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Fan error

#1 Post by kengeo » Thu Nov 29, 2012 10:22 am

When turning my T23 on I get a bleeping & a message 'Fan error press F1 to setup'. Does this mean that the fan is not working? If so are replacements available? or is there another reason for this message.
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Re: Fan error

#2 Post by RealBlackStuff » Thu Nov 29, 2012 6:36 pm

Fan is not working, replace it (via eBay.co.uk , since shipping from the US is probably prohibitive).
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Re: Fan error

#4 Post by kengeo » Wed Dec 05, 2012 11:04 am

Thanks for all the info' Have obtained a replacement from Ebay (quite cheap) it's a used one, but have fitted it & it works perfectly. No more 'Fan error' messages!!
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Re: Fan error

#5 Post by DRobinson » Wed Dec 05, 2012 8:09 pm

kengeo wrote:When turning my T23 on I get a bleeping & a message 'Fan error press F1 to setup'. Does this mean that the fan is not working? If so are replacements available? or is there another reason for this message.
I have seen this error when my fan was not bad. I had to tighten the screws holding down the heatsink so the fan contacts would make a better connection with the motherboard.
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