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N2OHH > PC 07.04.05 19:07l 33 Lines 1228 Bytes #999 (0) @ WW
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Subj: Re: MY PC WHINES ON COLD BOOT!
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ZL1ANM Old-pined with much luster:-
> Good point Vin, but I think most CPU's have overheat protection, and
> shut themselves down.
That isn't part of the CPU it's on the "main"motherboard and don't rely on it
to save your bacon (CPU)!
> 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.
I would have just replaced the PS and added another fan to the case. So far
I've never had a PS fail just a motherboard and some HDs.
7 3
Vin
04/07/05 (08:25)
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