Typically, CPU fan noises are heard when you reboot your PC (the whirring sound you may have heard upon startup) and it goes on to decline as the startup process completes. The purpose of fans on your ...

Fan Control is a great tool for doing exactly what its name suggests, giving you complete control over your system's fans, including your CPU and GPU fans, plus any water cooling pumps that you may ...

Most newer computer motherboards are equipped with pulse-width modulation controllers that can be used to control the revolutions per minute of the internal cooling fans. Whether one of your business ...

While seemingly basic compared to the other components, your computer's fan actually plays a massive role in maintaining the system's optimal performance. It does so by regulating the internal ...

June 17, 2011 Add as a preferred source on Google Add as a preferred source on Google First things first: I'd probably stop hitting your laptop because that isn't going to help. Unless you're The Fonz ...

Asus gives its users software that allows them to control their computers. AsusFanControlService.exe is an Asus Fan Control executable used to control the fan on your motherboard. One can use the app ...

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 ...

The computer fan in your desktop PC or laptop is there to keep things cool and running smoothly. However, if you can barely hear yourself think over the cacophony of noise emanating from your computer ...

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Windows PCs and laptops require a dedicated fan to support heat dissipation. The fan helps keep the hardware cool and ensures it doesn’t overheat in any intensive work or task. During peak performance ...