Re: computer slowdown - fried CPU?
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Originally Posted by Audioarchivist
I saw that the smaller fan on my motherboard wasn't turning. It is actually siezed. I had no idea. There's a big jet engine fan right above it, working fine.
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This is your culprit most likely. You are overheating your southbridge chip IMO. It is the one controlling your HDD and CD/DVD burner. The big fan above it probably saved it from getting completely fried. Time for a new motherboard.
For more info on the southbridge: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Southbr...28computing%29
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