Is it possible that a motherboard fan will not spin because of a broken CPU? Or would it be the mobo's fault?
jo2995 1 Junior Poster in Training
caperjack 875 I hate 20 Questions Team Colleague
Is it possible that a motherboard fan will not spin because of a broken CPU? Or would it be the mobo's fault?
no,its either a bad fan or a bad power supply,and /or non-working motherboard, .no power going to fan .not the actual CPU
bobbyraw 16 Nearly a Posting Virtuoso
the function of the CPU has no direct effect on the CPU fan. both are independent of each other. the will not work for the reasons stated by caperjack, but not due to the CPU
caperjack 875 I hate 20 Questions Team Colleague
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jo2995 1 Junior Poster in Training
Okay. Thank you everyone. Because I took off the heat sink and powered on (dangerous I know!) to troubleshoot a machine that didn't post and whose fan didn't spin. The CPU didn't get hot at all, so its a bad mobo, right?
caperjack 875 I hate 20 Questions Team Colleague
so its a bad mobo, right?
sounds like it .does the power supply fan come on
jo2995 1 Junior Poster in Training
I made a stupid mistake. Silly me. I forgot to plug in the 12V thing from the power supply into that place next to the CPU. Thank you everyone
caperjack 875 I hate 20 Questions Team Colleague
I made a stupid mistake. Silly me. I forgot to plug in the 12V thing from the power supply into that place next to the CPU. Thank you everyone
lol,been there done that!!
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