Date: Tue, 31 Oct 2000 10:46:23 -0600 From: "mda" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: SIIG PCMCIA fan recent message included dialogue about the SIIG PCMCIA cooling fan. i have been using the fan at work and at home every day for about 8 months. that's more than 400 fan insertions. one person's opinion about the fan (mine) are that: *** the fan has saved my cpu from meltdown. my first 50CT was overclocked to 100Mhz. with my applications running, it shut down 2-3 times per day. six months of that and it died. *** since buying the fan, my 50CT (overclocked to 133Mhz) has only had a thermal shut down when i forgot to insert the fan. *** the fan is tight. i insert it and remove it gently. *** no drivers are required. when the PCMCIA bus gets power, the fan runs. i have absolutely no fears about the fan. without it, i was continuously frustrated by thermal shutdowns...and eventually trashed the libretto. this is the first case i heard of where the fan may have caused damage (fixed by a drop of glue). please don't overlook the risk of NOT using the fan. --mda ...who doesn't wear a motorcycle helmet, but always uses a PCMCIA fan and wears a seatbelt. evidence that we each deal with risk in different ways :) -----Original Message----- From: Alexandre Kaoukhov [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Monday, October 30, 2000 2:25 PM To: Libretto Subject: RE: 20GB experience + a few questions Date: Mon, 30 Oct 2000 21:24:57 +0100 From: "Alexandre Kaoukhov" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: RE: 20GB experience + a few questions > > 2 Some time ago I read from your page about SIIG PCMCIA fan. Have you seen > > Win2k drivers for it? > No idea. But one person who did try it recommended against it. It is such a > tight fit that it damaged the MB/circuitry around the area and > caused problems for that one person. however,that was merely > an example of stupidity. If the card, > if out of spec sizewise, was too hard to squeeze in, then why did that person > proceed? I'm sure another PCMCIA fan card, if the proper size, would fit just > fine and not cause problems. The name of "one person" is Nicolas Rubinstein. As I remember he is no longer on the list. He is otherwise smart guy and gave us many useful tips about Win2k and overclocking. By the way I remind you that he fixed his motherboard with a drop of glue. ************************************************************** http://libretto.basiclink.com - Libretto mailing list http://libretto.basiclink.com/archive - Archives http://www.picante.com/~gtaylor/portable/faq.html - FAQ -------UNSUBSCRIBE------- mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?subject=cmd:unsubscribe --------UNSUBSCRIBE DIGEST------ Use above but add DIGEST to the subject line... **************************************************************
