"Antares 531" wrote in message

On Wed, 3 Mar 2010 17:09:41 -0500, "glee"
wrote:

"Antares 531" wrote in message
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The only time I've seen a CPU fan spin then stop then spin, is when
there has been a power interruption to the fan, or the power supply was
faulty. That doesn't mean that the only possibility...only that it is
all I have seen.

Just a little off-topic but I'm curious about this setting you turned
on......
What is the exact wording of the BIOS setting you turned on to use the
mouse to start the computer?
In what section title of the BIOS setup is it located?

Glee, when you saw the CPU fan spin then stop then spin, did any of
the other fans do the same thing, or did they keep running steadily?

My video card fan and the case cooling air exhaust fan keep running,
even when the CPU fan is skipping in and out. I think they are all
powered from the same power supply output, so if the power supply was
erratic it should affect all the fans together.

I can't figure this one out. I'll keep working with it and hope for
the best.

Gordon

Everything in the case is powered by the PSU, if one fan isn't operating
properly and other fans are, it doesn't necessarily mean the PSU isn't failing.
At this point I suggest replacing the CPU fan as it may very well be an
overheating problem due to the fan being faulty. As I suggested earlier, you
should test the PC with another PSU to rule it out or verify it as the cause.
Shut the new PC down, toggle the PSU to Off, pull the power cord, disconnect
"Every" PSU power connector in the new PC from the motherboard and
components/devices, that means any/all wires with a connector that's connected
gets disconnected. Once done you can connect the PSU to the old PCs motherboard
and all of the components/devices installed.

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Brian A. Sesko
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