Dimension E520 Fan Problem

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Hey Guys,

I took on a project fixing a computer for someone. It is a 2 year old Dimension E520. The CPU/Case Fan is horribly loud, spinning at full speed after bios and must be dying. I would just replace it, however, it uses Dell's ingenious proprietary 5pin 4wire technology.

I have tried using speedfan to control the speed, but it does not want to work. Does anyone know where I can get a dell fan, or experience with this issue?

Extensa
 

My Computer

System One

  • Manufacturer/Model
    Acer Extensa 5620-6396
    CPU
    Intel Core 2 Duo 5750
    Memory
    4GB DDR2
    Graphics Card(s)
    ATI Radeon HD 2400 XT
    Sound Card
    Onboard Sound Card ~ Logitech X-540 5.1 Speaker System
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Laptop 15.4 LCD
    Screen Resolution
    1280*768
    Hard Drives
    Western Digital 320GB @5400 RPM
    Cooling
    Rocketfish USB Laptop Cooling Pad
    Keyboard
    Logitech G11 Gaming Keyboars
    Mouse
    Logitech G9 Wired Gaming Precision Mouse @ 2000 DPI
    Internet Speed
    Download: 4500 kb/s Upload: 500 kb/s
Hello Extensa,
This guy seems to have done quite a bit of work on a dell, replacing fans, and other things.
Take a look, there may be some info that will help you.

Airflow and Fan Connector Questions - Tech Support Forum

Hope this is of some use, good luck and post your results.
 

My Computer

System One

  • Manufacturer/Model
    Self Build
    CPU
    QX9650 (black box) [email protected]
    Motherboard
    Asus P5Q Premium
    Memory
    8GB-4x2GB Corsair Dominator DDR 2-1066
    Graphics Card(s)
    2 x ASUS EAH 4870 X 2 (Quad)
    Sound Card
    Supreme FX 2
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Fujitsu Siemens 22inch flat screen
    Screen Resolution
    1680x1050
    Hard Drives
    150 Gig WD Raptor
    300 Gig Maxtor
    300 Gig Maxtor, (External)
    PSU
    CoolerMaster 1000
    Case
    CoolerMaster N-Vidia stacker 830
    Cooling
    Noctua NH-U12P x 1x120mm fan, 6x120mm case fans
    Keyboard
    Logitech G15
    Mouse
    Logitech G5
    Internet Speed
    20Mbps
    Other Info
    Audio FX Pro 5+1 gaming head set
Extensa said:
Hey Guys,

I took on a project fixing a computer for someone. It is a 2 year old Dimension E520. The CPU/Case Fan is horribly loud, spinning at full speed after bios and must be dying. I would just replace it, however, it uses Dell's ingenious proprietary 5pin 4wire technology.

I have tried using speedfan to control the speed, but it does not want to work. Does anyone know where I can get a dell fan, or experience with this issue?

Extensa
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1) Easiest but costs money Upgrade to a Core 2 CPU they run cool and have DTS-Digital Thermal Support
2) if your os is x86 you can use I8Kfan gui
3) Hwinfo might work I haven't tried it yet though
4) You can get a fan off ebay
 

My Computer

System One

  • Manufacturer/Model
    Dell Dimension E520
    CPU
    C2Q Q6600
    Motherboard
    Dell Dimension E520 MOBO
    Memory
    3GB Ram DDR2
    Graphics Card(s)
    Asus Nvidia GT 610
    Sound Card
    ONBOARD
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Dell E177FP - 1280x1024

My Computers

System One System Two

  • Operating System
    Windows 10 Pro X64
    Manufacturer/Model
    Lenovo IdeaCenter K450
    CPU
    Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-4770 CPU @ 3.40GHz, 3401 Mhz, 4 Core(s)
    Memory
    16GB
    Graphics Card(s)
    NVIDIA GeForce GTX 750, Intel(R) HD Graphics 4600
    Sound Card
    Realtek High Definition Audio
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Samsung 27" C27F398 Curved Monitor
    Screen Resolution
    1920 x 1080 (HDMI)
    Hard Drives
    Samsung SSD 840 EVO 250GB
    Seagate ST2000NM001 2TB
    Seagate ST31500341AS 1.5TB
    PSU
    500W
    Keyboard
    Dell USB
    Mouse
    Lenovo USB
    Internet Speed
    50MB Down, 10MB Up
  • Operating System
    Windows 7 Pro X64
    Manufacturer/Model
    HP xw4400 Workstation
    CPU
    Intel Pentium D Dual 3.4Ghz
    Motherboard
    HP 0A68h
    Memory
    5GB
    Graphics card(s)
    ATI FireGL V3300
    Sound Card
    Realtek HD Audio
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Acer KN242HYL 24" (KVMS)
    Screen Resolution
    1920X1080
    Hard Drives
    Seagate ST3120026As 120GB SATA (boot)
    Toshiba DT01ACA200 2TB SATA
    Mouse
    Logitech via KVMS switch
    Keyboard
    Dell USB via KVMS switch
    Internet Speed
    50 Down, 10 Up
    Other Info
    Apache Web Server since 2001
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