Hi Rick,
On Tuesday 05 April 2005 2:08 pm, you wrote:
> This made me think of something...
> Some MotherBoards will not allow much to happen if the CPU
> heatsink fan is not spinning, (or if not properly reporting it is
> spinning...)
> Rick Glazier
Yes this is true. But it only works if the CPU is running !! Hence
the heat check.
> From: "Gaffer"
>
> > Something else that you could check, but make sure that you are
> > hanging onto the case with one hand, is to have a feel with your
> > finger, right at the base of the CPU heatsink and see if its
> > getting warm !! I will bet that its not !!!!
> >
> > You can temporarily disconnect the CPU fan to check this. Under
> > normal conditions it will get very warm quite quickly, say 60
> > seconds or less.
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Best Regards:
Derrick.
Pontefract Linux Users Group.
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