Hey guys, first time poster here - I found out about TechSpot while looking for an answer to a problem.
I bought parts for my computer last week and it was doing fine until yesterday. I'm quite sure everything was working because I had installed Windows XP the day before. When I try to turn on my computer it doesn't boot or POST at all. It then attempts to boot itself over and over again. The fans work for about 3 seconds before switching off then coming on again. I realised after trying various things that the fans would continually run without stopping if I unplugged the 8-pin connector for the CPU. My guess is that there is either a problem with my CPU or motherboard. The question is would the fans work without the motherboard being functional, or is it a problem with my CPU?
For your reference, I have an e6600 cpu and a gigabyte 965p-ds3p motherboard.
Cheers
Daniel
I bought parts for my computer last week and it was doing fine until yesterday. I'm quite sure everything was working because I had installed Windows XP the day before. When I try to turn on my computer it doesn't boot or POST at all. It then attempts to boot itself over and over again. The fans work for about 3 seconds before switching off then coming on again. I realised after trying various things that the fans would continually run without stopping if I unplugged the 8-pin connector for the CPU. My guess is that there is either a problem with my CPU or motherboard. The question is would the fans work without the motherboard being functional, or is it a problem with my CPU?
For your reference, I have an e6600 cpu and a gigabyte 965p-ds3p motherboard.
Cheers
Daniel