Problems

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Lots of problems here. Appreciate some answers to the following:

When you apply the thermal paste just how much do you put on? Do you just
put a film over the square that sticks out of the processor? Or do you put a
big square over the back of the heatsink?

At just what temperature is an Athlon XP 2000 Palomino core supposed to run
at? Is 66C too high (its a very warm day here today).

Why is the CPU usage permanently 100%? Running 256MB of PC133 SDRAM on a MSI
KM2M combo. Windows XP Pro.

Cheers people.

 

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> When you apply the thermal paste just how much do you put on? Do you just
> put a film over the square that sticks out of the processor? Or do you put
a
> big square over the back of the heatsink?

Put a dab on the square on the processor. Take a piece of saran wrap and
place it over your finger. Now rub it smoothly over the processor contact
area. A very small amount only is needed - enough to cover the square.

This is of course after you've cleaned both the processor and the heatsink
with some rubbing alcohol and a lint-free cloth.

> At just what temperature is an Athlon XP 2000 Palomino core supposed to
run
> at? Is 66C too high (its a very warm day here today).

Sounds high, but I don't know.

> Why is the CPU usage permanently 100%? Running 256MB of PC133 SDRAM on a
MSI
> KM2M combo. Windows XP Pro.

100%? Where do you see that number?

For example, if you look in the proccesses panel, you might see "idle" and
98 or 99%, which is normal. If not, look there (press ctr-alt-del and
select the process tab) and see just what is using your cpu.

 

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archierob wrote:

> When you apply the thermal paste just how much do you put on? Do you just
> put a film over the square that sticks out of the processor? Or do you put a
> big square over the back of the heatsink?

Put a small dab on the core (the raised center part).
Scrape it off with the edge of a credit card.
You should be left with an extremely thin film of compound that covers
just the core. Think "less is more", since excess compound will
inhibit thermal transfer.


> At just what temperature is an Athlon XP 2000 Palomino core supposed to run
> at? Is 66C too high (its a very warm day here today).

66C is on the warm end of things. If it gets much beyond 70C and/or
you experience stability problems you may want to consider better cooling.

> Why is the CPU usage permanently 100%? Running 256MB of PC133 SDRAM on a MSI
> KM2M combo. Windows XP Pro.

You tell me. Look at the task manager and see for yourself what's
using the CPU time.


-WD