[wellylug] Computers Overheating?

[Rob Stockley]

On Tue, 2003-12-02 at 05:22, Jethro Carr wrote:
> On Mon, 2003-12-01 at 08:41, Peter Jones wrote:
> 
> > "burned out" sounds like shop talk for  "they haven't a clue" 
> > Did they show you the blackened, charred components?
> 
> 
> I could not see any burned or charred componants - the repair shop
> does'nt know what they are doing...
> > 
> > Has the CPU heatsink and fan been replaced? Is it making good contact
> > with the CPU? A thin smear of heatsink paste? 
> 
> Yes, thay have been replaced, and there is thermal paste. 
> 
> 
> Now that I have taken the side panel off the case, it seems to run fine,
> so I need to get a fan...

Exactly my experience. I used two: one drawing air into the fron of the
box and one expelling it to the rear. I found that the fans ran far
quieter if they were unobstructed. I cut 80mm holes in the case.

Rob