[Tfug] m board

[arizray at comcast.net]

Actually I ordered and installed a new fan. The presence of the fan is just not being detected by BIOS. I does not run at all.
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From: "Jim March" <1.jim.march at gmail.com>
> On Fri, May 16, 2008 at 7:39 PM, <arizray at comcast.net> wrote:
> 
> > I have a Dell Dimension 4400 with a motherboard that is probably defective.
> > It displays a error when booting that states that the processor fan was not
> > detected. I have Ubuntu Hardy Heron on it and it has been working ok until
> > shortly after the upgrade to Hardy. I'm told that it is not related to the
> > os.
> >
> > Can anyone recommend a replacement P4 board for it?
> >
> > Any help is appreciated.
> >
> 
> First, yeah, I would agree this isn't OS related...it's failing long before
> an operating system boots.
> 
> If you're lucky it's just a blown-up fan and you can swap that.  Crack the
> case, turn it on, if the CPU fan doesn't spin the BIOS will note that and
> shut down to prevent further damage.  You should be able to see the fan
> either spin or not.
> 
> If it's failed, swapping to an aftermarket CPU cooler for your motherboard
> will include a new fan - usually the cooler (heat sink) assembly and fan
> have to be swapped together.
> 
> So you'll need a new cooler unit and some heat sink paste (thermal grease).
> Both *should* be available at SWS on Speedway for less than $40.  They'll
> probably swap the stuff for low cost, otherwise it's possible to do it
> yourself.
> 
> Declare the motherboard toast only if the fan IS still spinning at a healthy
> speed.
> 
> If you end up needing to swap the fan/cooler assembly yourself, write back
> and we'll walk you through it.
> 
> If the mobo is tits up then if it were me, I'd pull it out and take it to
> SWS to physically size up a replacement.  You might end up needing a new
> video card too if the old video card is on a slot type such as AGP that
> isn't well supported anymore, or if your original video card was built into
> the mobo.  Either way, if you're at all into 3D gaming, this is a good
> excuse to upgrade to NVidia 7000+ series graphics :).
> 
> Jim


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