You mean some folks actually have cases on their computers? Seriously though, make sure that any vents, holes etc especially those in the back of the power supply are not blocked by dust, as this is often the only way to exhaust hot air from the case. If you do have a case fan, make sure it's working. Ian
----- Original Message ----- From: "Douglas B." <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Beginners' Mailing List" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Sunday, March 16, 2003 1:19 PM Subject: Re: [newbie] cpuburn and memtest > 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]> > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---- > Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? > Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com >
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