GPU Fan 100% During Boot and Resume

[BoneyardBrew Member]

Hello,

I have been having a problem with my video card fan spinning up to 100% For the first few seconds during boot and when I resume from sleep. I first experienced this problem when I upgraded my motherboard to an ASUS P5N-D. Since I've gotten this motherboard I've also upgraded my GeForce 9800 GT to an ATi Radeon HD 5850, so I know it is not the card itself that is causing this problem.

I have done a lot of Googling but that hasn't turned up anything so I'm hoping someone here with a similar problem has found a fix.

Thanks!

[Phenom II]

Its not a fault, many cards do the same, mine too

[Kondrath]

I thought that was normal. Every single time I turn on my PC, at a random time during the boot sequence, the GPU fan will get really loud for about 3 seconds and then go back to normal. Been doing it since I built it a year ago...

[BoneyardBrew Member]

Its not a fault, many cards do the same, mine too

Oh, I see. It's beginning to get on my nerves so I was hoping there would be a fix for it.

You'd think a more recent and expensive motherboard wouldn't have this issue compared to the relatively inexpensive one I had before. :pinch:

I thought that was normal. Every single time I turn on my PC, at a random time during the boot sequence, the GPU fan will get really loud for about 3 seconds and then go back to normal. Been doing it since I built it a year ago...

It's seeming like it is very common and indeed normal.

I'm not afraid that there is anything wrong, I just don't like that it gets so loud. :p

[AJC.]

Same with me. It is what it is.

[Kondrath]

It's seeming like it is very common and indeed normal.

I'm not afraid that there is anything wrong, I just don't like that it gets so loud. :p

Haha, yeah. I'm glad you brought it up, though, 'cause I never knew for sure if it was normal or not for that to happen.

[BoneyardBrew Member]

Same with me. It is what it is.

Alright, I guess it's something I'll just have to get used to.

Haha, yeah. I'm glad you brought it up, though, 'cause I never knew for sure if it was normal or not for that to happen.

Glad I could help! :D

[the big dill]

How long does the fan spin for at 100%?

if its only briefly, then i presume its like that as a safety procedure so that when no drivers are controlling temperature the card will automatically spin at 100% to reduce any kind of risk.

hope this helped

[BoneyardBrew Member]

How long does the fan spin for at 100%?

if its only briefly, then i presume its like that as a safety procedure so that when no drivers are controlling temperature the card will automatically spin at 100% to reduce any kind of risk.

hope this helped

Only for a few seconds.

I read up on it and came across this same reason. I was just wondering why only certain motherboards seem to have this problem (newer ones it seems) and others don't.

Thanks for the reply, it makes sense after looking at it this way.

[Chicane-UK Veteran]

My old Leadtek Winfast GeForce 8600GT used to do the same. Pretty annoying TBH but certainly not out of the ordinary as you can see from the other responses :( I guess the default / safe mode they've programmed in is at full speed and it's only once the driver loads and can monitor the temperature and regulate the fan speed does it bring it down.

[nub]

Its normal for many computers. I've heard it explained as making sure the fan is spinning before lowering the speed.

[SkyDX]

My 5770 is at100% till the GFX Driver kicks in.

[TogaForComfort]

My 8800Gt does it, as do many other cards, perfectly normal.

[+shift. MVC]

The fan runs at 100% until (as stated before) either the ATI or NVIDIA driver kicks in (usually half way through the loading screen on Windows 7)

[Olemus]

It's normal until the driver kicks in.