I think that there should be a fan internally that either runs all the time or at least is thermally controlled. Virtually all AMD chips run hot and I would be quite surprised if there wasn't a fan. It sounds as if either the thermal control isn't working or the fan is faulty.
Keith Thompson electronics wrote: > does anyone know the cure for this problem? It's a 500 MHz AMD K6 chip, runs > for at most 20-30 minutes then shuts down when the area around the CPU gets > hot then shuts off, after that it gets worse till it wont boot up at all till > it cools down. any help greatly appreciated > -Tony > Electronics Inc. > 7027 Hwy. 441 > Dillard, GA. 30537 > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > -- Keith Thompson, Worthington, OH Home Web Page: http://freepages.family.rootsweb.com/~kthompson/ Genealogy Web Page: http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~kthompson He who endures, wins. ============= PCWorks Mailing List ================= Don't see your post? Check our posting guidelines & make sure you've followed proper posting procedures, http://pcworkers.com/rules.htm Contact list owner <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Unsubscribing and other changes: http://pcworkers.com =====================================================
