[Hampshire] DDR2-800 RAM
Hi, On the off chance, does anyone have 2G DD2-800 unbuffered/non-EDO RAM that they are not using? I'm hoping to eke out a few more years life from a home server, and thought I'd better ask before everyone bins RAM of this vintage and it becomes hideously expensive. Free or charity donation is best (obviously) but I'd pay a few quid and cover postage. It's £25 new from Crucial or about half that on eBay. -- Adam Trickett Overton, HANTS, UK Linux? Il y a moins bien, mais c'est plus cher. -- anon signature.asc Description: This is a digitally signed message part. -- Please post to: Hampshire@mailman.lug.org.uk Web Interface: https://mailman.lug.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/hampshire LUG URL: http://www.hantslug.org.uk --
[Hampshire] Over heating CPU
Hi, My 7 year old DNUK home server is prone to overheating. It has an AMD Athlon 64 X2 Dual Core Processor which is okay at 1GHz but when it gets up to 3.2GHz the temperature quickly rises, it starts to beep and if left long enough it shuts down. If I left it at 100% CPU load for hours it use to happen, now it will happen after less than 1 hour, it can take as little as 30 minutes under full load. I now run it with the CPU governor, mostly set to on-demand and it spends around 98% of it's life at 1Gz and is fine for what I use it. However it I do need the CPU grunt, it shoots up to 3.2GHz and then over heats. My current compromise is to lock the CPU at 1Gz and it's fine but it should be fine to run at the maximum clock speed for a while at least if I need it (e.g. running virtual machines). Having checked the mechanicals out this afternoon, the PSU, case and CPU fan are all running fine. I know the parts are getting old and were all generic jobs in the first place. My gut feeling is that the CPU cooler paste is probably past it? And if so what is the best replacement alternative for a basic home server? Is there anything else I could consider? -- Adam Trickett Overton, HANTS, UK Capitalism is the extraordinary belief that the nastiest of men, for the nastiest of reasons, will somehow work for the benefit of us all. -- John Maynard Keynes signature.asc Description: This is a digitally signed message part. -- Please post to: Hampshire@mailman.lug.org.uk Web Interface: https://mailman.lug.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/hampshire LUG URL: http://www.hantslug.org.uk --
Re: [Hampshire] DDR2-800 RAM
Hi Adam, On 13 April 2014 20:07, Dr A. J. Trickett adam.trick...@iredale.net wrote: On the off chance, does anyone have 2G DD2-800 unbuffered/non-EDO RAM that they are not using? I have 1xOCZ2N9002GK (which is 2x1GB sticks) . Any use? Cheers, Al. -- Please post to: Hampshire@mailman.lug.org.uk Web Interface: https://mailman.lug.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/hampshire LUG URL: http://www.hantslug.org.uk --
Re: [Hampshire] DDR2-800 RAM
On 13 April 2014 20:07, Dr A. J. Trickett adam.trick...@iredale.net wrote: On the off chance, does anyone have 2G DD2-800 unbuffered/non-EDO RAM that they are not using? I have 1xOCZ2N9002GK (which is 2x1GB sticks) . Any use? Yes. -- Adam Trickett Overton, HANTS, UK Any technology distinguishable from magic is insufficiently advanced -- anon -- Please post to: Hampshire@mailman.lug.org.uk Web Interface: https://mailman.lug.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/hampshire LUG URL: http://www.hantslug.org.uk --
Re: [Hampshire] Over heating CPU
I would always replace the thermal paste in a case like this. Worth paying the premium for a good one, still not expensive though Anton -- Anton Piatek http://www.strangeparty.com No trees were destroyed in the sending of this message, however, a significant number of electrons were terribly inconvenienced. On 13 Apr 2014 20:11, Dr A. J. Trickett adam.trick...@iredale.net wrote: Hi, My 7 year old DNUK home server is prone to overheating. It has an AMD Athlon 64 X2 Dual Core Processor which is okay at 1GHz but when it gets up to 3.2GHz the temperature quickly rises, it starts to beep and if left long enough it shuts down. If I left it at 100% CPU load for hours it use to happen, now it will happen after less than 1 hour, it can take as little as 30 minutes under full load. I now run it with the CPU governor, mostly set to on-demand and it spends around 98% of it's life at 1Gz and is fine for what I use it. However it I do need the CPU grunt, it shoots up to 3.2GHz and then over heats. My current compromise is to lock the CPU at 1Gz and it's fine but it should be fine to run at the maximum clock speed for a while at least if I need it (e.g. running virtual machines). Having checked the mechanicals out this afternoon, the PSU, case and CPU fan are all running fine. I know the parts are getting old and were all generic jobs in the first place. My gut feeling is that the CPU cooler paste is probably past it? And if so what is the best replacement alternative for a basic home server? Is there anything else I could consider? -- Adam Trickett Overton, HANTS, UK Capitalism is the extraordinary belief that the nastiest of men, for the nastiest of reasons, will somehow work for the benefit of us all. -- John Maynard Keynes -- Please post to: Hampshire@mailman.lug.org.uk Web Interface: https://mailman.lug.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/hampshire LUG URL: http://www.hantslug.org.uk -- -- Please post to: Hampshire@mailman.lug.org.uk Web Interface: https://mailman.lug.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/hampshire LUG URL: http://www.hantslug.org.uk --
Re: [Hampshire] Over heating CPU
On Apr 13, 2014 8:11 PM, Dr A. J. Trickett adam.trick...@iredale.net wrote: Hi, My 7 year old DNUK home server is prone to overheating. My gut feeling is that the CPU cooler paste is probably past it? And if so what is the best replacement alternative for a basic home server? Is there anything else I could consider? Hi, After checking the fan is running, clean it of dust. The most likely problem is replace the thermal paste between cpu and heatsink. It fixed an old system i once had. James. -- Please post to: Hampshire@mailman.lug.org.uk Web Interface: https://mailman.lug.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/hampshire LUG URL: http://www.hantslug.org.uk --
Re: [Hampshire] DDR2-800 RAM
On 13 April 2014 20:48, Dr A. J. Trickett adam.trick...@iredale.net wrote: On 13 April 2014 20:07, Dr A. J. Trickett adam.trick...@iredale.net wrote: On the off chance, does anyone have 2G DD2-800 unbuffered/non-EDO RAM that they are not using? I have 1xOCZ2N9002GK (which is 2x1GB sticks) . Any use? Yes. Super, let me know your address via mail and I'll post them asap. A small donation to HR Trust would be great if you can. http://www.hrtrust.org/page/langerhans-cell-histiocytosis-in-children.html Thanks, Al. -- Please post to: Hampshire@mailman.lug.org.uk Web Interface: https://mailman.lug.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/hampshire LUG URL: http://www.hantslug.org.uk --
Re: [Hampshire] DDR2-800 RAM
On Sunday 13 Apr 2014, Alan Pope wrote: On 13 April 2014 20:48, Dr A. J. Trickett adam.trick...@iredale.net wrote: On 13 April 2014 20:07, Dr A. J. Trickett adam.trick...@iredale.net wrote: On the off chance, does anyone have 2G DD2-800 unbuffered/non-EDO RAM that they are not using? I have 1xOCZ2N9002GK (which is 2x1GB sticks) . Any use? Yes. Super, let me know your address via mail and I'll post them asap. A small donation to HR Trust would be great if you can. http://www.hrtrust.org/page/langerhans-cell-histiocytosis-in-children.html You are a gentleman. -- Adam Trickett Overton, HANTS, UK We must get users past their misunderstandings of uptime. A reboot doesn't mean that anything broke, there is no hardware or software corrective action taken, so there wasn't any real downtime. -- overheard in an MS strategy meeting -- Please post to: Hampshire@mailman.lug.org.uk Web Interface: https://mailman.lug.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/hampshire LUG URL: http://www.hantslug.org.uk --
Re: [Hampshire] Over heating CPU
On Sunday 13 Apr 2014, you wrote: My gut feeling is that the CPU cooler paste is probably past it? Yes. I seem to get about 3 years from modern stuff; at 7, your machine is long overdue for a re-pasting. Make sure you clean off all the old crud with acetone or similar, then replace with fresh stuff. I'm unconvinced that any one brand is better than another - I use a large tube of Servisol. It seems everyone is of the same opinion. Something to do over Easter... -- Adam Trickett Overton, HANTS, UK To send one out of office message may be considered unfortunate, but to send two looks like cluelessness. -- Simon Cozens -- Please post to: Hampshire@mailman.lug.org.uk Web Interface: https://mailman.lug.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/hampshire LUG URL: http://www.hantslug.org.uk --
