Postby uhylin » Wed Mar 17, 2010 23:28
POSSIBLE SOLUTION TO THIS PROBLEM!
OK, so I also experienced the same problem with my Scaleo X. But the first thing that happended a year ago was that the fan was running at very high speed all the time and the computer got very hot. The heat came from the power supply unit, which actually is a little weak (I think it was 450 W), and I tried to clean away the dust and put the computer in a more ventilated space, but it kept on heating up. I suspected a failure in the power supply unit so I bought a new one (650 W) and after I had exchanged the units the computer is cool and quiet. Everythings alright... but then the problem began. Just the same as described by everyone else here, the computer refused to power up, blue lights flashing, fan motor running for some seconds and then starting over. The symptoms indicates a bad connection somewhere. I checked all connections on the motherboard but they all were in place. After a while I disconnected everyone of them and put them back, and when I disconnected the main power cable to the motherboard it was obviously loose. This is the 20-or 24-pin connector in the end of the biggest cable from the power supply unit, the socket is vertical and to the right on the motherboard when looking into the standing computer. The hook that keeps the connector in place did not grab under the edge as it is supposed to do and it was very hard to get it there. Probably I missed this when I changed the power supply. But anyway - this main power connector was loose, and after putting it back in its socket and really pressing hard with a pair of pliers to get the hook in place, the computer has been running without any problem.