[ale] computers sometimes befuddle me

[Jim Kinney]

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On Jan 18, 2013 4:44 PM, "Calvin Harrigan" <charriglists at bellsouth.net>
wrote:

> 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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