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Subject: Re: Opteron 250 Overheating
On Mon, Mar 15, 2010 at 08:02:50AM -0400, Steve Shockley wrote:
> If you do take it apart, make sure you have some heatsink grease
> on-hand, as the factory stuff may look (and function) like dried
> toothpaste. Don't spend extra on "speci
On Mon, Mar 15, 2010 at 08:02:50AM -0400, Steve Shockley wrote:
> If you do take it apart, make sure you have some heatsink grease
> on-hand, as the factory stuff may look (and function) like dried
> toothpaste. Don't spend extra on "special" grease, it doesn't really
> make a difference.
L
On 3/15/2010 5:47 AM, Ludo Smissaert wrote:
Yes that is true. My laptop started shutting down with a "Terminal
overexposure" message every time is on longer than an hour, a year after
I bought it. I run OpenBSD, but a friend of mine has exactly the same
laptop always running Windows and has the s
Lars Nooden wrote:
The ln2 reservoir may be empty. Those dry out quickly even when the
machine is not in use.
Interesting, did not know that. Probably designed to run empty after two
years or so. Guess I can't have it refilled at the drugstore ;)
Seriously, do you find a different using the
On 2010-3-15 11:47 AM, Ludo Smissaert wrote:
> ... Now I can still use it, longer than 30 minutes. To use it really
> on my lap, is impossible, both my lap and the top will burn ;)
The ln2 reservoir may be empty. Those dry out quickly even when the
machine is not in use.
Seriously, do you find
Nick Holland wrote:
something is wrong. Any good computer, surely any server, should be
able to run at 100% proc load indefinitely, regardless of the OS.
Some laptops will have issues with this test, maybe some junky
home-oriented machines might,
Yes that is true. My laptop started shutting d
Jeff Ross wrote:
...
> As a followup, here's what I have done to try to alleviate this:
>
> I bought and installed the plastic air shroud using the passive
> heatsinks that came with the motherboard. System still overheats and
> shuts down within a couple of minutes.
>
> I bought 2 AMD brand
On 3/14/2010 5:36 PM, J.C. Roberts wrote:
And I thought your suggestion was intentional...
http://www.popsci.com/technology/article/2009-12/chinese-woman-surgically-switches-fingerprints-evade-japanese-immigation-officers
If Bruce O'Neel is a Japanese woman, then I apologize yet again.
On 15/03/2010, at 10:10 AM, Steve Shockley wrote:
On 3/14/2010 4:11 PM, Bruce O'Neel wrote:
Seriously, 40s should feel hot. 80s should burn. 100s should leave
a blister.
True, but even with 100C core temps the heat sink will probably be
nowhere close to that.
My apologies if following my
On Sun, 14 Mar 2010 17:10:07 -0400 Steve Shockley
wrote:
> On 3/14/2010 4:11 PM, Bruce O'Neel wrote:
> > Seriously, 40s should feel hot. 80s should burn. 100s should leave
> > a blister.
>
> True, but even with 100C core temps the heat sink will probably be
> nowhere close to that.
>
> My ap
On 3/14/2010 4:11 PM, Bruce O'Neel wrote:
Seriously, 40s should feel hot. 80s should burn. 100s should leave
a blister.
True, but even with 100C core temps the heat sink will probably be
nowhere close to that.
My apologies if following my advice would have changed your thumbprint.
Time how fast the blister forms on your right thumb.
Repeat multiple trials with your left thumb on a temp calbrated
hot plate. There's your answer.
Seriously, 40s should feel hot. 80s should burn. 100s should leave
a blister.
cheers
bruce
On Sun, Mar 14, 2010 at 11:50:56AM -0600, Jeff Ros
On 3/14/2010 2:53 PM, Jeff Ross wrote:
I think I'll pass on this one. If the motherboard sensors are that far
off I don't want the server online anyway.
Agreed, but I think the sensors are in the CPU.
If you happen to have a meter and thermocouple laying around, or one of
those IR thermometer
On Sun, 14 Mar 2010, STeve Andre' wrote:
On Sunday 14 March 2010 14:31:28 Bret S. Lambert wrote:
On Sun, Mar 14, 2010 at 11:50:56AM -0600, Jeff Ross wrote:
Steve Shockley wrote:
On 3/13/2010 5:27 PM, Jeff Ross wrote:
I'm at a loss as what to try next. If I've read the AMD specs correctly
the
On Sunday 14 March 2010 14:31:28 Bret S. Lambert wrote:
> On Sun, Mar 14, 2010 at 11:50:56AM -0600, Jeff Ross wrote:
> > Steve Shockley wrote:
> > >On 3/13/2010 5:27 PM, Jeff Ross wrote:
> > >>I'm at a loss as what to try next. If I've read the AMD specs correctly
> > >>these processors should not
On Sun, Mar 14, 2010 at 11:50:56AM -0600, Jeff Ross wrote:
> Steve Shockley wrote:
> >On 3/13/2010 5:27 PM, Jeff Ross wrote:
> >>I'm at a loss as what to try next. If I've read the AMD specs correctly
> >>these processors should not exceed 71 deg C but I see temps near that at
> >>inear dle.
> >
>
Steve Shockley wrote:
On 3/13/2010 5:27 PM, Jeff Ross wrote:
I'm at a loss as what to try next. If I've read the AMD specs correctly
these processors should not exceed 71 deg C but I see temps near that at
inear dle.
If your next one does the same thing, it might be interesting to see
if the
On 3/13/2010 5:27 PM, Jeff Ross wrote:
I'm at a loss as what to try next. If I've read the AMD specs correctly
these processors should not exceed 71 deg C but I see temps near that at
inear dle.
If your next one does the same thing, it might be interesting to see if
the processor temp is actua
On Sun, 14 Mar 2010, Ross Cameron wrote:
On Sun, Mar 14, 2010 at 12:27 AM, Jeff Ross wrote:
Jeff Ross wrote:
Henning Brauer wrote:
* Jeff Ross [2010-03-02 16:59]:
I bought a replacement supermicro motherboard off fleabay that has
dual Opteron 250 @2.4GHz. B The cpus have passive heatsin
On Sun, Mar 14, 2010 at 12:27 AM, Jeff Ross wrote:
> Jeff Ross wrote:
>>
>> Henning Brauer wrote:
>>>
>>> * Jeff Ross [2010-03-02 16:59]:
I bought a replacement supermicro motherboard off fleabay that has
dual Opteron 250 @2.4GHz. B The cpus have passive heatsinks, it is in
a
Jeff Ross wrote:
Henning Brauer wrote:
* Jeff Ross [2010-03-02 16:59]:
I bought a replacement supermicro motherboard off fleabay that has
dual Opteron 250 @2.4GHz. The cpus have passive heatsinks, it is in
a supermicro 2U chassis with 4 front fans.
do you have the air shroud? this plastic t
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On Fri, Mar 05, 2010 at 09:01:13AM +1100, Rod Whitworth spoke thusly:
> On Thu, 4 Mar 2010 06:18:30 -0800, J.C. Roberts wrote:
>
> >>
> >> I had this problem before, an old Cereal box + Scissors + tape fixed
> >> it right up. But your mileage may
On Thu, 4 Mar 2010 06:18:30 -0800, J.C. Roberts wrote:
>>
>> I had this problem before, an old Cereal box + Scissors + tape fixed
>> it right up. But your mileage may vary
>
>I'm Jealous! --I've always wanted a cereal console.
And now you are a cereal offender!
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On Thu, Mar 4, 2010 at 8:53 AM, daniel wrote:
> On Mar 4, 2010, at 9:18 AM, J.C. Roberts wrote:
>
>> On Wed, 3 Mar 2010 17:57:22 -0800 "Christopher Ahrens"
>> wrote:
>>
> Henning Brauer wrote:
>>
>> * Jeff Ross [2010-03-02 16:59]:
>>>
>>> I bought a replacement supermicro mot
On Mar 4, 2010, at 9:18 AM, J.C. Roberts wrote:
On Wed, 3 Mar 2010 17:57:22 -0800 "Christopher Ahrens"
wrote:
Henning Brauer wrote:
* Jeff Ross [2010-03-02 16:59]:
I bought a replacement supermicro motherboard off fleabay that
has dual Opteron 250 @2.4GHz. The cpus have passive heatsinks,
On Wed, 3 Mar 2010 17:57:22 -0800 "Christopher Ahrens"
wrote:
> >> Henning Brauer wrote:
> >> >* Jeff Ross [2010-03-02 16:59]:
> >> >>I bought a replacement supermicro motherboard off fleabay that
> >> >>has dual Opteron 250 @2.4GHz. The cpus have passive heatsinks,
> >> >>it is in a supermicro
>> Henning Brauer wrote:
>> >* Jeff Ross [2010-03-02 16:59]:
>> >>I bought a replacement supermicro motherboard off fleabay that has
>> >>dual Opteron 250 @2.4GHz. The cpus have passive heatsinks, it is in
>> >>a supermicro 2U chassis with 4 front fans.
>> >
>> >do you have the air shroud? this
* Jeff Ross [2010-03-02 17:48]:
> Henning Brauer wrote:
> >* Jeff Ross [2010-03-02 16:59]:
> >>I bought a replacement supermicro motherboard off fleabay that has
> >>dual Opteron 250 @2.4GHz. The cpus have passive heatsinks, it is in
> >>a supermicro 2U chassis with 4 front fans.
> >
> >do you h
On Tue, Mar 2, 2010 at 15:53, Jeff Ross wrote:
> Opterons are new to me. B Have I already damaged the CPU? B I can get an
> couple of active CPU heatsinks to replace the passive ones but if that chip
> is already damaged I'd rather lose some more time and return the
motherboard
> while I still can
Henning Brauer wrote:
* Jeff Ross [2010-03-02 16:59]:
I bought a replacement supermicro motherboard off fleabay that has
dual Opteron 250 @2.4GHz. The cpus have passive heatsinks, it is in
a supermicro 2U chassis with 4 front fans.
do you have the air shroud? this plastic thing that forms a
* Jeff Ross [2010-03-02 16:59]:
> I bought a replacement supermicro motherboard off fleabay that has
> dual Opteron 250 @2.4GHz. The cpus have passive heatsinks, it is in
> a supermicro 2U chassis with 4 front fans.
do you have the air shroud? this plastic thing that forms a "tunnel"
over the he
I bought a replacement supermicro motherboard off fleabay that has dual
Opteron 250 @2.4GHz. The cpus have passive heatsinks, it is in a supermicro
2U chassis with 4 front fans. After a couple of minutes of running at
essentially idle (I was in single user mode reconfiguring /etc/fstab to
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