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November 18th, 2024 16:56

Cpu heat sink fan immediately starts running when being plugged In but not powered on

OptiPlex 3040 Tower

OptiPlex 3040 Tower

Dell optiplex 3040 tower cpu heat sink fan immediately starts running very high when I plug it in the tower isn’t even powered on at all my fan isn’t damaged it makes a weird sound like a race car taking off I recently changed the gpu from an Intel card to a gigabyte nivida gaming card and when I plugged it in I heard my fan make a really weird noise I cannot figure out what caused it I don’t want to buy a new tower had anyone else had this problem I immediately turned it off to prevent anymore damage it happened after changing the gpu I put the old one back in it and it’s still doing it I checked the connections there’s nothing wrong checked thermal paste may need some new paste reapplied soon the fan isn’t damaged I keep my tower cleaned what could be the issue 

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November 18th, 2024 23:39

ENDED UP BUYING NEW TOWER

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November 18th, 2024 17:17

I also heard a soft beep come from the motherboard 

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November 18th, 2024 20:26

@ johnmike1 your comment is not showing up 

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November 18th, 2024 20:32

@johnmike1 your comment is not showing up at all could you please recomment 

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