On 12/11/06, Matthew Saltzman <mjs@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
On Mon, 11 Dec 2006, Mike Chalmers wrote:
> On 12/11/06, Matthew Saltzman <mjs@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>[...]
>>
>> Recently installed FC6 on an old P-III 500MHz. At first, it would
>> reliably do thermal shutdowns during the dependency resolution step. Also
>> did shutdowns during memtest86.
>>
>> I swapped the CPU package from one of the two slots to the other (tried to
>> get airflow across the package back and probably shook out some dust) and
>> it's been fine ever since.
>
> I will try dusting it off. I still don't know why it would have never
> happened before. Matthew, what kind of fan did you use? Price is not
> an option on the fan, because that is important. But not to high. Does
> anyone recommend thermoelectric cooling?
This machine has a case fan at the end of a plastic tunnel that draws air
past the CPU package slots. It doesn't have a heat-sink fan.
>
> What is a reliable shutdown? I don't think the screen going black then
> returning me to the is a reliable shutdown, is it?
"Reliable" in the sense that it was not intermittent. My BIOS has a
setting that will force power off when thermal violations are detected.
That's what was doing the shutdown.
>
> I don't think letting it overheat again is a good idea. It could break
> it. It is Intel P4 HT 3.0 ghz processor. Can't afford to lose that. If
> I did run update again and the cpu overheated, wouldn't that mean it
> was Linux?
Linux may make your CPU work hard, but it shouldn't cause it to overheat
if the hardware is otherwise OK. See the other posts in this thread.
>
> Kind Regards,
> Preston
>
>
>
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I have decided to dust my system, I have also decided to get this cpu
fan, http://www.quietpcusa.com/acb/showdetl.cfm?&DID=8&Product_ID=266&CATID=3
, and a new power supply. I am also going to update my case fans.
Thank you for the help.
