Yuki, Here's a link that may be of use...
http://www.heatsink-guide.com/ Cheers, Lal --- Yuki Taga <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi Keith, > > Anybody know how to get a P4 fan/heatsink off? > > I put it on (I built the box), and of course I'm > aware of the two > primary levers that release it, but it's a partial > release, not a > complete one, and I can't remember exactly how to > get that thing off, > and I'm not into yanking stuff off the MB. ^_^ > > With a flashlight, I can see some accumulation > between the fins of > the heat sink (beyond the fan) that have to be taken > care of. What > has happened is that some dust has actually formed a > curtain over the > top of some of the fins, which of course is really > cutting down on > the airflow. I used a toothpick to gently dislodge > some of it, and > then vacuumed. But I think a more thorough job is > called for. There > are no more curtains, but I can see dust. > > I have been remiss about keeping my eye on the CPU > temp. It's always > run a bit on the hot side (mid 40s), and lately it's > been sneaking > higher, and I haven't paid enough attention to it. > This little bit > of cleaning I did dropped the temp SIX DEGREES C, so > no minor deal. > > There are AB routines that will take the temp up 20 > from its ambient, > so I need to be more careful. The only thing I've > got monitoring it > is the old Motherboard Monitor, which is not > supported any longer. It > gives me board and CPU temps, however. > > So a key question for me at this point would be, > does a CPU just go, > or does it degrade, giving intermittent problems, > because of long > term overheating? Given what I saw under the > flashlight, I've been > slowly cooking this, and if a CPU degrades, rather > than just fails, > that is most likely the seat of the problem. > > It isn't like I never clean the box, either. And > I've put a vacuum > on that CPU fan before. I've always been tentative > about that > however, because it actually reverses the fan blade > action from it's > normal direction, which is to suck air in over the > fins. I've also > blown compressed air in there, but tentatively > there, too, because > compressed air can get pretty cold in a hurry (at > least the can > does), and I don't know just what damage I might be > doing along with > the good. Without a flashlight, it just wasn't too > obvious what was > building up in there that the vacuum could not pull > out. Once > dislodged though, a lot of stuff came out. But there > is more dust in > there. > > Maybe I'm better off replacing the CPU, which would > have to be pretty > cheap now, if I could even find one (P4 2.53 GHz). > > Thanks all, > > Yuki > > Saturday, September 16, 2006, 3:28:59 PM, you wrote: > > KM> Like Rik, I too have had CPU overheating > problems. I have a small > KM> utility that came with my computer that shows > and records temperatures. > KM> If you have such, give it a try. Recently I > fixed my problems (computer > KM> shutting down completely during evening virus > scans), by cleaning the > KM> heat sink and fan. I also used new grease > between the fan and cpu, but > KM> only because I had to remove the fan in order to > get two years of dust > KM> bunnies out of it. > > KM> BTW, right now I have my "red line" set for 70 > C. Normally the CPU runs > KM> at 40 C, but during 1 hour full virus scan it > gets up to 55 C. > > KM> Hope this helps. > KM> -- Keith > > KM> Rik Rasmussen wrote: > >> > >> I have had two pc's running XP develop problems > that ended up being > >> the fan > >> on the CPU. In one case it had stopped and the > cpu overheated. In the > >> ohter > >> case, the fan was apparently running too slow to > cool. > >> > >> In both cases replacing the cpu fan fixed the > problem. > >> > >> Rik Rasmussen > >> > >> > > > Best, > > Yuki > > ___________________________________________________________ The all-new Yahoo! Mail goes wherever you go - free your email address from your Internet provider. http://uk.docs.yahoo.com/nowyoucan.html Please note that this group is for discussion between users only. To get support from AmiBroker please send an e-mail directly to SUPPORT {at} amibroker.com For other support material please check also: http://www.amibroker.com/support.html Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/amibroker/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/amibroker/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
