Re: Case fan bootup alert problem

On Fri, 22 Feb 2008 20:51:01 -0500, "swampy"
<wmwh1217.toast.net@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

Thanks, guys!

You're right! It isn't a Registry problem; it is indeed a Bios problem.

I appreciate your responses very much. I understand that this a typical
irritation with all Dell PC systems if the fan is not replaced with an
overpriced Dell fan. There is a chip on it that is exclusively Dell's. They
try to force one to part with the bucks.

I went into the F2 Bios and scrolled down to "Error reporting" and I
disabled that option and bingo no more problem. Yes, I the alert still
appears, but just briefly (for ½ second) and then automatically moves on in
the boot process.

Thanks again!


A "chip" on the fan? That seems unlikely. Perhaps the folks
discussing the subject are referring to the fact that you have to use
a three-wire fan that can report its speed in order to avoid the halt
during POST.
Think about it. If Dell were really trying to get you to shell out
big bucks for a proprietary fan, would they defeat themselves by
allowing the warning to be disabled in BIOS? I'm guessing that if
you'd purchased any third-party speed-sensing fan, it would have
worked just fine.
.

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