J jjsuntan2 Distinguished Mar 20, 2011 1 0 18,510 Mar 20, 2011 #1 Hello,installed a new fan with heat sink in a Gateway Laptop Computer, shuts down as it's trying to boot up? Any suggestions.
Hello,installed a new fan with heat sink in a Gateway Laptop Computer, shuts down as it's trying to boot up? Any suggestions.
tecmo34 Administrator Moderator Jan 20, 2009 9,317 113 37,590 Mar 20, 2011 #2 Welcome to Tom's Hardware... It sounds like either the heat sink isn't installed properly (fully seated) or fan isn't plugged into the CPUFAN post on the motherboard. This will cause the MOBO to shutdown to prevent a possible overheating issue. Upvote 0 Downvote
Welcome to Tom's Hardware... It sounds like either the heat sink isn't installed properly (fully seated) or fan isn't plugged into the CPUFAN post on the motherboard. This will cause the MOBO to shutdown to prevent a possible overheating issue.