On 6/9/07, Wit <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Tijnema wrote: > > On 6/9/07, Wit <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > >> Tijnema wrote: > >> > >>> On 6/8/07, Ken Moffat <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >>> > >>> > >>>> On Fri, Jun 08, 2007 at 10:46:11AM +0200, Tijnema wrote: > >>>> <snip> > >>>> > > > Thermal paste must be dryed out, but that doesn't mean it should reset > > automatically... > > I remember the time when I bought this motherboard, it was a quite > > useless motherboard because there are quite a lot condensators very > > close to the CPU cooling block, which makes it very hard to place the > > CPU cooling block. When it's on, it actually pushes to the > > condensators next to it. really worse situation, but it's te only way > > i can get the cooling block on. Also, the cooling block is not > > symetric, it makes sense how it's placed (differs ~ 20 degrees C), > > I've took the block off a few times, so I might turned it back on last > > time, but when the cooling block is on, I can actually touch the CPU > > itself a little bit, and it doesn't feel too hot... > > > > I just realized what you said here. What you can touch at this point is > *not* the CPU at all. It is essentially the carrier. The CPU is the > little raised portion in the center of the "carrier". It is the only > part that will normally get very hot. The outer edges of the whole > assembly will normally see very little heat, relative to what the core sees. > > Wit
Oh, yeah, never realised that ... I guess I need to open the case and take a look from the side to see if there's maybe a very little space between the CPU cooling block and core itself. but can't live too long without my server :P I'll try turning the cooling block 180 degrees now, and see if that matters in any way. Tijnema -- http://linuxfromscratch.org/mailman/listinfo/lfs-support FAQ: http://www.linuxfromscratch.org/lfs/faq.html Unsubscribe: See the above information page
