Re: [gentoo-user] {OT} Overheated, which part is damaged?
On Wednesday 08 August 2007 02:21, Grant wrote: My power supply's fan died and ended up really elevating the temperature in the case during a qt compile. Now I'm seeing all kinds of strange and colorful artifacts on the screen, even after the system was powered off for several hours with an external fan blowing on it. Is that definitely the video card? Sounds like it. Just in case it has not been totalled you may want to open the case, remove the video card and use a soft brush and vacuum cleaner to clean its cooling fan and heatsink. This may be underneath the card and difficult to reach without taking it out. While you're at it, repeat the exercise on the CPU. On hot days and marginal cooling systems it is not a bad idea to open the case and place an external fan to blow over it. -- Regards, Mick pgp35PlCaRb2E.pgp Description: PGP signature
Re: [gentoo-user] {OT} Overheated, which part is damaged?
Am Mittwoch 08 August 2007 09:22 schrieb Mick: On Wednesday 08 August 2007 02:21, Grant wrote: My power supply's fan died and ended up really elevating the temperature in the case during a qt compile. Now I'm seeing all kinds of strange and colorful artifacts on the screen, even after the system was powered off for several hours with an external fan blowing on it. Is that definitely the video card? Sounds like it. Just in case it has not been totalled you may want to open the case, remove the video card and use a soft brush and vacuum cleaner to clean its cooling fan and heatsink. This may be underneath the card and difficult to reach without taking it out. While you're at it, repeat the exercise on the CPU. Or maybe it's the thermal grease paste, it usually doesn't like being roasted. Replace it, if possible. I'm not an expert on this kind of stuff but I had similar artifacts while overclocking my video RAM so maybe the chips didn't make it. pgpC5bjWngb8k.pgp Description: PGP signature
Re: [gentoo-user] {OT} Overheated, which part is damaged?
On Wednesday 08 August 2007 09:33, Florian Philipp wrote: Am Mittwoch 08 August 2007 09:22 schrieb Mick: On Wednesday 08 August 2007 02:21, Grant wrote: My power supply's fan died and ended up really elevating the temperature in the case during a qt compile. Now I'm seeing all kinds of strange and colorful artifacts on the screen, even after the system was powered off for several hours with an external fan blowing on it. Is that definitely the video card? Sounds like it. Just in case it has not been totalled you may want to open the case, remove the video card and use a soft brush and vacuum cleaner to clean its cooling fan and heatsink. This may be underneath the card and difficult to reach without taking it out. While you're at it, repeat the exercise on the CPU. Or maybe it's the thermal grease paste, it usually doesn't like being roasted. Replace it, if possible. I'm not an expert on this kind of stuff but I had similar artifacts while overclocking my video RAM so maybe the chips didn't make it. http://www.arcticsilver.com/ I have used Arctic Silver 5 and have been very happy with it (on an overclocked PIII). -- Regards, Mick pgptPltrmwq1J.pgp Description: PGP signature
Re: [gentoo-user] {OT} Overheated, which part is damaged?
On Wed, 2007-08-08 at 10:25 +0100, Mick wrote: On Wednesday 08 August 2007 09:33, Florian Philipp wrote: Am Mittwoch 08 August 2007 09:22 schrieb Mick: On Wednesday 08 August 2007 02:21, Grant wrote: My power supply's fan died and ended up really elevating the temperature in the case during a qt compile. Now I'm seeing all kinds of strange and colorful artifacts on the screen, even after the system was powered off for several hours with an external fan blowing on it. Is that definitely the video card? Sounds like it. Just in case it has not been totalled you may want to open the case, remove the video card and use a soft brush and vacuum cleaner to clean its cooling fan and heatsink. This may be underneath the card and difficult to reach without taking it out. While you're at it, repeat the exercise on the CPU. Or maybe it's the thermal grease paste, it usually doesn't like being roasted. Replace it, if possible. I'm not an expert on this kind of stuff but I had similar artifacts while overclocking my video RAM so maybe the chips didn't make it. http://www.arcticsilver.com/ I have used Arctic Silver 5 and have been very happy with it (on an overclocked PIII). It's also quite possible its the PSU if your still using the same one, have you replaced it? signature.asc Description: This is a digitally signed message part
Re: [gentoo-user] {OT} Overheated, which part is damaged?
Grant wrote: My power supply's fan died and ended up really elevating the temperature in the case during a qt compile. Now I'm seeing all kinds of strange and colorful artifacts on the screen, even after the system was powered off for several hours with an external fan blowing on it. Is that definitely the video card? - Grant I would think so. Unless you have an integrated video card. Then I'd be concerned about the Motherboard. Try the video card in a known working system that will give you loads of information. --Joshua Doll -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list
Re: [gentoo-user] {OT} Overheated, which part is damaged?
My power supply's fan died and ended up really elevating the temperature in the case during a qt compile. Now I'm seeing all kinds of strange and colorful artifacts on the screen, even after the system was powered off for several hours with an external fan blowing on it. Is that definitely the video card? Sounds like it. Just in case it has not been totalled you may want to open the case, remove the video card and use a soft brush and vacuum cleaner to clean its cooling fan and heatsink. This may be underneath the card and difficult to reach without taking it out. While you're at it, repeat the exercise on the CPU. Or maybe it's the thermal grease paste, it usually doesn't like being roasted. Replace it, if possible. I'm not an expert on this kind of stuff but I had similar artifacts while overclocking my video RAM so maybe the chips didn't make it. http://www.arcticsilver.com/ I have used Arctic Silver 5 and have been very happy with it (on an overclocked PIII). It's also quite possible its the PSU if your still using the same one, have you replaced it? Really, the power supply itself could be causing the video problems? I am still using the same one with the case open for ventilation. I'm about to order some stuff from New Egg. Not sure if I should include a video card now. - Grant -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list
Re: [gentoo-user] {OT} Overheated, which part is damaged?
On Wed, 2007-08-08 at 08:10 -0700, Grant wrote: My power supply's fan died and ended up really elevating the temperature in the case during a qt compile. Now I'm seeing all kinds of strange and colorful artifacts on the screen, even after the system was powered off for several hours with an external fan blowing on it. Is that definitely the video card? Sounds like it. Just in case it has not been totalled you may want to open the case, remove the video card and use a soft brush and vacuum cleaner to clean its cooling fan and heatsink. This may be underneath the card and difficult to reach without taking it out. While you're at it, repeat the exercise on the CPU. Or maybe it's the thermal grease paste, it usually doesn't like being roasted. Replace it, if possible. I'm not an expert on this kind of stuff but I had similar artifacts while overclocking my video RAM so maybe the chips didn't make it. http://www.arcticsilver.com/ I have used Arctic Silver 5 and have been very happy with it (on an overclocked PIII). It's also quite possible its the PSU if your still using the same one, have you replaced it? Really, the power supply itself could be causing the video problems? I am still using the same one with the case open for ventilation. I'm about to order some stuff from New Egg. Not sure if I should include a video card now. - Grant try another power supply first if you can, it would not surprise me if its unstable power from an overheated supply causing the problem signature.asc Description: This is a digitally signed message part
Re: [gentoo-user] {OT} Overheated, which part is damaged?
On 8/8/07, Mick [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Wednesday 08 August 2007 02:21, Grant wrote: My power supply's fan died and ended up really elevating the temperature in the case during a qt compile. Now I'm seeing all kinds of strange and colorful artifacts on the screen, even after the system was powered off for several hours with an external fan blowing on it. Is that definitely the video card? Sounds like it. Just in case it has not been totalled you may want to open the case, remove the video card and use a soft brush and vacuum cleaner to clean its cooling fan and heatsink. This may be underneath the card and difficult to reach without taking it out. While you're at it, repeat the exercise on the CPU. I'd be very skeptical about using a vacuum cleaner; they generate metric crap tons of static. Canned air may be better. -- Ryan W Sims -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list
Re: [gentoo-user] {OT} Overheated, which part is damaged?
On Wednesday 08 August 2007 16:22, Ryan Sims wrote: On 8/8/07, Mick [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Sounds like it. Just in case it has not been totalled you may want to open the case, remove the video card and use a soft brush and vacuum cleaner to clean its cooling fan and heatsink. This may be underneath the card and difficult to reach without taking it out. While you're at it, repeat the exercise on the CPU. I'd be very skeptical about using a vacuum cleaner; they generate metric crap tons of static. Canned air may be better. You're right. I should have said earth yourself on the chassis in the process. -- Regards, Mick pgpO8752hXrDL.pgp Description: PGP signature
Re: [gentoo-user] {OT} Overheated, which part is damaged?
My power supply's fan died and ended up really elevating the temperature in the case during a qt compile. Now I'm seeing all kinds of strange and colorful artifacts on the screen, even after the system was powered off for several hours with an external fan blowing on it. Is that definitely the video card? Sounds like it. Just in case it has not been totalled you may want to open the case, remove the video card and use a soft brush and vacuum cleaner to clean its cooling fan and heatsink. This may be underneath the card and difficult to reach without taking it out. While you're at it, repeat the exercise on the CPU. Or maybe it's the thermal grease paste, it usually doesn't like being roasted. Replace it, if possible. I'm not an expert on this kind of stuff but I had similar artifacts while overclocking my video RAM so maybe the chips didn't make it. http://www.arcticsilver.com/ I have used Arctic Silver 5 and have been very happy with it (on an overclocked PIII). It's also quite possible its the PSU if your still using the same one, have you replaced it? Really, the power supply itself could be causing the video problems? I am still using the same one with the case open for ventilation. I'm about to order some stuff from New Egg. Not sure if I should include a video card now. - Grant try another power supply first if you can, it would not surprise me if its unstable power from an overheated supply causing the problem Thanks everyone. Check out the new gear: power supply: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16817171007 video card: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16814130067 CPU: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16819103774 This system plays music, movies, and browses the web. - Grant -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list
[gentoo-user] {OT} Overheated, which part is damaged?
My power supply's fan died and ended up really elevating the temperature in the case during a qt compile. Now I'm seeing all kinds of strange and colorful artifacts on the screen, even after the system was powered off for several hours with an external fan blowing on it. Is that definitely the video card? - Grant -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list
