On Sun, 2003-03-16 at 14:14, Benjamin Pflugmann wrote: > Hi. <snip> > > > Make sure you,ve got good air circulation, esp. round your vid card > > - they can get real hot too. > > Agreed. A good test (not for the faint-hearted :-) is to run with open > case and use a hair-dryer or alike (on "cool" setting - or whatever > that might be called) in direction of the CPU and see if it makes a > difference in how long it needs until the CPU locks up.
<snip> Actually no need to be too nervous - I've been running my PC without its back for the last 18 months [but no fan], after it started repeatedly shutting down or re-booting while running Win$ or during boot-up, all because of dicey CPU cooling. Now, no problems. Good luck! -- Douglas B. <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
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