>> heat related shutdowns simply from having it on all day as well as
>> when running VPC 3. Gauge Pro show 203 F as I type this and I haven't
>> been up that long. . .
>
>---> 203 F is OFF THE SCALE!!! (but might correspond to the mid 180's if
>measured by one of the Control Strip algorithms). I wouldn't even think
>about running it that high. I firmly believe a thermal shutdown drastically
>shortens CPU life/stability. I hope you're running a 603e/180 (which can
>still be readily found). I wouldn't be surprised if it died in the next few
>months and/or random screen freezes increase.
Ya-haaa, that scares the bejezus out of me. Fortunatly I didn't wait to read this before I went ahead and dismantled the 2400 and put a folded aluminum foil shim between the chip and heat sink. It really was that hot as per the Gauge Pro readings I was getting. And no, I'm running a Newer G3 running at 120. Hopefully I haven't suffered any permanent damage. . .
>> Planning on opening the 2400 up and making sure I have a good contact
>> from chip to heatsink which I suspect is the problem. I had prior luck
>> with using an aluminum foil shim and will probably try that again.
>
>Do it right away! I wish you all the best but do let the list know if your
>CPU fails (just for our collective improved knowledge base). What CPU do
>you have?
So far so good, I've been up for over 45 minutes now and the Gauge Pro reads that the temp has leveled off at about 60C/140F. Thats a 60 degree F improvement so I can confirm that the aluminum foil technique really does work and it is worth the effort. It's a pity that MCE and DTT aren't more conscious of the heat sink making good cpu contact when they work on these.
And I have a small bone to pick as well, since you mentioned repairing the stripped out brass nuts that are pressed into the case bottom. I opened mine up since having a board swap by DT&T and a Cardbus upgrade by MCE, to find that one of the nuts had broken out and was rattling around and another plastic encased nut was completely stripped off the base of the case having been badly glued back on. The MCE tech seemed to really enjoy overtorquing all of the screws. I had to use pliers to turn the shaft of the screwdriver and some serious downward pressure to avoid stripping the slots of some of them. Heads up, guys, while I like that my laptop doesn't creak when I pick it up, the main screws you need to worry about are the ones holding down the daughterboard and power supply. . .
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