Hello all,

Have this strange problem. I have a computer that will POST sometimes then
it will freeze and other times it will freeze before POST. It is an ATX MB.
I have tested the PS both on the molex plugs and they test at the correct
voltage. I have tested the PS plug to the MB and each wire tests fine both
with the power on, and the power off (with power to the PS on) The memory
test good and I'm starting to think that the CPU is going bad? In all my
years as a repair tech Ive never seen this... The known history of this
system is it has been left on for long periods of time with a bad CPU fan...

What do you all think?


Thanks in advance,

David Meek

Do you have an extra motherboard to test the cpu on? You have ruled out the
memory and psu, which would be the first components I would have tested. By
bad cpu fan, what do you mean? not enough air circulation or just the fan
would not run?



"TechRepair" <ace@cox.net> wrote in message
news:cgjlb.23902$iq3.5655@okepread01...
> Hello all,
>
> Have this strange problem. I have a computer that will POST sometimes
then
> it will freeze and other times it will freeze before POST. It is an ATX
MB.
> I have tested the PS both on the molex plugs and they test at the correct
> voltage. I have tested the PS plug to the MB and each wire tests fine both
> with the power on, and the power off (with power to the PS on) The memory
> test good and I'm starting to think that the CPU is going bad? In all my
> years as a repair tech Ive never seen this... The known history of this
> system is it has been left on for long periods of time with a bad CPU
fan...
>
> What do you all think?
>
>
> Thanks in advance,
>
> David Meek
>
>

The fan was dead...had a bad baring. I replaced it with a new one and all
was well. Unfortunately I do not have a PIII MB or spare CPUto test either.
I have noticed that the some of the capacitors are bulged on top after it
was mentioned on a nother NG.

Thanks for the reply,

Dave

"Jeremy" <jeremy@2khiway.net> wrote in message
news:3f953252_1@newsfeed.slurp.net...
> Do you have an extra motherboard to test the cpu on? You have ruled out
the
> memory and psu, which would be the first components I would have tested.
By
> bad cpu fan, what do you mean? not enough air circulation or just the fan
> would not run?
>
>
>
> "TechRepair" <ace@cox.net> wrote in message
> news:cgjlb.23902$iq3.5655@okepread01...
> > Hello all,
> >
> > Have this strange problem. I have a computer that will POST sometimes
> then
> > it will freeze and other times it will freeze before POST. It is an ATX
> MB.
> > I have tested the PS both on the molex plugs and they test at the
correct
> > voltage. I have tested the PS plug to the MB and each wire tests fine
both
> > with the power on, and the power off (with power to the PS on) The
memory
> > test good and I'm starting to think that the CPU is going bad? In all
my
> > years as a repair tech Ive never seen this... The known history of this
> > system is it has been left on for long periods of time with a bad CPU
> fan...
> >
> > What do you all think?
> >
> >
> > Thanks in advance,
> >
> > David Meek
> >
> >
>
>

Take it to the computer store and have them test it for you.


"TechRepair" <ace@cox.net> wrote in message
news:I_kmb.14887$5c2.11828@okepread03...
> The fan was dead...had a bad baring. I replaced it with a new one and all
> was well. Unfortunately I do not have a PIII MB or spare CPUto test
either.
> I have noticed that the some of the capacitors are bulged on top after it
> was mentioned on a nother NG.
>
> Thanks for the reply,
>
> Dave
>
> "Jeremy" <jeremy@2khiway.net> wrote in message
> news:3f953252_1@newsfeed.slurp.net...
> > Do you have an extra motherboard to test the cpu on? You have ruled out
> the
> > memory and psu, which would be the first components I would have tested.
> By
> > bad cpu fan, what do you mean? not enough air circulation or just the
fan
> > would not run?
> >
> >
> >
> > "TechRepair" <ace@cox.net> wrote in message
> > news:cgjlb.23902$iq3.5655@okepread01...
> > > Hello all,
> > >
> > > Have this strange problem. I have a computer that will POST sometimes
> > then
> > > it will freeze and other times it will freeze before POST. It is an
ATX
> > MB.
> > > I have tested the PS both on the molex plugs and they test at the
> correct
> > > voltage. I have tested the PS plug to the MB and each wire tests fine
> both
> > > with the power on, and the power off (with power to the PS on) The
> memory
> > > test good and I'm starting to think that the CPU is going bad? In all
> my
> > > years as a repair tech Ive never seen this... The known history of
this
> > > system is it has been left on for long periods of time with a bad CPU
> > fan...
> > >
> > > What do you all think?
> > >
> > >
> > > Thanks in advance,
> > >
> > > David Meek
> > >
> > >
> >
> >
>
>