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My cpu is 38c at the momment
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On Fri, 28 May 2004 20:53:27 +0100, "Pedro Alexandre Condeça Martins
Lima" <pmartinslima@hotmail.com> wrote:
>Eureka!
>
>After two hours of full processor charge with the Athlon XP 1600+, with the
>heating system turned on (the room temp reached 42 C!), the processor
>reached 67 ºC and the chassis was reading 41 ºC... and it kept working.
>
>I'm going to assume that my Athlon XP 2000+ decided to give me a pain in the
>head.
>
>Thanks again for your help.
>
>Pedro Lima
>
>"Pedro Lima" <pmartinslima@hotmail.com> wrote in message
>news:82e57510.0405280529.28c605d8@posting.google.com...
>> Hi,
>>
>> First of all, I would like to thank, both suggestions.
>>
>> Recent developments concerning my problem:
>>
>> - I've added one extra case fan.
>> Now it works with a Q-TEC PUS with two fans, on chassis fan, a double
>> PCI slot fan and one huge Thermaltake CPU fan.
>>
>> - Yesterday I was able to keep it running (at full processor) for 2
>> hours (it reached a top of 61C).
>>
>> - Then I replaced the CPU for a Athlon XP 1600+ - did the same test
>> but it reached a top temp of 60C.
>>
>> With both tests the machine didn't boot.
>>
>> I've switched back the CPU and tried to increase the room temp (the
>> first day I had the boot problems the average temp was 28 C and last
>> night it was 21C C).
>> After 2 hours in full processing I stopped it and the temp went down
>> from 63C to 57C (the new fan reduced the average temp in one
>> degree)... then the machine booted!!!
>>
>> The Summer is almost there and the average temp will be between 32C
>> and 43C.
>>
>> Today I'm going try something else: increase the room temp with the
>> athlon 1600+ CPU and Switch the PUS again (a friend of mine borrowed
>> me one that works without problems).
>>
>> If it fails again I'm in a blind alley... or, to be more precise, I'm
>> going to shoot the horse and buy a new one!
>>
>> Thanks again,
>>
>> Pedro Lima
>>
>> "Mick" <mick_pearson@hotmail.com> wrote in message
>news:<kDmtc.25880$FV7.17607@doctor.cableinet.net>...
>> > "Pedro Lima" <pmartinslima@hotmail.com> wrote in message
>> > news:82e57510.0405270143.308a817d@posting.google.com...
>> > > I'm experiencing some random boot problems with a Asus A7V266-E
>> > > running with 512 MB DDR and Athlon XP 2000+ Palomino.
>> > >
>> > > Once in a while the system goes into sleep mode without any kind of
>> > > error message (I supose it's sleep mode because the power led remains
>> > > blinking!!!).
>> > >
>> > > In the last days I have kept the Asus Probe running and I noticed
>> > > that the CPU temp reads a limit of 64 C!
>> > >
>> > > Could it be a overheating problem?
>> > >
>> > > In order to exclude some possibilities I've changed the memory
>> > > modules and the power suply (Q-Tec 450W PUS)...
>> > >
>> > > Can anyone help me!?
>> > >
>> > > Pedro Lima
>> >
>> >
>> > HI
>> >
>> > The cpu temperature looks a bit high there...
>> > Its just possible you have the fan on the cpu the wrong way round, ' can
>be
>> > done ,I did It '
>> > or the thermal grease is not covering the whole of the chip.
>> >
>> > Either way just remove the fan , have a look at the contact area on the
>pad
>> > on the bottom of the fan if it looks odd then retry reseating it with
>some
>> > new thermal grease,
>> > do remove all the old pad if you put new grease on.
>> >
>> > just check the chip is seated in the socket evenly as well.
>> >
>> > Had these problems in the past, drives you nut's cos everything looks
>ok.
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> >
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