On Monday, June 9, 2014 5:04:05 AM UTC+5:30, Sturla Molden wrote: > Chris Angelico wrote:
> >>> Kurdt: I wouldn't disturb the fan controller. > >>> Kurdt: Ever seen an AMD without a fan? ;) > >>> Leshrak: heh, yeah > >>> Leshrak: actually. it's not a pretty smell > >>> Kurdt: Especially when it's overclocked. It goes FZZZZT in under two > >>> seconds. > >>> I think that's about right. > >> One would think that in 2014, a device called a "thermostat" would shut > >> down the power before expensive equipent goes up in a ball of smoke. > > That exchange actually happened back in 2005 (wow! ages ago now), but > > same difference. However, I think there are very few thermostats that > > can cut the power quickly enough for an overclocked chip that loses > > its heat sink. MAYBE if the heat sink is still on and the fan isn't, > > but not if the hs falls off. "Under two seconds" might become "the > > blink of an eye". > If the heat sinks falls off, yes, that is really bad news... But if the fan > fails the warm up shouldn't be that rapid. I thought we were taking about > fan failure, not detached heat sink. Dont know about 'fall off' However one day I tried to 'clean' my 'dirty' computer - which included removing the CPU fan, dusting it and fitting it back - didnt know about thermal paste Machine shut down in a minute (if I remember right) with a message about overheating When the (new!) thermal paste was applied it started again I vaguely remember that the bios remembered the untoward event and some resetting was required though dont remember what -- https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
