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ZL1ANM > PC 06.04.05 23:15l 41 Lines 1455 Bytes #999 (0) @ WW
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Subj: Re: MY PC WHINES ON COLD BOOT!
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From: ZL1ANM@ZL1AB.#11.NZL.OC
To : PC@WW
N2OHH wrote:
>I would NEVER suggest to any one to stop a cooling fan. It's amazing how fast
>A CPU can over-heat. The problem is that yes if done for a split second isn't
>likely to kill it but if it fails to restart and the person doesn't pull the
>plug quickly the CPU could fry!
>
>7 3
>Vin
>
>04/02/05 (19:40)
Good point Vin, but I think most CPU's have overheat protection, and
shut themselves down. One of the causes of the so-called blue screen,
especially in hot weather, I think. Its not wise to rely on shutdown,
of course.
I had a fan fail in the power supply a while ago, resulting in the
failure of the latter. Decided to mount the replacement power supply
external to the computer. The cables were long enough to run through
the slats in the rear of the case, and I connected two heavy ground
wires from power supply case to computer case.
Removed the fan from the failed supply, managed to get it going (the
heat had dried out the oil, so I removed the stick-on seal and put
some new sewing machine oil in there). Then hack-sawed the old power
supply case to obtain a mounting panel for the fan, and fitted the
panel & fan in the original mounting position. Connected the fan to
one of the unused 12v leads.
The power supply now runs real cool, and so does the computer case.
73 de Neil ZL1ANM
in Auckland.
T4 1.5à24
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