# HD seems to have forgotten what it is

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**Created:** [December 6, 2007, 1:13pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/hd-seems-to-have-forgotten-what-it-is/39856 "2007-12-06T13:13:45Z")\
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**Post date:** [December 8, 2007, 10:45am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/hd-seems-to-have-forgotten-what-it-is/39856/23 "2007-12-08T10:45:00Z")

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[quote=“walter,post:22,topic:39856"”]

And it gets more interesting.

I pull the case, and swap HDs. I notice that the CPU fan (~3 month old Intel unit that came with the CPU) is acting like a retard on ridilin. It sort of moves, but never spins up.

I try loading with the new HD and get the same issue. On a fresh HD.

Can it be that the mobo is sensing that the fan is not working properly, and shutting everything down?

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Go into the BIOS and check the thermal shutdown tolerances. Usually you can change when the system shuts down. I would venture to guess that you have identified the problem. A good test would be to open up the case, have a fan blow directly into the case and see if you can get it to boot. If so, you know what the problem is. Regardless, get that heatsink/fan replaced.

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