Warning: the following is not recommended for non-computer enthusiasts (geeks) or the faint-hearted
My stock CPU fan's RPM dropped to half, and was necessarily replaced by a snazzy Coolermaster XDream II (8cm silent metal-finned fan, aluminum heatsink with copper insert). The CPU temp stays around 42 C idle, a big improvement from 52 C idle while using the stock fan that came with the processor.
The computer acted up shortly after, beeping and beeping and beeping and not booting up. The motherboard's debug display showed C1h, which meant memory problems. I tried installing the RAM (I only have one 512Mb stick) in each of the memory slots and altering the voltage, but alas, all efforts failed. Replacing it would cost me a little less than five thousand. We didn't want it to end this way, it was all too sudden. Losing hope I started scraping off the label and warranty stickers, cleaned it up real nice. I dressed it up in copper heat spreaders, if it's gonna go, at least it's gonna go looking cool. I tried putting it in for one last time, like the final ritual of checking for breath and pulse. But wait! Everything started working as it should be! It beeped once, went to Windows loading screen , to the logon screen, then to the desktop! Oh happy happy joy joy!
And in geek tradition I'd like to pay tribute to my specs: AthlonXP 2400+ with Coolermaster XDreamII, Epox 8KHA+, Kingston 512Mb DDR333, Gainward Geforce3 Ti500 64Mb, Seagate 20Gb 7200rpm HDD, Samsung CD-RW 52/24/52x 8Mb, Samsung 52x CD-ROM, Soundblaster Live 5.1, Logitech Z640 5.1 speakers, Exodus 350W dual-fan, 17" monitor
It started as this: Athlon 1.1 with Globalwin TAK68, Epox 8KHA+, 128Mb DDR266, 3dfx Voodoo3 16Mb, Maxtor 10Gb 5400rpm HDD, LG 52x CD-ROM, Soundblaster Vibra128, Labtec 2.1 speakers, Exodus 300W, 14" monitor
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