Re: Chaintech 7AIA0/100

My 7AIA0 mobo is five years old. A month ago, it began to stop during boot-up every time the automatic memory check was completed. After about a half-dozen resets, it would complete the boot-up process.

I've replaced the HDD, upgraded BIOS, and reseated everything socketed. No joy.

Finally, I noticed that the fan in the Vanta TNT card was spinning intermittantly. I replaced the fan. Now the 7AIA0 boots up every time.

The Vanta TNT card seems to halt boot-up if its fan is not spinning at the correct rate. Unplugging...