one or more fans running at full throttle when locked

matts6887 · 10 Dec 2013

Just as the title states; why is one or more of my computer's fans going to full throttle and staying there the moment i do a windows sign plus l to lock the computer? once i enter the password to unlock it; it goes back to normal. What can anyone out there make of this?

SandeepP · 11 Dec 2013

matts6887 said:

Just as the title states; why is one or more of my computer's fans going to full throttle and staying there the moment i do a windows sign plus l to lock the computer? once i enter the password to unlock it; it goes back to normal. What can anyone out there make of this?

Hi matts6887,

Do you have any software running on the system which controls the fan speed. If yes then you can use the same to lower the speed of the fans.

Also, have you tried updating BIOS as it also controls the speed of the fan.What softwares are still running in the background when you leave the system locked. You should perform a clean boot and check:

Clean Boot

Keep us posted with the results so we can advise you further.

matts6887 · 11 Dec 2013

SandeepP said:

matts6887 said:

Just as the title states; why is one or more of my computer's fans going to full throttle and staying there the moment i do a windows sign plus l to lock the computer? once i enter the password to unlock it; it goes back to normal. What can anyone out there make of this?

Hi matts6887,

Do you have any software running on the system which controls the fan speed. If yes then you can use the same to lower the speed of the fans.

Also, have you tried updating BIOS as it also controls the speed of the fan.What softwares are still running in the background when you leave the system locked. You should perform a clean boot and check:

Clean Boot

Keep us posted with the results so we can advise you further.

Well; it sorta seems the problem somehow resolved itself all on its own; so i dont know exactly why it was doing what it was; but it seems like either the bios took care of it or the asus motherboard utility/tool that i have to control my fans called fan xpert regained control of it so i think im a-ok for now.

SandeepP · 12 Dec 2013

matts6887 said:

SandeepP said:

matts6887 said:

Just as the title states; why is one or more of my computer's fans going to full throttle and staying there the moment i do a windows sign plus l to lock the computer? once i enter the password to unlock it; it goes back to normal. What can anyone out there make of this?

Hi matts6887,

Do you have any software running on the system which controls the fan speed. If yes then you can use the same to lower the speed of the fans.

Also, have you tried updating BIOS as it also controls the speed of the fan.What softwares are still running in the background when you leave the system locked. You should perform a clean boot and check:

Clean Boot

Keep us posted with the results so we can advise you further.

Well; it sorta seems the problem somehow resolved itself all on its own; so i dont know exactly why it was doing what it was; but it seems like either the bios took care of it or the asus motherboard utility/tool that i have to control my fans called fan xpert regained control of it so i think im a-ok for now.

Hi matts6887,

Its great to hear it is working fine right now. Please check the system at your convenience and let us if you require any further advise on this.

If you have any further queries, please feel free to contact us.