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AMD ANTHLON 1.8. MSI MS-6738 MOTHER BOARDBIOS PHOENIX LTD 6.00 PG. BUS CLOCK 133MG. 2GIG RAM. HOME BUILT
YESTERDAY THE FAN ON MY CPU SINK WAS MAKING NOISE. TIGHTNED SCREWS, NO HELP. PRESSED ON CORNER OF FAN- NOT HARD -COMPUTOR SHUT DOWN. TRIED TO RESTART- IT RUNS FOR A SECOND, THEN SHUTS DOWN. CLEANED CONTACTS, REINSTALLED CPU, TRIED RESTART-SHUTS DOWN AFTER A SECOND. GOT A USED CPY, INSTALLED IT SAME THING. THERE IS A QUIET CONSTANT "BEEP-BEEP" WHEN I TURN THE POWER STRIP ON. TRIED A DIFFERENT POWER SUPPLY, AND HARD DRIVE. SAME THING-STARTS TO BOOT FOR A SECOND OR TWO, THEN SHUTS DOWN. STILL THE QUIET "BEEPING" WITH POWER ON. CANT LOCATE SOURCE OF NOISE. DID I FRY MY MOTHERBOARD?
 

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SORRY CAPS LOCK WONT GO OFF. CHANGED KEYBOARD. GUESS THATS ANOTHER PROBLEM. THINK IT BLEW OUT MY HARD DRIVE TOO. TRIED A SPARE,BLEW IT TOO. TRIED BOTH HARD DRIVES ON MY OTHER COMPUTOR-NEITHER WILL START. TIME TO GO NEW. THANKS