On 14 Mar 2003 at 8:14, Nick Arnett wrote: > > This morning, I turned on my computer to check my > > e-mail. I was simply sitting, typing away, when my > > computer mysteriously powered down. > > > > Upon inspection, I noticed (ack!) that a side panel to > > the computer case had come a bit loose. > > Additionally, my friend noted that the back of the > > computer was unusually warm (which is odd, since I > > bought an extra fan for the case - as I knew I would > > leave it on a lot in a non-air-conditioned apartment.) > > > > > > At this point I went to work, but when I came home, > > the computer still will simply not turn on. I > > plugged in my old computer using the same cord to the > > same surge protector and same plug - and clearly, my > > old computer is working just fine from that plug. > > After spending much of last weekend under my desk solving a thermal > problem with my main machine, I'm more of an expert on heat problems > than I'd like to be. > > If your dead machine is an Athlon or P4, the shutdown might have been > because it got too hot. What motherboard does it have? The fact that > it won't power up at all means that the CPU may be cooked. That's > more likely if it's an Athlon.
Depends on the chipset. If the Athlon has a KT-333*, KT-400 or Nforce 2 motherboard, that's not true. (* a couple of really cheap KT-333's missed the protection, but no major brand names). In any case, with any processor it's worth setting the heat protection is the BIOS on. As a note, if you have a SBLive! card, it can be worth adding cooling to that (I put an small old CPU fan designed I think for a K6 on it with double sided thermal tape..not wonderful, but adequate for THAT job). Andy Dawn Falcon _______________________________________________ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
