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| Thread ID: 75556 | 2007-01-03 03:20:00 | Power out - CPU fan error | NZHawk (4093) | Press F1 |
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| 512250 | 2007-01-03 05:46:00 | I would update the BIOS for starters. Get 1021 from here (dlsvr03.asus.com) Remember to unzip it then put it on a bootable disk / USB flash drive. Or see if it supports EZ-flash get the guy to read the manual. It'll be easier to flash. And afudos (dlsvr03.asus.com) |
Speedy Gonzales (78) | ||
| 512251 | 2007-01-03 06:10:00 | Speedy: Why "Update the BIOS"? That is something to do when: (1) a revised BIOS code is known to fix a problem, and (2) that problem is known to occur in the particular machine. I've never seen a BIOS update which "fixes fan problem after power surges". It worked before the power surge. Something happened. Changing the BIOS code won't "unhappen" it. Apart from the complicated things: Is the CPU fan properly plugged in? Does it rotate when it should? :D |
Graham L (2) | ||
| 512252 | 2007-01-03 06:14:00 | Well it maybe working but it may fix some things that didn't work before. And its a beta and its over a year old and the version thats on it atm, is so old its not even on the ASUS site :D |
Speedy Gonzales (78) | ||
| 512253 | 2007-01-03 06:20:00 | The problem is that a fan error is reported. That's what needs to be fixed. It might be appropriate to think about updating the BIOS after the computer has been restored to the way it was before the accident. The year old code, even beta code, doesn't cause a CPU fan error to be reported. |
Graham L (2) | ||
| 512254 | 2007-01-03 06:25:00 | And the updates fix the CPU fan low speed RPM, which maybe relevant. | Speedy Gonzales (78) | ||
| 512255 | 2007-01-06 13:09:00 | Hello and a happy new year. I have the same problem with this message CPU FAN ERROR at the post screen. I have a motherboard Asus P5B-V. The problem started yesterday although I have the pc over two months. I have updated the BIOS but the problem still consists. I dont see that message everytime that I reboot the pc but most of the times after the shut down. Do you thing that it is a hardware problem of the Fan?? If you have any solutions it will be very helpful. Thank you. |
timeryin (11712) | ||
| 512256 | 2007-01-06 20:14:00 | Happy New Year! Timeryin I followed Speedy's suggestion to turn the error reporting off. (Although, I am not comfortable with this as what if it is reporting a true problem.) I am uncertain if it's a hardware problem just yet. I am rechecking this problem with the computer supplier technicians. They are back on Monday, I'll let you know if they can shed any light on the problem. Cheers | NZHawk (4093) | ||
| 512257 | 2007-01-07 05:30:00 | Speedy: Why "Update the BIOS"? That is something to do when: (1) a revised BIOS code is known to fix a problem, and (2) that problem is known to occur in the particular machine. I've never seen a BIOS update which "fixes fan problem after power surges". It worked before the power surge. Something happened. Changing the BIOS code won't "unhappen" it. Apart from the complicated things: Is the CPU fan properly plugged in? Does it rotate when it should? :D Maybe the power surge has corrupted the flash memory that contains the BIOS? in that case re-programming the BIOS will fix the problem. |
ughnz (8297) | ||
| 512258 | 2007-01-08 06:36:00 | If ".. the power surge has corrupted the flash memory that contains the BIOS" there will be a (different) error message. That would cause a "BIOS Checksum" error. :cool: It will be interesting to learn the actual problem ;) |
Graham L (2) | ||
| 512259 | 2007-01-14 04:48:00 | If ".. the power surge has corrupted the flash memory that contains the BIOS" there will be a (different) error message. That would cause a "BIOS Checksum" error. :cool: It will be interesting to learn the actual problem ;) Not always, sometimes the checksum is only performed on static code not any additional dynamic data that is written to the flash chip. Also the BIOS checksum error in most cases relates to the ECSD and or data stored in the battery backed RAM / EEPROM and not always the actual BIOS program code. |
ughnz (8297) | ||
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