At 00:15 -0500 on 29/12/02, Scott Holder wrote: >At 10:49 PM 12/28/2002 -0500, you wrote: > >>Yes. You *need* the heatsink for the full 040 if you want it to keep working >>longer than a few hours. > >Well, I dunno about this. I have a 33mhz '040 with no heatsink in my Q605 >running at 33mhz that had a 40 day uptime until my landlady decided to go >fiddling with the circuit breakers.
You got lucky. The Mac OS doesn't use the FPU much, but if you run anything that *does* use the FPU even a little bit, that full 040 will heat up like vinyl seats in summer. -- the pickle FAQ <http://macfaq.org/index.shtml> _________________________________________________________________ -- Quadlist is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Enter To Win A | -- Canon PowerShot Digital Cameras start at $299 | Free iBook! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> Quadlist info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/quadlist.shtml> The FAQ: <http://macfaq.org/> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; 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/quadlist%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
