Not Your Raven
01-27-2007, 02:24 PM
I have a 520 watt Master Power ATX power supply, purchased 6 months ago, and has worked fine. I opened up my computer a few days ago, and managed to remove an external hard drive slot, a modem, and TV tuner (to free up some space for air.) The computer worked fine for those few days. Then, earlier today I opened it up again to clean some dust. All I did was move some of the power cables (just move, not unplug) and wipe some dust off my cpu fan, video card, chassis, etc. I only touched my power supply on the outside.
When I plugged it in, it began making a noise like a vacuum cleaner. I opened up Everest and saw that my cpu was running at 170 degrees fahrenheit. It usually runs at about 100. I looked behind the computer to see that only one of two of my power supply fans was working. I think my cpu and chassis fan were working double-time to cool my computer, causing the noise.
I unplugged the cord immediatley and opened up the computer again. I plugged in a slightly loose cord, thinking it would fix the problem. Instead, only the other fan ran. When I powered up one more time, neither would run. I opened up the supply, but there was no major dust or objects inside.
I cannot find any support whatsoever on the internet for this and I am afraid to turn on my computer (don't want to fry anything). Does anyone know what this problem is or how I can fix it?
Help is greatly appreciated.
SPECS:
Hp media Center m1170n
Intel P4 3.00ghz
1.5GB DDR
ATI Radion X1600 512mb
200 GB SATA hard drive
When I plugged it in, it began making a noise like a vacuum cleaner. I opened up Everest and saw that my cpu was running at 170 degrees fahrenheit. It usually runs at about 100. I looked behind the computer to see that only one of two of my power supply fans was working. I think my cpu and chassis fan were working double-time to cool my computer, causing the noise.
I unplugged the cord immediatley and opened up the computer again. I plugged in a slightly loose cord, thinking it would fix the problem. Instead, only the other fan ran. When I powered up one more time, neither would run. I opened up the supply, but there was no major dust or objects inside.
I cannot find any support whatsoever on the internet for this and I am afraid to turn on my computer (don't want to fry anything). Does anyone know what this problem is or how I can fix it?
Help is greatly appreciated.
SPECS:
Hp media Center m1170n
Intel P4 3.00ghz
1.5GB DDR
ATI Radion X1600 512mb
200 GB SATA hard drive