On Friday 05 December 2003 11:49 am, John Richard Smith wrote: > I cann't even get into bios, that is the problem. By flash I guess you > mean reset the bios and make it redetect ? > > John > > > I might add that I do have power supply , it seems like everything > that needs it is getting power,though since I cannot get into bios I > cannot tell what may be dead. > > If I had harddrive failure you would still be able to get into bios > If I have monitor failure , that could be a possibility, though it > does say "no signal" and the neon led lights up, which to my mind > indicates it wants to work. > If I had a graphic's card failure I ought to be able to get into > bios at least ? > If Mobo then I guess it has to be a real possility. Anything there > could block my access to bios for instance ?? > > John > > > > Well I'm blowed. I'm back up to desktop. > > I kept on powering on and off and eventually it booted. > > Now that is a mystery to me. > > In a way I don't like that situation, could happen again. > > I'm resting on the thesis that I must of had a momentary powercut > this morning that crashed everything, the first reboot was automatic > and ended in a post fsck hangup for some unknown reason, which I > then shutdown hard, and for some reason that seems to of screwed the > bios detection process for a while .Odd though. > > I think i need to start doing some testing ? > > John > > I think I have found the problem. > > My graphics card , gforce3 has a small fan on it and it's hardly > turning at all. I bet that is the problem, can one buy replacements? > > John yes. send us a picture of the fan you get for it. however, while I ain't sure about your particular card, I do know some fans have a control circuit that makes the fan run faster when there is more heat. I still think you need to blow out the power supply fan.
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