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CPU fan stops spinning
Name: HooDLuMcorp Date: September 22, 2005 at 22:44:01 Pacific OS: Windows XP CPU/Ram: Celeron 1.8
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Manufacturer: Emachines Computer Model: T1840 i have this wierd problem with my friend computer (he hardly uses it)...when i turn on the computer it starts up but nothing shows up on the monitor...no beeps...power seems fine (hardrives were making normal noise, light on the case fan was on...but the cpu fan stops spinning after like 5 seconds when i press the power button (tried a new fan and did the same thing)...so i took the heatsink and fan off while the computer was running and the cpu wasnt getting hot or nothing (i don't know if this means it is dead or not)...oh yea, there was some corrosion on top of the transitors next to the cpu...fans on the power supply work...im really stumped guys and i need ur help...ask me questions if u need too...we gotta get this thing up and running
Name: Cobra_R Date: September 23, 2005 at 01:50:00 Pacific
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"there was some corrosion on top of the transitors next to the cpu...fans on the power supply work.."
Seems like you may have found your problem. Did you try getting any of the corrosion off and then trying it?
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Response Number 2
Name: HooDLuMcorp Date: September 23, 2005 at 08:21:45 Pacific
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yes that was the first thing i did when i saw it...u cant even tell it was there...but the problem still exists
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Response Number 3
Name: Amir Banuazizi Date: September 23, 2005 at 13:15:07 Pacific
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I bet the motherboard is dead can you see any capacitors with corrosion on top ? if so, then the capacitors are dead... reason ? fan broke, heatsink got hot, and the capacitors burst. I know you said transistor... when the PC doesn't show anything, it means pretty much that the motherboard is DEAD.
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Response Number 4
Name: HooDLuMcorp Date: September 23, 2005 at 20:48:42 Pacific
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well the computer was a piece of s--- anyway...thx for u guys' input
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