KT4V and Enermax fan at SFAN connector

I have a KT4V MoBo with a temperature running a bit high so I decided to add a fan at the SFAN connector. I connected an Enermax fan, UC-8FAB-B (with manual adjustable speed), to the SFAN connector. The system run for some seconds, then stopped. When I tried to reboot, it all stopped at 3 red LED and one green LED on at the D-Bracket with 3 beeps. This indicates a memory error. Unable to get the system to boot.
I tried with the fan directly to the PSU and the fan itself worked ok. (Even at the SFAN connector eventually) but the system do not reboot at all.
I have measured all voltages at the ATX power connector and they are ok. I have tested the RAM in a different system and it is ok. Do the fan have a current rating to high, destroying something such as the voltage supply to the RAM ?
System
PSU: Chieftec 360 W
MSI KT4V (6712) BIOS v1.8 (newly flashed)
AMD XP2100+
TwinMOS PC2700 DDR-DIMM 512 MB CL2
MSI GeForce4 Ti4200-8X 128 MB
Pioneer DVD-106S
Plextor CDRW 48x/24x/48x
Sony FDD
SMC EZ Card 10/100 PCI TPO (network)
SFAN: Enermax UC-8FAB-B, 12V, 0.23 A
ErJe

Regarding the high temperature on the CPU (max 64 degrees C) I tried to remount the CPU fan with Arctic Silver Thermal Compound with the same result.
Regarding the SFAN header: the current of the fan might have blown something on the motherboard. I should like to have the specification of the system SFAN output as to max current rating, as to avoid destroying something in the future (should be in the user manual).
I should also like to know how and wher the voltage to the DDR RAM (2.5 V) is generated. (Could be a fault here).
I have returned the KT4V to the seller waiting for an answer to RMA..... ?(
ErJe
[B]System [/B]
PSU: Chieftec 360 W
MSI KT4V (6712) BIOS v1.8 (newly flashed)
AMD XP2100+
TwinMOS PC2700 DDR-DIMM 512 MB CL2
MSI GeForce4 Ti4200-8X 128 MB
Pioneer DVD-106S
Plextor CDRW 48x/24x/48x
Sony FDD
SMC EZ Card 10/100 PCI TPO (network)
SFAN: Enermax UC-8FAB-B, 12V, 0.23 A

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My computer temperatures are constantly on the upper end of the scale, as well as frequently going over the operating specs listed by apple. I believe these are environmental conditions for operation, but currently my cpu temps are 120/114 according to istat, so this should give us some ammo for repairs, a recall, or something, as the obvious internal temperature is not within Apple's operational specs. Even my powersupply is 109f currently...
This has got to be wrong... Lets fix it apple!

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tthe battery need serviced but my computer runs slow and the fan is running non-stop. MacBook Pro 13" purchased around 2011.

OK, you really need to dump that Windows attitude quickly, because what worked over there is completely useless here. I never understood the "upgrade didn't work obviously, because this or that happened, so how do I downgrade." I hang out around here, and I haven't seen many comments about fans running full blast after the updates. I did them, and nothing happened.
First, you can't downgrade the firmware EFI update. I think if you tried, it would brick your MBP.
You could reinstall Lion if you wanted, but that's really a pain, and once again, one of those Windows things that people always do that wastes time. A security update and Remote Desktop Client (which only runs if you start it up) would not effect your fan speed.
Apple does have "restore points", but it's a real backup system that requires a backup drive. It's called Time Machine and it's preinstalled on your Mac, easy to use, and allows you to go as far back in time on your Mac as the size of your backup drive will allow.
Now, after all that, let's try to figure out what's going on with your fans. First, did you do the EFI update correctly? Meaning did you do it when the MBP was actually plugged into the wall? What are you running? Games? Videos? Something else?

Connectivity between SQL Serevr 2008 and SAP BW using Microsoft Connector 1.0

Hi ALL
         I am trying to connect to SSIS 2008 to SAP BW using Microsoft Connector 1.0.
Following are stepes I performed.
1. Created RFC on SAP BW Server.
2. Created Prcess Chain in SAP BW.
3. Created SSIS Package using SAP BI Source. Here I set Execution Mode : P Trigger   Process Chain.
The process chain is executing fine on SAP BW Server, But it is unable to send back a
notification to SSIS package. And here my SSIS package failed.
I am getting following error message :
[SAP BI Source] Information: Process Start Process, variant Start Variant for MSBI has status Completed (instance D8Z84GJ2RLV7WCI2IYK5CZ1R3)
[SAP BI Source] Error: An internal exception occurred.
Microsoft.SqlServer.Dts.SapBw.Connectivity.ERPException:
An error occurred during the dispatch of the incoming function. The last return code was "RFC_FAILURE".
Before this error I am getting following messages are :
[SAP BI Source] Information: Process Data Transfer Process, variant Z09_O101 -> Z09_H101 has status Active (instance DTPR_D8Z84GJ2RLVZKYTTUHZRFEG0V)
[SAP BI Source] Information: The component is waiting for a notification.
Is there any way to test the both the way connections? I mean SAP BW -- SSIS &                SSIS --- SAPBW.
Can any one please explain me entire connectivity architecture between SSIS and SAP BW using Microsoft Connector 1.0. (I mean how these RFC are working and how SSIS is pulling the data from SAP BW)

I am having the same problem. We actually loaded data a few times but now it does not work. It is amazing that we cannot find help for this problem. Has anyone been successful using the BI connector 1.1 to load data to a BI system using SSIS. I think
this had to do with either a DLL problem on the machine running SSIS or the Service Pack level of the BI system. I cannot find any documentation showing versions. I have looked through the documentation that was written back in 2008 but can't seem to
get it to work.
Sorry we are trying to push data (BW Destination) to BI it looks like you are trying to get data from BI.

My MacBook Pro is really hot and the fan is on constantly. It didn't use to do this, does anyone know why this is happening? I have a very short battery life, so I have to keep it plugged in probably more than I should.

My MacBook Pro is really hot and the fan is on constantly. It didn't use to do this, does anyone know why this is happening? I have a very short battery life, so I have to keep it plugged in probably more than I should.

Open Activity Monitor in the Utilities folder. Select All Processes from the Processes dropdown menu. Click twice on the CPU% column header to display in descending order. If you find a process using a large amount of CPU time, then select the process and click on the Quit icon in the toolbar. Click on the Force Quit button to kill the process. See if that helps. Be sure to note the name of the runaway process so you can track down the cause of the problem.

HP 15-d103tx starts overheating even after changing the Motherboard and cooling fan.

I puchased a laptop before 6 month but it starts overheating in very less time. The motherboard and cooling-fan has been changed but again started overheating in 2 weeks.
Is there problem of intel processor or some other problem??

Dear Customer,
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Please perform the below shown steps to resolve the issue:
1. You should clean all the Vents and Openings really good with a can of compressed air
2. Check if the Fan is spinning when AC Adapter is connected
3. Boot into the BIOS >> System Configuration >> Device Configuration >> Enable "Fan always ON"
4. Update the latest BIOS and Graphics Driver
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KT4V and KT4A-V differences....

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