If your computer's running a little loud for your tastes, it's probably because your fans are running at full speed—even if they don't need to be. Here are a few ways to manage your fan's speed so ...

Many of the parts inside of your business computer generate a great deal of heat that gets removed by the cooling fans inside of its case. If the fans run slowly, they remove less heat but also make ...

Deciding between PWM and DC case fans can be confusing, but it’s important for the optimal performance of your computer. In general, PWM fans are quieter, more controllable, and more durable than DC ...

My laptop fan is super loud, and I can't seem to get it to quiet down. It's all BRRRRRRRRRR the whole day, and I'm like FUUUUUUUUUUUU and slap it BAAAAAM and it won't quit making noise. Help! First ...

Don't let a poorly performing fan overheat your PC. Learn how to safely silence a noisy cooling fan and extend its life with a drop of oil. When a user complains to you that his or her computer is ...

A CPU fan is more than just a fan. It is attached to CPU with power pins/wires and a sensor that tells it how fast to run. If the CPU is heating, the sensor will make the fan run faster. As such, the ...

Computer components, especially processors and video cards, produce a lot of heat. Most computers cool themselves by exchanging the hot air inside the computer with the cooler air outside it using ...

If there’s one part of a PC that doesn’t get enough love, it’s the fan. These small plastic spinning pieces cost almost nothing and keep hundreds or thousands of dollars of advanced technology from ...

We suggest you update your chipset driver, as an outdated chipset driver can also cause this problem. Visit the official website of your PC manufacturer and download the latest version of your chipset ...

A motor-driven fan that is part of the computer case. Contrast with fans that are attached to the CPU or graphics chips. See fan and CPU cooler. THIS DEFINITION IS FOR PERSONAL USE ONLY. All other ...

I'm converting a shed into an office and I want some air extraction to keep the temperatures under control in the summer. I've been looking at comercial extractor fans and can't find anything less ...

In the past two years a group of researchers in Israel has become highly adept at stealing data from air-gapped computers---those machines prized by hackers that, for security reasons, are never ...