From: Wookie on
What message is that?

"PM" <pminottawa(a)yahoo.ca> wrote in message
news:13j0kitetaber39(a)corp.supernews.com...
> PM wrote:
>> The chipset fan on my Asus A8N-E motherboard is on the brink of failure.
>> I have contacted Asus several days ago but have received no reply.
>>
>> The motherboard is revision 2.00. I have examined the board and am sure
>> that there are no screws holding the fan assembly to the motherboard. Nor
>> can I find any trace of plastic lugs holding it in place.
>>
>> Can anyone give me instructions on how to remove the fan assembly and
>> suggestions on what to replace it with. I do have a Vantec Iceberg
>> CCB-A1C cooling fan that I have not used (replaced the whole mb instead).
>>
>> Thanks
>
> Thanks to all. I removed the old fan and replaced it with a Vantek
> IceBerq. But I am still getting the error message on boot. I suppose the
> problem could be the mob itself.


From: PM on
Wookie wrote:
> What message is that?
>
> "PM" <pminottawa(a)yahoo.ca> wrote in message
> news:13j0kitetaber39(a)corp.supernews.com...
>> PM wrote:
>>> The chipset fan on my Asus A8N-E motherboard is on the brink of failure.
>>> I have contacted Asus several days ago but have received no reply.
>>>
>>> The motherboard is revision 2.00. I have examined the board and am sure
>>> that there are no screws holding the fan assembly to the motherboard. Nor
>>> can I find any trace of plastic lugs holding it in place.
>>>
>>> Can anyone give me instructions on how to remove the fan assembly and
>>> suggestions on what to replace it with. I do have a Vantec Iceberg
>>> CCB-A1C cooling fan that I have not used (replaced the whole mb instead).
>>>
>>> Thanks
>> Thanks to all. I removed the old fan and replaced it with a Vantek
>> IceBerq. But I am still getting the error message on boot. I suppose the
>> problem could be the mob itself.
>
>
The message is that the chipset fan has either failed or is not spinning
fast enough. Neither is true.