since a few days this is the sound my fan is making when starting while the machine is cold. It does not make this noise when I restart the unit while it has been running for a while. The ribbon cable runs neatly under the DSP card, so there is no chance anything is blocking the fan. Is my fan dying on me? Also, if I need to replace the fan, what specifications should it have in terms of voltage, airflow, etc. Is that even an option to replace the fan myself and still have warranty?
Thanks for your reply, but it’s not the spin-up noise im talking about, listen to the difference in sound between the first and the 3rd uploaded video, it’s a rattling sound like the bearing of the fan is broken
I’ll be honest, I’m not seeing an issue here.
The fan would usually, and under most circumstances be off entirely. it’s only turned on if it’s needed.
are you finding it to be constantly running?
@bradholland have you read my latest remark in this topic? I’m not talking about the spin-up on boot itself. I am fully aware that it does this and that’s all fine.
The reason why I am posting, is because since the last couple of days the spin up noise is almost two times as loud as it is supposed to be. Almost as if there is too much friction, if there is something wrong with its bearing. Please compare the first video, with the 3rd video.
Open it up and take a look?
The cables that feed under the fan could be getting pinched?
Or the fan could possibly be tightened too much to the heatsink, or perhaps one corner tightened too much distorting the shape of the fan.
Naturally it’s hard for me to diagnose like this.
I’ll always have your back for parts such as the fan, but I highly doubt the fan is failing so early on. It’s more likely an interference or a mounting error on my part.
Ok I took the cover off and noticed that I did not had the proper wrench size to loosen the fan. So while holding the heatsink with one hand, I gently wiggled a rotated the fan a bit with the other hand to and noticed the sound got worse when I rotated the fan counter clockwise, so I gave it a gentle but firm nudge clockwise and the fan now sounds normal, yay!. When saying rotating, I meant applying some pressure with my thumb on the bottom left corner and with my middle finger on the top right corner turning clockwise. I assume the problem will return in a matter of time, because I was way afraid to break something and could not apply much force, so I will have to re do this, but then the proper way by loosing then tightening the screws.
My fan is running in a similar way - it’s def audible non-stop even though my studio room is cool and it kicks in even when the machine has been off overnight and is not warm at all.
Ok today the fan is back to normal, so seems ok. Yesterday it was running though the machine had not been on since the previous day and the temperature was cool. But today it’s ok!
