On Sun, 8 Jul 2018 15:03:34 -0400 Alex Beamish via talk <talk@gtalug.org> wrote: > > It's possible that the CPU might be cooked (I was away during the Final > Crash), but on the off chance that it just over-heated and shut down (does > that even happen?), I know I need to clean off the old thermal paste > (Q-tips and rubbing alcohol) and apply new. Strap the fan back on, power up > and see if it boots.
Alex, Are you able get the heat sink off without removing the CPU? Try taking the cover of the computer off and aiming a big ventillation fan at it. -- Howard Gibson hgib...@eol.ca jhowardgib...@gmail.com http://home.eol.ca/~hgibson --- Talk Mailing List talk@gtalug.org https://gtalug.org/mailman/listinfo/talk
