HELP! DFI lanparty mobo error...

Tezzla · 23 Feb 2006 at 21:18

My computer started going wild a few days ago...ive got a radeon x800 card, dfi lanparty ultra mobo and a amd 3000+ processor.

Anyway, my computer started making really loud whining noises when i loaded it up...and when i opened the case, i realised it was coming from the fan on the centre of my dfi lanparty ultra motherboard...

now the computer loads up, but the motherboard fan doesnt turn on at all, and also the computer is only showing the colour green on my monitor...ie: everything is green or black. The metal casing on the fan in the middle of the board is getting hell hot without the fan on...

What the hell is going on??

help meeeeeeeeeeeeeee

IzaLearnin · 23 Feb 2006 at 22:10

Time to replace the chipset fan I'm afraid! Changed mine for a passive Zalman and now there is peace & quiet. http://www.overclockers.co.uk/acatalog/copy_of_Zalman.html Zalman ZM-NB47J Northbridge Cooler (SY-007-ZA). You will have to remove the motherboard to remove the old cooler but it is worth the effort. If your gfx card sits over the cooler you may have to bend some of the pins on the Zalman.

Tezzla · 23 Feb 2006 at 23:33

Hi yes, im wondering if that was the problem to begin with... ok, i guess i'll have to order a new cooler...

i hope that gets rid of the problem..... im just wondering though...i can understand the fan not working, and the motherboard chipset heating up... but why the heck has my graphix card started churning out only green colour?

Oh yeah, and one other thing ive noticed now... you know when you restart your computer, usually it goes to the DFI lanparty screen before windows loads up...well... for some reason now all i get is a black screen...(the monitor actually goes into power save mode) and then windows loads up... in green...

gah...is my mobo fuxored?

Tezzla · 23 Feb 2006 at 23:33

oh btw, thanks for the speedy response izalearnin!

ajgoodfellow · 24 Feb 2006 at 10:51

When your chipset overheats you can get all kinds of wierd symptoms, just like the ones you describe

I'd expect them all to go when you replace the chipset fan

Dutch Guy · 24 Feb 2006 at 12:29

Did you mess with the settings in the BIOS regarding the fan header as it is thermally controlled?
Maybe connect the fan to a molex connector (5V, 7V or 12V) to see if the fan is dead or the fan header, but this might require cutting the connector off and bodging it to a molex.