Help! No post, Fan dead, CPU Fried?

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kevlee89

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Okay, so this really came out of nowhere, but one day I noticed that the fan on my heatsink wasn't working. Next time I tried turning my computer on, it wouldn't post. I'm not sure if this means my CPU is fried? What's weird is that the HSF won't work yet all the power is seems fine and all the wires are plugged in correctly.

If in the case that this would be my CPU and it did fry, is it a simple solution of just getting a new CPU or do I now run the risk of having a defected mobo as well? Btw, how can I even tell the CPU is fried?

Any responses that help me in the direction I need to go to fix this problem are to be much appreciated! :)

Thanks guys

edit: by the way, how do I remove the cmos from a ga-p35-ds3l? I tried looking online, in the manual, and just tried carefully, but no luck!
 
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Remove the CMOS battery for a few minutes, push the power button on your pc. make sure it is unplugged from power. be sure to push it a few times. Replace the battery and boot up
 
okay, will do. but how am I supposed to remove the CMOS battery? Sorry if this is a trivial question, but I was trying for sometime (GA-P35-DS3L) and I haven't a clue how to remove the darn thing.

Also, is it okay if I remove my GFX card, DVD Drive, and Hard Drive just to see that its a defect in any of these?
 
kevlee89 said:
okay, will do. but how am I supposed to remove the CMOS battery? Sorry if this is a trivial question, but I was trying for sometime (GA-P35-DS3L) and I haven't a clue how to remove the darn thing.

Also, is it okay if I remove my GFX card, DVD Drive, and Hard Drive just to see that its a defect in any of these?
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If your heatsink fan is not working then there is no point in trying to turn on the computer anyway. Get a new fan first.

You can disconnect all those things and the computer should still post if all is well.

Chances are your CPU is not fried, but it could be and you could have harmed mobo also. It is actually pretty hard to fry those things, I've tried.

So, anyways. Replace fan and go from there. If you did fry the chip chances are in your favor that mobo is fine so if you can get your hands on a cheap CPU go for it. Have fun!
 
okay guys, so I removed the CMOS battery. The good news is that the heatsink fan is now working, but unfortunately, I'm still not getting any beeps.

I disconnected the hard drive, dvd drive, and video drive from the power supply as well. I'm really at a loss as to what I should do. Anybody have any suggestions to find what the culprit is and how I can get my computer to post?!

Having no computer really sucks :(

Thanks again!
 
Might as well remove the RAM and see if you get a no RAM beep. Normally just long continuous BEEEEEP...BEEEEEEP...etc.

I really don't think you're problem's related to the CPU fan dying. As long as the heatsink was on the processor, it should have kept it cool enough to prevent damage. Intel's are pretty good about underclocking and all too to protect themselves.

When you say the fan stopped working, did it stop as if the bearings were bad or something (IE very difficult to spin?) Have you tested it in another fan header, or simply, does it spin freely? I'm beginning to wonder if you have a motherboard or PSU issue...
 
I agree with The_Other_One. Things like this seem to be the mobo, in my experience. What about all the other fans, the psu, ect? do they come one? If they do, check your RAM. Do this by running each stick indivdaully, with the other ones taken out. If this fixes it, you've got bad RAM/ the order was wrong. If not, I'm gonna go with mobo kapput for now.
 
Try:
Remove the power cord
Hold down the ON button for 30 secs
Put the power cord back in
Try turning on

Next try:
Unplug the CPU Fan (read on ;))
Turn on the computer
If it Posts then its a faulty fan causing it
Note: This test should last appox ~ 5 secs only

Next Try:
Remove all addon cards
Unplug all Drives
Unplug all externals (except power cord)
Turn on

Next try:
Replace the Power Supply (I'm leaning towards this one ;)
 
Try taking off the heatsink and turn the computer on briefly as you put your finger on the face of the cpu for about 5-10 seconds. If you can feel it heat up then atleast its doing something. Still doesnt mean its faulty but if you don't feel it heat up at all then you know the cpu is dead. Make sure you turn off the computer in no more then 15 seconds or so to prevent overheating the possibly ok cpu, by pulling the power cord or switching off the power supply.
 
Wow, thanks for all the responses guys, really appreciate it.

Okay, so, when the fan stopped working, I don't think it was because the bearings were bad, although to be honest, I was pretty bad on cleaning up the dust in my computer and it was pretty dusty. But even after I had cleaned it out it didn't work, and it was only once I reset the CMOS battery that it started working.

All the other fans in the computer were working.

I'll try all the suggestions that were given ASAP and report back!

Thanks again guys.
 
Okay, so I did some of the things that were suggested before, and thankfully, my computer booted up just fine! Thank you all so very much! Life is just so inconvenient without a desktop!

Anyways, it turned out that the processor was just fine. I took out all the ram and it made the 3 beeps, and when I put them all in, it wouldn't post. So sure enough, it turns out one of the sticks were faulty. What I am still confused about is that 3 of 4 sticks turned out to be fine, but when I put them all together, it wouldn't post again. So I have no idea what is going on with the ram and won't pursue anything else until I know exactly what's going on. I'm just damn glad my computer is working again!

But, it is something I'm going to have to look into sooner or later, so any suggestions?

P.S.: Where should I keep the sticks of ram I'm not using right now? To keep them safe and not getting damaged and whatnot.

PPS: Thank you all!
 
Good to hear it's working again. Seems odd it wouldn't even POST with the bad RAM. Typically computers will work to some extent with a bad stick, but I guess it really depends how "bad" it was.

To be honest, I keep all my RAM in a single anti-static bag. I've also wrapped RAM in regular printing paper and tossed it in a box full of styrofoam peanuts to ship. It arrived just fine :P So, the main thing I'd worry about is keeping the RAM clean and not scratched up.
 
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