A heads up

[Swiftbow]

Hey,

Just letting you all know... my computer is acting like a drunken sailor. Now, being a computer repair guy, this really, really makes me annoyed. Because I built the thing, right? But I tend to despise having to work on my own system. In any case, basically, the CPU fan is having fits and the computer doesn't always want to boot. So... I'm hoping to avoid delays, but I may have to replace one or more parts on the damned thing. I'll let you all know if it's going to put me off my admittedly loose schedule.

And if anyone knows of some secret trick to make my blasted fan stop humming like a killer death bee, I'm all ears.

[Grimrider]

Three magic words to solve any problem you can think of...

Ritual. Human. Sacrifices.

;D

[JadedDM]

Ooh, did you try reversing the polarity of the tri-electron connectors?

[Swiftbow]

By golly... yes, actually. I did clear the CMOS... which made it boot again yesterday. Ironically, they have three connectors, and I shorted them, which is basically reversing the polarity.

It does always work!

[Swiftbow]

So... after losing my computer for the weekend and buying a new motherboard today, I finally was able to open up my case tonight and proceed with many fixings. I'd already replaced my malfunctioning fan, but my computer was still unbootable.

So, crossing my fingers, I started disconnecting everything, preparing for swapping boards, when, lo and behold, I noticed my second RAM stick was slightly loose in its socket.

"Nah," I said to myself, continuing to unscrew things. But then, curiosity could not be maintained. I fixed the RAM and hooked the video and power back up and tested it on the desk. It booted to CMOS. And, fairly soon later, with everything reconnected, back to my happy little desktop.

Now, I'm almost tempted to swear, but I think I'll just revel in having a working computer again instead.

(Not to mention I'm now ~$80 richer after I return the board I just bought and never did open)

[JadedDM]

A loose Ram stick thingamajig. That's exactly what I was going to suggest next. Darn.