System Fan Failure?

Thanks Willy for the information!

I blew out our computer with an air compressor.

We are in a dusty workshop.

Best regards James

In that case, it'd probably be worth having a spare fan or two for this unit handy because over time that dust will weigh down the fan blades which causes the fan motor to work harder and eventually it'll fail. Fan failures are not something you want to take lightly when your computer relies on convection cooling. Replacement case fans are usually pretty cheap and small, so just keep 1-2 somewhere ready to be swapped into the computer at a moment's notice when necessary, otherwise you'll be facing a couple days downtime on that computer, minimum.

Hi Jimmy,

I didn't change our Dell computer fan when it said ''Fan System Failure"when you started it up. Yesterday I left the computer on all night and when I got to work this morning, the computer is dead, it won't turn on at all. Will it turn on once I replace the fan? Will it also be able to turn on by itself in a couple of day as you mentioned? Does the computer firmware make the computer turn off for a couple of days if its fan stops working?

Regards, James

There's probably going to be a need to do this now and then. HOWEVER!!! don't get too pushy with a compressor air source, it will push the fan into the "weeeeeeeeeee" factor, it over spins and can cause damage. This is a simple fan and you may push dust deeper into the system as it doesn't always blow of the PC case. Enjoy the use of you PC again. I would however, get your hands of a replacement fan to be on the safe side at a later date of replacement.

tada -----WIlly

Thanks Wily and Jimmy for all the help!

We tested the power adapter with a meter and current is not passing through it.

I think the power adapter was faulty and therefore the computer fan was getting less current and turning slower and therefore the computer was saying "Fan System Failure" on the screen when you started it up. Eventually the power adapter stopped working altogether and the computer turned off.

I phoned Dell, South Africa about a fan in case we change the power adapter and the computer still doesn`t work, Dell said we can order a fan through them and they can deliver us a fan from their warehouse from Cape Town, total cost for fan and delivery is R520. We are situated in Cape Town, South Africa.

If we get '"System Fan Error" message on a black screen when we boot our Dell Inspiron One 2310 desktop computer, then it can only be that the CPU Fan is faulty or the Power Supply Fan is faulty from the information I have been given ? I haven't opened up the Dell Inspiron ONe 2310 desktop yet because I am waiting to get our new power adapter so that can open up the computer while it is on to see which fan is not working. I assume the Dell Inspiron One 2310 has two fans, one power supply fan and one cpu fan?

When we receive our new power adapter for our Dell Inspirion One 2310 desktop from Dell, South Africa,

I will;

1. Open Computer
2. Blow dust out of the computer.
3. Plug in the new power adapter
4. Turn on computer while it is open
5. See if the error message "Fan System Failure"Comes up on computer screen

IF 'Fan System Failure"' comes up on the screen, then the CPU Fan is faulty

IF NO

"Fan System Failure" message comes up on the screen

THAT means

The old power adapter was faulty before completely stopped working and the CPU Fan wasn't getting enough current and turning slowly, so therefore the computer was saying "Fan System Failure" on the screen.

We got our power adapter from Dell today. Our Dell Inspiron One 2310 desktop computer now is working perfectly.

Thanks Again All for all your help!