Hi Chuck, n All,
On Saturday 08 April 2006 16:00, Chuck Andrews Scribbled:
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Wayne Johnson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> To: <[email protected]>
> Sent: Saturday, April 08, 2006 10:40 AM
> Subject: Re: Infrequent and Irregular Windows Lockups
>
> > I find that if a system gets blown out every 6 to 12 mo then the
> > fans generally last 2 to 3 yrs but what I hate is when the clients
> > let the machines get so hot that you could fry an egg on the case
I agree Wayne. I recommend to my clients that they let me clean and
service their machine every six months or so! Problem is, few do!
They tend to see it as an un warranted expense !!
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> Since there is such an always changing variety of video card fans, I
> make no attempts to stock them.
I don't make any attempt to stock fans for each video card or chipset!
I do carry a few generic sizes of fan ! There are techniques to
adapting a fan to fit, or fitting a fan where there wasn't one before !
The basic problem with any fan, is down to the way that its constructed
and simply because it is a fan !! The air flow pushes dirt, dust and
grit into the body of the fan. Once in there it is very difficult to
clean it out. Lubrication helps, but the cure is just to replace it.
In the early days, I used to have an ultrasonic bath which did a
fantastic job of cleaning ! Apart from the fluid being quite expensive
to replace, it also removed the lubricant!! This meant that you had to
strip the fan anyway to re-lubricate it.
> I got impatient and went ahead and installed all new memory in my
> computer, all from the same batch. I hope it solves my Windows lockup
> problems. If not, at least I know it is not the memory. If it
> continues or gets worse, I will eventually replace my motherboard.
>
> Thanks for all the advice,
>
> Chuck
I hope so too ! I am sure that you will let us all know the results!
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Best Regards:
Derrick.
Pontefract Linux Users Group.
plug at play-net.co.uk
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