help needed please

eracer2006

eracer2006

eracer2006

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Argh

following advice to reduce fan noise, i did the following:

  • unscrewed the two thumbscrews at back of antec 900
  • took off cover
  • placed case extremely gently and slowly on side
  • found the 3 fan controllers
  • switched them on low
Three things i noticed (system still idling all this time)

  1. loud grating noise coming from graphics card fan. great :rolleyes:
  2. Fans went quiet, yay
  3. system froze oh here we go.
So did exact opposite, reboot, boots up, keyboard light doesnt flash, and it doesnt get quiet just stays the same loud state that it did before in jan when i built it and had to cure it by sending it to a pc shop.

So......i did nothing, i was carefull, i didnt short anything etc.

Note, it does this when i change any bios settings like ram voltage, fsb speed, multiplier, even if i UNDERCLOCK it........

its like....... a home built pc designed NOT TO BE BUILT AT HOME....... like it has some security system so only the shop can do it........

so now, no doubt untill after my exams...... i have an extremely quiet pc that doesnt work :rolleyes:


last time the shop told me there was nothing at all wrong. he couldnt find a fault, wierd that it didnt work for me but straght away for him. its not like im a noob either, ive been building pc's since 1994!

2 things it could be:

graphics card falls out of slot when tilting it ? as theres no video being sent to the tv when booting up.......???

the tt120 is too heavy and "rips" the cpu out of its socket ??

i cant understand the problem or how to fix it or why it even does it in the first place ?

needless to say im buying an ocuk system next time!
 
I've experienced the graphics card scraping sound before. In my case it was the fan hitting its own shroud. Apparently the assembly has very close tolerances and when it was positioned just right the cooler flexed enough to cause the shroud to interfere.

If it happens again:
Check all your power cables. Be sure nothing was jostled loose, including the 4 or 8 pin ATX cable and the GPU's power cable. Remove the GPU and reseat it in its slot. I'm betting that there was a momentary loss of contact in one of these areas and when you moved it to take it to the shop it was put back as it belongs.
 
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BillytheImpaler said:
If it happens again:
Check all your power cables. Be sure nothing was jostled loose, including the 4 or 8 pin ATX cable and the GPU's power cable. Remove the GPU and reseat it in its slot. I'm betting that there was a momentary loss of contact in one of these areas and when you moved it to take it to the shop it was put back as it belongs.
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ok done all that still doesnt work!
 
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