Daily Quiz: Troubleshooting 101

[Nitestick]

he may be able to lower the rpm of the fan in bios. probably best to buy a new one. if hes really crazy and can not lower the rpm with settings he could solder a resistor in-line with the fan power cable.

 

[Sprooty]

^^^ ur on the right track, he could by an RPM controller which is basically a resistor u connect to the fan power.

 

[Nitestick]

lol if that counts as the answer i suppose its open for anyone to jump in and write again.

edit: btw i'd be the hardcore person i was talking about that would put an in-line resistor.

 

[chooka]

So whats the next problem????

 

[Nitestick]

ok seeing as noone has stepped up i'll write yet another question *sighs* who am i kidding i love it

problem: timmy has a strange motherboard. it has an AT power connector and an ATX power connector however the motherboard is actually in the form of an AT motherboard therefore is in an AT case. he wants to use an ATX psu but can not mount the power switch. he does not want to have the switch hanging off of a cable.

question: using what feature of an AT case could he solve this problem and how?

HINT: this has a rather unorthodox solution for all you lateral thinkers ou there.

 

[chooka]

throw out the AT case....get new computer.
so the motherboard has both AT and ATX input??

 

[Sprooty]

ahaha yeah, that is quite un orthodox

 

[Nitestick]

yes it does have both. trust me they exist, i have one. but like i said i am looking for an unorthodox solution, i know of one and of course the normal thing to do would be ditch the motherboard so sorry not quite the answer i'm looking for

 

[chooka]

could we get some more info on timmys problem??

 

[Nitestick]

what sort of information? if you mean the motherboard: it is basically an ATX motherboard (feature wise) except it has an AT power connector in addition to the ATX, and is in AT form. it has pins for ATX power switch of course. as the motherboard comes in the same dimensions as an AT motherboard it has been put in an AT case using the AT power connector with an AT psu. how can timmy install an ATX psu (of course it will have the same dimensions as an AT psu so that bit is easy) but more importantly have a switch for the power with out damaging the case or having the ATX switch just hanging.