ah! thanks >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: >>
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