Created 18 years ago2006-02-01 00:17:22 UTC by Xyos212
but it doesnt sound all too correct to blame it on a virus only.The very fact that AlienWare would play the virus card with what sounds very much like a hardware problem has pretty much pushed them off my list of possible future suppliers. Unless I know I've been visiting some dodgy sites, or otherwise playing "unsafe" with my PC, I am usually very hesitant to blame a virus when something misbehaves.
The very fact that AlienWare would play the virus card...Very silly, they just don't want you to return the hardware. It costs them a tonne to get their hardware diagnosed + fixed since they normally have insane setups (at least above average).
I wouldn't bet on a particular rotational speed for a fan. Mine vary from a few hundred to a few thousand.Yeah... I only recently built a machine with a variable speed CPU fan, and while my CPU knew about it, for some reason my M/board didn't. First I knew about it was when I booted up for the first time and got a BIOS warning that my fan speed was too slow... :
It was a loose fan that was mounted on the side of the case insideMoral of the story: don't call support until after you've checked out all the simple options...