Casper.Dik at Sun.COM wrote: >> I've got a Ferarri 3400 which, without extreme cooling measures >> (icepacks, placing it over >> a constant flow of COLD air), it's become impossible to upgrade due to >> heat issues. >> > > Have you tried blowing compressed air through the fan holes? > > Close, I've had it sit right over one of the A/C vents while installing/upgrading. Dunno about compressed air, though. Might be a little rough on the innards, don't you think? >> The thing becomes so hot, it shuts down during the upgrade or >> installation trashing pre-exsisting filesystems, or forcing a clean >> installation. >> >> Is there a schedule to include the AMD powernow stuff in SXCE? >> >> My power bill will thank you. Running the air conditioner just to >> upgrade a latop is a bit extreme. >> > > Absolutely. > > I never had these issues when I had the 3400 in the beginning and > I believe the cooling deteriorates over time. > It runs at about 36C during normal, web surfing use. Building stuff can cause it to go to 65C+, but it never shut down until I tried upgrading to B57, I think. I'll crack the case and clean it out some.
> What do you boot/upgrade from? At home I upgrade from an install > server and modify the miniroot to include the powernow driver... > I boot from the laptops's internal DVD. So I might have to rethink that some, I guess. Y'know, this might be an idea for a good project: A miniroot modification toolkit. John
