or handicapped it, or made it retarded.  here's what happened.

my video card fan started making an annoying noise a few months after i put it in, so i finally got around to fixing the noise yesterday.  after some inspection i noticed the source of the noise was that the fan blades were scraping against some of the plasting casing.

so, i took apart the video card and removed the fan blades, got out the dremel and sanded the blades down.  it worked, there's no more noise, however...


now my computer has a hard time recognizing my mouse when i turn it on.  i have to unplug and replug in the USB port and sometimes it will light up for a second but then die again.  usually when i turn off the computer a second time and continue the same process, it will eventually notice the USB is plugged in and work.  the only thing i can think of is that i tugged a little hard at the motherboard to get the video card out.

does anyone know what would cause something like this?  this is the first computer i bought all the pieces for and put together ( with help lol ).

is there a way to repair or get it repaired if the problem persists?

the first time it happened, that fixed the problem.  but upon the next reboot, the USB that worked did not.  also, one time none of the USB or the ethernet slot ( you know it lights up blue when plugged in?) worked.

for now it works, but i really don't like the prospect of replacing my motherboard.

i use windows xp pro

Does the BIOS come up before it crashes? Also what are the numbers that are  being displayed.

now it won't boot again.  it flashes CO, 23, 45 over and over.

i have no idea

i got it to boot again after pushing all the plugs and such in..something must be coming loose a lot.