CPU Error?

[MikeP]

Not me a mate.

Story goes like this;

His PC has suffered lately with a noisy fan. Thinking that he'd replace it he opened the case and then set about try to isolate the noisy one by disconnecting each one in turn.

He did this be looking at what he thought was the obvious connection to the fans, disconnecting it and then switching the power on.

Before doing this he had to unplug all the leads, save the mains power lead.

I discovered him in the middle of this process, having just re-connected the fan attached to the hard-drive.

Cleaning the area around the fans has solved the noise issue but on re-starting the PC there is a page that says there is an error with the CPU.

It offers F1 to continue or Esc to do something else (it sounded a bit beyond me so F1 it was).

F1 then sent the computer through the normal start-up pages to the log-in.

All goes well, internet connects etc but when Firefox is started an error message comes up with the usual MS send error report option.

IE opens but the moment the cursor is moved to the address bar and any key is struck the whole PC freezes-up. Only re-booting gets around it. There is no keyboard or mouse usage available.

The PC can be re-started and this same F1 and Esc option comes up.

Any ideas?

Thanks in advance.

 

[cookie]

the only cpu error i can think of, would be not reconnecting the cpu fan properly/in the right place.
that usually prevents the pc from booting though

in future though, tell your mate to just stick his finger on the fans to stop rotation

 

[Clive]

He may have dislodged the memory - probably best to remove each one in turn and reseat - don't forget to discharge any static by holding the chassis first.

Leave the sides off to see what is happening - do all the fans run correctly when powering up?

 

[Carl]

Some processors have an extra power connection from the PSU, which on some motherboards sits very close to the CPU/fan assy. Make sure if this is the case the connector has not been disturbed or disconnected instead of the fan connector.

 

[MikeP]

Thanks.

Today I will go over and have a look inside again.

Clive, standby for a phone call if it all goes belly-up!

 

[Dickieboy]

Mike if the machine has a mouse and keyboard that are both use the 'ps2' connectors it's possible to mix them up and that produces a similar error. ( a bit basic I know, but a possibility)

 

[MikeP]

Dickie,

It's "wireless" mouse and keyboard. The connectors are one USB and one serial type plug.

I'm just getting kitted-up to ride over and delve inside the box.

Yesterday, I went over to take my replacement beak over to the garage. I ended-up repairing a hair-dryer, then fitting new pins in his front callipers before being dragooned into the PC nightmare!

Meanwhile my GS sits on the bench in pieces with nothing getting done (clean-up, service and repairs after Morocco. The beak mounts got snapped by an attempted stowaway in the trailer in Cueta! ).

 

[turbine_2]

It depends on the CPU. Intel ones tend to be very tollerant to overheating and shut down. AMD ones tend to really dislike overheating and even a short burst without cooling is sufficient to kill them. All IME.
To be honest, without knowing the exact error it's difficult to diagnose, but I'd say if the computer got through POST the CPU should be ok.

 

[Dickieboy]

Dickie,

It's "wireless" mouse and keyboard. The connectors are one USB and one serial type plug.

I'm just getting kitted-up to ride over and delve inside the box.

Yesterday, I went over to take my replacement beak over to the garage. I ended-up repairing a hair-dryer, then fitting new pins in his front callipers before being dragooned into the PC nightmare!

Meanwhile my GS sits on the bench in pieces with nothing getting done (clean-up, service and repairs after Morocco. The beak mounts got snapped by an attempted stowaway in the trailer in Cueta! ).

We've all got at least one mate like that Mike