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Article #71Re: Motherboard dead? Light comes on but thats it
From: Vanguard
Date: Mon, 03 Sep 2007 17:36
Date: Mon, 03 Sep 2007 17:36
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BertieBigBollox wrote ... > > "Vanguard" wrote: >> >> WHICH fan stopped working? There are rarely less than 3 fans: CPU, >> PSU, and 1 case fan. If it was the CPU fan, the BIOS will see the >> 3rd >> wire (yellow) from the CPU fan effectively returning zero RPMs >> which, >> to the BIOS, means that fan isn't spinning. If the CPU fan looks >> like >> it isn't spinning, the BIOS immediately powers down the computer to >> prevent the CPU from frying. > > Dont know which fan. Like I said its a friends PC and I can get any > sense. They said the fan was very noisy so its probably the PSU fan > I > guess - there is no case fan. > > So, I suppose it could just be a dead CPU fan? You could tell by looking. With the PSU connected to the mobo, power up and check if the CPU fan starts a bit. You could also give it a spin with your fingers to check if the blades rotate freely. You won't know until you look inside. I thought you said you already replaced the PSU with a new one so I figured you had the computer to look at.
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