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

RE:
Date:    Sat, 29 Jun 2002 11:54:16 -0700
From:    cfinnigan <[log in to unmask]>
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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