yes, i had the unit unplugged.

Chuck Finnigan
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Subject: Re: [PCBUILD] chassis fan puzzle


> Did you remember to unplug the power first?  The MB might have been
powered
> up even though the other parts of the system are not working.  The newer
> boards have a LED light to indicate that the power is still on.  I had a
> SOYO that did this, when I turned off all power and turned it back on,
> everything worked fine.
>
> Howard in Fortaleza, Brazil
>
> Subject: chassis fan puzzle
>
> i opened my computer this morning to switch CPU fans and noticed that i'd
> forgotten to plug in a new Enermax chassis fan i'd installed a few weeks
> ago. i plugged the chassis fan into the chassis fan connection on an Asus
> A7M266 MB, booted the computer and got nothing. no beep, no video. i tried
> the NB fan connection (for chipsets) and everything is working fine. i had
a
> different chassis fan plugged into the chassis fan connection and
everything
> worked fine. i'm wondering why the new fan caused problems. any ideas?
>
> Chuck Finnigan
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