CPU fan not working

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kittysacattack

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i am in the process of building my first computer. For practice i took apart my current desktop. When i reassembled it, the bios menu starts, and if i wait like 5 seconds, it says the cooling fan is not working, then shuts down. I took it apart again to recheck connections, i stripped the screws that connect the fan to the heat sink. I tried to tape it, now the bios menu doesnt come up, just says cpu fan not working. Its a socket A for a AMD Athlon 2.04Ghz processor. If i get a new heatsink and fan will this fix it, or is it another problem, like i reconnected the wires wrong, becausue i took apart every single wire. Note, the fan spins. Also for installation, is it actually necessary to lap the heatsink, thanks
 
SirKenin said:
If it's a socket A, chances are REALLY good that you smoked the processor by screwing around.
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How would i know if this is what happened. What are some things that may damage the processor? Was it bad that i turned the computer on several times with a bad cpu fan, and how could the fan be bad if it was spinning?, thanks.
 
Socket As were notorious for burning out if they overheated. A spinning fan doesn't necessarily mean anything. If it wasn't sitting tight and snug, it would be doing little, if anything, to cool the CPU. Also, if the heatsink was clogged with dust the same thing would happen. If it was a new install and you forgot to take the plastic tape off the thermal pad the same thing would happen.
 
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