Eproxus
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A7V600 don't power up after CPU-fan remount [SOLVED]
{Hi,
Today I thought I'd clean my CPU-fan which had gotten really clogged up with dust. After remounting it, the computer does not power up.
This is what I did. First I unmounted it and removed the fan from the heatsink and then vacuumcleaned it properly, no liquids used. Then I remounted it:
Now when I connected all the cables back in the computer and press the power button, the fan speeds up and the power LED is lit. But after half a second the power up process is abrubtly stopped and the computer dies. The motherboard power indicator LED inside the box is lit all the time. The computer worked perfectly before. What is the problem and is there a solution?
Any help is creatly appreciated! Can't wait to play World of Warcraft again...
{Hi,
Today I thought I'd clean my CPU-fan which had gotten really clogged up with dust. After remounting it, the computer does not power up.
This is what I did. First I unmounted it and removed the fan from the heatsink and then vacuumcleaned it properly, no liquids used. Then I remounted it:
- Put it on properly (didn't apply new cooling paste though the old was dry, don't have more at the moment. Shouldn't be a problem with power up anyway).
- Connected the power (it is one of those large four pin ones that are connected to the hard drives too).
- Connected a little yellow cable to some pins marked CPU_FAN, guess this is the rpm counter for the motherboard.
- Plugged the fan speed wheel cable back in.
Now when I connected all the cables back in the computer and press the power button, the fan speeds up and the power LED is lit. But after half a second the power up process is abrubtly stopped and the computer dies. The motherboard power indicator LED inside the box is lit all the time. The computer worked perfectly before. What is the problem and is there a solution?
Any help is creatly appreciated! Can't wait to play World of Warcraft again...
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