[ale] computers sometimes befuddle me

[Calvin Harrigan]

Could be that the fan was shorted?  Killing the 5V supply in that area 
of the board?  Where you getting a POST beep?


On 1/18/2013 4:35 PM, Sean Kilpatrick wrote:
> I was doing routine maintenance -- cleaning out dust bunnies.
>
> Also wanted to isolate which fan was rattling on startup. It turns out
> the extra case fan is making the noise -- noise goes away after 2-3
> minutes of up time.
>
> Finish the cleaning, close the case, and turn on the power: get beep
> code indicating no video. WTF
>
> Open up the case and try reseating the video card (mobo video ports have
> died.) No help.
>
> Changed video cables. No help.
>
> Plugged my netbook into the big monitor. Monitor works. (little ARM
> netbook is working as hard as it can to drive the larger monitor at full
> resolution, so browser is slowed to a crawl, but it does work.)
>
> Finally, while I am sitting on the floor scratching my whatever, I pull
> the internal power plug to the noisy fan. On powerup video works again.
>
> WTF!
>
> Sean
>
>
>
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