Hi all. I suppose my problem is somewhat simple, yet still annoying.
The other day I recieved the new heatsink fans I ordered. I took out the old heatsinks (which if they had fans would have been better than the ones I bought) and tried to install these new ones. I then discovered that there was no place to plug in the little four pin connectors, there were only 3 pin connectors on the mobo.
So I put the old ones back...and now my computer won't boot up. Oh sure, it powers up because you can hear the fan screaming at 5000 RPMs, but the screen is blank and nothing happens. Usually when the computer boots, the fans will spin at 5000 for about 5 seconds while it goes through the POST, then they quiet down. But now they just stay loud, as if it can't go past a certain point, or even start the POST.
This is my problem. I've tried replacing three different graphics cards, switching the RAM to different slots, switching the SCSI cables on the drives, and nothing has worked. The fans just sit there. Another problem is when I hold the power button to turn it off, it turns off but then turns on again, and the only way to keep it off is to pull the plug. I fear something may have happened to the CPU when replacing the heatsinks, although my dad helped me and we were both pretty careful.
Sorry for the long explanation, but I feel I have to be thorough in order to get a thorough answer and possibly fix the problem
Please, any suggestions, any at all will help. Thanks.
The other day I recieved the new heatsink fans I ordered. I took out the old heatsinks (which if they had fans would have been better than the ones I bought) and tried to install these new ones. I then discovered that there was no place to plug in the little four pin connectors, there were only 3 pin connectors on the mobo.
So I put the old ones back...and now my computer won't boot up. Oh sure, it powers up because you can hear the fan screaming at 5000 RPMs, but the screen is blank and nothing happens. Usually when the computer boots, the fans will spin at 5000 for about 5 seconds while it goes through the POST, then they quiet down. But now they just stay loud, as if it can't go past a certain point, or even start the POST.
This is my problem. I've tried replacing three different graphics cards, switching the RAM to different slots, switching the SCSI cables on the drives, and nothing has worked. The fans just sit there. Another problem is when I hold the power button to turn it off, it turns off but then turns on again, and the only way to keep it off is to pull the plug. I fear something may have happened to the CPU when replacing the heatsinks, although my dad helped me and we were both pretty careful.
Sorry for the long explanation, but I feel I have to be thorough in order to get a thorough answer and possibly fix the problem
Please, any suggestions, any at all will help. Thanks.