I was recently installing a new hard disk drive in an IBM Aptiva Netvista - P4 2.4 Ghz. I'm guessing that the system is around 4 years old. While working on the system, I noticed that both the CPU and the case cooling fans do not spin up until after the system has been powered on for several minutes. I've not seen this happen on a PC before. I've been under the impression that the cooling fans should be spinning whenever the system is energized. Is this some sort of advanced power management / cooling solution, or should I be concerned that the power supply / cooling fans could be malfunctioning?
Thanks,
dgj
Thanks,
dgj