So, my friend told me about a HSF, I tried putting it in. But before that i took off the wires off my motherboard. I took off the old HSF, i tried putting in the new one, but it didn't fit. So then I decided to put back the old fan. So i did, I didn't have too much paste to put on processor and the heat plate. Then I applied it, but then a small amount was wiped off on accident, that was all the paste i had. So it still had some paste but not as much. THen i tried putting the wires back on the motherboard. I was confused where what went . I think i put 1 or more wires in the wrong place. When i turned it on, everything went fine, until i tried to do something, the computer shut down. It did that everytime i tried turning it back on. Im confused, could my computer problem be overheating or the wiring?
P.S. if it is a wiring problem, is there any tutorial or websites that have pictures or videos on wiring? or how it should look like? please post 
THanks:mrgreen:
been there done that ,the wires for the hsf should be only 2 or 3 wire[3 is for bios monitored sensor] and they shoud have a plug on the end so they are together as one female plug ,it plugs into a 2 or 3 prong male plug on the board usually right next to the cpu,as for a diagram ,you should be able to download a manual from the motherboard manufactures website ,look for model # and company name on board .and search there website .or post mode # and company name here and i will search for one for you .
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