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vip3234
10-25-2005, 02:51 PM
Hi,

my motherboard worked fine until I changed my CPU Fan. I connected another 3Pin CPU fan to the CPU Fan connector on the mainboard. After the reboot I got this loud 2 tone sound which indicates that there is no Fan connected at all. (Fan spinned around very well) So I disconnected the new one and put back the old standard 4pin Intel Cooler. To my astonishment, the sound came again. I entered Bios and saw that there is no Fanspeed recognized at all. Even the Fan Speed of OTES1/2 or NB or someting else isn't red.
-> The mainboard works pretty good, but neither there is any fanspeed recognized in the Bios nor in Windows.

What could this be? And how can I get my Fanspeed monitoring back ? Is my winbond chip now defectivly ?

Thx
Vip
intel igent
10-26-2005, 01:53 PM
what was the amperage of the fan you installed? what is the rated amperage for a fan header on your mobo?

it is possible that you damaged a fan header by overloading it
vip3234
10-26-2005, 02:39 PM
the amperage of the new fan was 0.24A. The old one was a 0.12A
I dunno what amperage is rated for the fan header on my mobo. Where can I find that information?

If we assume that the fan header was damaged by overloading, what can I do now ?

Thx
VIp
intel igent
10-26-2005, 03:46 PM
im no electrical genius by any means, and i dont have the answers to the questions you ask, sry :( . BUT i may know some1 who does :) try posting in the electrical section at www.forums.bigfootcomputers.com , johnydo should be able to help you out.

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