cpu overheating

[Arthur Pemberton]

On 12/12/06, Mike Chalmers <mikechalmers70 at gmail.com> wrote:
> On 12/11/06, Matthew Saltzman <mjs at ces.clemson.edu> wrote:
> > On Mon, 11 Dec 2006, Mike Chalmers wrote:
> >
> > > On 12/11/06, Matthew Saltzman <mjs at ces.clemson.edu> wrote:
> > >>[...]
> > >>
> > >> Recently installed FC6 on an old P-III 500MHz.  At first, it would
> > >> reliably do thermal shutdowns during the dependency resolution step.  Also
> > >> did shutdowns during memtest86.
> > >>
> > >> I swapped the CPU package from one of the two slots to the other (tried to
> > >> get airflow across the package back and probably shook out some dust) and
> > >> it's been fine ever since.
> > >
> > > I will try dusting it off. I still don't know why it would have never
> > > happened before. Matthew, what kind of fan did you use? Price is not
> > > an option on the fan, because that is important. But not to high. Does
> > > anyone recommend thermoelectric cooling?
> >
> > This machine has a case fan at the end of a plastic tunnel that draws air
> > past the CPU package slots.  It doesn't have a heat-sink fan.
> >
> > >
> > > What is a reliable shutdown? I don't think the screen going black then
> > > returning me to the is a reliable shutdown, is it?
> >
> > "Reliable" in the sense that it was not intermittent.  My BIOS has a
> > setting that will force power off when thermal violations are detected.
> > That's what was doing the shutdown.
> >
> > >
> > > I don't think letting it overheat again is a good idea. It could break
> > > it. It is Intel P4 HT 3.0 ghz processor. Can't afford to lose that. If
> > > I did run update again and the cpu overheated, wouldn't that mean it
> > > was Linux?
> >
> > Linux may make your CPU work hard, but it shouldn't cause it to overheat
> > if the hardware is otherwise OK.  See the other posts in this thread.
> >
> > >
> > > Kind Regards,
> > > Preston
> > >
> > >
> > >
> >
> > --
> >                 Matthew Saltzman
> >
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> > mjs AT clemson DOT edu
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>
> I have decided to dust my system, I have also decided to get this cpu
> fan, http://www.quietpcusa.com/acb/showdetl.cfm?&DID=8&Product_ID=266&CATID=3
> , and a  new power supply. I am also going to update my case fans.
>
> Thank you for the help.

The description of that fan doesn't seem to detail its air flow.
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