My NerdQaxe++ rev 6.1 stopped working :(
Ok, my NerdQaxe++ rev 6.1 has stopped working. I’ve only had it for 3 months; display is off and the fan is twitching ever so slightly, as if it’s trying to turn (I can also hear a faint clicking sound).
Now, this is probably my fault because I had it running in our cellar as there was no where else in the house I could realistically run it from.
When I cleaned it by blowing on it to remove any dust, there was some dust that blew out, including a couple of small bug wings etc. (I know, please don’t judge me 😬).
So I took it upstairs to clean it properly and also to carry out basic troubleshooting steps.
There‘s power to the adapter (shows a constant blue light, and starts flickering as soon as I connect it to the device).
The fan spins absolutely fine, there’s nothing blocking it.
I removed the display and re-attached it, did the same for the heat-sink. Also swapped out the red fuse looking thing with the spare, which had no effect.
I can pretty much guarantee that the device is actually clean now, so I don’t think it’s a question of any dust or insect wings interfering with anything.
At this stage, ChatGPT seems to think it could be one of the following causes:
Power supply unable to provide current (most likely)
Short caused by debris or an insect
Loose connector
Faulty fan drawing too much current
Board fault
Any kind soul out there who could possibly help me with any next steps, I’d be most grateful.
Many thanks.