Last night, I came back to my computer after several hours of doing other things to find the the self-analysis program blaring an alarm sound because it felt that my (CPU, I think it said) fan was going dangerously fast. So I force-quit the computer and cleaned up the some the vents (and yes, I will finishing cleaning it later).
Afterwards, it would not start. If I press the power button, the power LED begins to flash at regular intervals, doesn't seem to stop. I have to unplug the computer/switch off the power supply, and even then it lasts for a couple more iterations. When I *do* press power, one chassis fan (but not the other two), the north bridge fan and the CPU fan start spinning (fast enough to blur), then give up and stop. The motherboard's light doesn't turn on, there are no beeps, and no POST.
So...what is the problem? Is it something I can fix merely with cleaning? Would it be worthwhile to reset BIOS/clear CMOS? With something else? Or is it indicative of a defective component?
Thanks in advance.
Afterwards, it would not start. If I press the power button, the power LED begins to flash at regular intervals, doesn't seem to stop. I have to unplug the computer/switch off the power supply, and even then it lasts for a couple more iterations. When I *do* press power, one chassis fan (but not the other two), the north bridge fan and the CPU fan start spinning (fast enough to blur), then give up and stop. The motherboard's light doesn't turn on, there are no beeps, and no POST.
So...what is the problem? Is it something I can fix merely with cleaning? Would it be worthwhile to reset BIOS/clear CMOS? With something else? Or is it indicative of a defective component?
Thanks in advance.