If there's not a good thermal connection between heatsink an chip, the chip can overheat in seconds. Literally. As soon as juice starts flowing, the chip starts heating.
We had a P4 come in where the heatsink had come dislodged, and it would overheat in about 15 seconds and lock up. New thermal paste, reset the heatsink, new heatsink fan (the old one vibrated the heatsink loose, I suspect) and all was forgiven. --Ben Dana Tierney wrote: > wait a minute though how can it be overheating if it never actually boots? > >> now that's a useful suggestion! I was thinking motherboard, he was >> thinking virus. I will suggest it to him, thanks >> >>> I know on my satellite I had before this one, I had the same problem. >> It >>> was an overheating issue. I took it to the Toshiba Depot next to me >> and >>> problem fixed. They had to reset the CPU heatsink. > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:5:202090 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:5 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.5 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
