. lol Last edited by liquidice327 : 04-28-2008 at 06:16 PM.

04-28-2008, 07:36 PM	#4 (permalink)
1 g0t 0wn3d Hardware Team Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Sedona, az Posts: 6,075 OS: Vista basic 32bit My System	Re: New PSU, "power fan abnormal" as long as they dont go over 55-60C you will be fine __________________ Bench Test \| PC Wizard \| System specs \| PSU info \| PSU calculator \| Memtest86+ \| Speedfan

05-01-2008, 11:45 AM	#5 (permalink)
liquidice327 Registered User Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Illinois, USA Posts: 81 OS: XP Pro SP2, Fedora	Re: New PSU, "power fan abnormal" btw... do you know how reliable an axpertec xion power supply is? i had it from a computer case i bought a while ago... that's what i put in.

05-01-2008, 03:46 PM	#6 (permalink)
1 g0t 0wn3d Hardware Team Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Sedona, az Posts: 6,075 OS: Vista basic 32bit My System	Re: New PSU, "power fan abnormal" i would say it is bad quallity __________________ Bench Test \| PC Wizard \| System specs \| PSU info \| PSU calculator \| Memtest86+ \| Speedfan

05-10-2008, 08:53 PM	#8 (permalink)
liquidice327 Registered User Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Illinois, USA Posts: 81 OS: XP Pro SP2, Fedora	Re: New PSU, "power fan abnormal" i didn't mod my case... i ended up having to take the front panel off and the CD drives out just to put it in. but yeah it works.. its just a generic axpertec xion one that came with the case.. i do warn that it doesn't fit nicely.. its only screwed in with 2 screws.. pretty secure though.

05-12-2008, 08:20 AM	#9 (permalink)
doub13 Registered User Join Date: May 2008 Posts: 2 OS: xp	Re: New PSU, "power fan abnormal" Cool thanks man, I have seen some mods to the case that the Sony came in but I haven't got the time to do some of the things I have read about to make it work. That seems like a quick fix to a very annoying problem. Here is one i saw: http://www.hardwareanalysis.com/cont...pic/33227/?l=1 :that seemed really cool too.