>Yes, lots of dust will definitely cause problems. If there is >enough dust, it acts like insulation by trapping air near the >components. I don't know if the 8500 has a fan blowing across the >CPU like my 9600 does. If not, then dust will have even more effect >on cooling. The other problem could be that the heat sink has become >dislodged from the CPU chip, either in shipment or because someone >tried something.
After inspection this weekend, I put PC's together so this may sound ignorant, I found the heat sink securely attached to the chip but with no fan on the heat sink. And, no fan blowing across. There is a wopping big fan on the power supply that appears to be facing the motherboard, that I cleared of some dust as well as dust everywhere else!! When I rebooted, I received a type-10 finder error ~ twice, but then I have had no problems since? I wonder if I'm out of the woods? Steve -- PCI-PowerMacs is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Sonnet & PowerLogix Upgrades - start at $169 | & CDRWs on Sale! | PowerON Computer Services <http://www.poweron.com> REPLACEMENT PARTS in STOCK Drives, CD-ROMs, RAM, Mac OS SW, Power Supply <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> PCI-PowerMacs list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/pci-powermacs.shtml> Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive:<http://www.mail-archive.com/pci-powermacs%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
