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PC won't post
So I had spare parts laying around to build a 2nd PC out of it. It's basically a computer I used ~7 years ago myself. It was a prebuilt Acer Aspire m5201 (4x 1gb DDR2, Phenom x4 9100e, 640gb wd green) with additionally installed Chieftec 400w psu and 8800gts.
I finally got it together and booted it up, front panel turns on and power button work normally, HDD sounds like it should, the chassis and gpu fans turned on(at 100%). The issue is CPU fan won't turn on (I tested it on sys-fan slot and works fine) and the computer won't post at all.
Something to note is I've basically kept the CPU on the mobo for ages. I did not have a case for it so I just figured it'd stay there. Before installing the fan I cleaned it from old thermal paste and applied a new one. When I noticed the PC wasn't posting I cleaned it and reapplied it again and I also cleared the cmos. I also removed the gpu and used the onboard chip but again nothing changed. Edit: Took off RAMS, had no beeps or nothing. Tried a few stick configurations again no change. I also tried using LED fan on the cpu fan slot and the leds lighted up but the fan wouldnt spin.
What could the problem be here?
Last edited by Protozoa; 22 Sep 2014 at 17:04.