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NO BOOT--NO POWER--POWER SUPPLY NOT THE PROBLEM!
When I try to boot the fan will spin for a second or two and then
stop. There is no other activity in or outside the computer. No lights, nothing. I've replace the power supply box but with the same results. Everything on the mainboard seems to be fine--no appearent broken connections between the power supply and anything else. What might be the problem? |
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You didn't say much about the system. If you installed a heatsink with a low
RPM fan, or a temp controlled fan, it could be that the motherboard "thinks" the CPU fan isn't working properly and shuts the system down to protect it. Try turning the system on while tapping the "Insert" key to bypass the fan protection circuit (that is, if you've verified that when you initially turn it on, the CPU fan is, in fact, spinning until system shutdown). Fitz |
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"byu_t" wrote in message ... When I try to boot the fan will spin for a second or two and then stop. There is no other activity in or outside the computer. No lights, nothing. I've replace the power supply box but with the same results. Everything on the mainboard seems to be fine--no appearent broken connections between the power supply and anything else. What might be the problem? Disconnect everything. Remove memory, just test PSU, motherboard and CPU. If still cuts out, is motherboard or CPU. Mike. |
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"Michael Hawes" wrote in message
... "byu_t" wrote in message ... When I try to boot the fan will spin for a second or two and then stop. There is no other activity in or outside the computer. No lights, nothing. I've replace the power supply box but with the same results. Everything on the mainboard seems to be fine--no appearent broken connections between the power supply and anything else. What might be the problem? Disconnect everything. Remove memory, just test PSU, motherboard and CPU. If still cuts out, is motherboard or CPU. Mike. What a load of nonsense. It could be as simple as the o/p has the CPU fan plugged into the wrong header, the CPU fan speed detection is faulty or the CPU fan rotates at too low a speed to be deteced properly by the BIOS - all of which would produce the symptoms described. SteveH |
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i had the same symtoms when i put the heat sink on backwards on an AMD chip.
The heatsick wasn't symetrical. When i finally removed the heat sink after running down blind allys forever, i discovered the paste was only on about 1/5th of the chip. |
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Is this a P4 machine?
You ARE putting in BOTH psu plugs? "byu_t" wrote in message ... When I try to boot the fan will spin for a second or two and then stop. There is no other activity in or outside the computer. No lights, nothing. I've replace the power supply box but with the same results. Everything on the mainboard seems to be fine--no appearent broken connections between the power supply and anything else. What might be the problem? |
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