- Feb 20, 2004
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I might have done something stupid. My friend was over here, and we where discussing my new machine, and he claimed it only had a single core. I said it had two cores, and we made a bet.
To prove my point, I opened the case of my XPS Gen 5, tore it apart, removed the heatsink. Then I had to remove that aluminium protection plate that covers the cpu.. man, that was hard. Spent on hour doing just that, and slightly bent it in the processs. And then.. WTF, there is only one core on there ! Have I been suckered ? Windows sees 4 cpu's, so whats up with that ?? I'm pretty sure I saw pics of intel dual core with two cores, but mine only has one! Is Dell screwing its customers ?
Sure enough I lost my bet.
Then, I rebuild everything, I straighten the cpu cover, glue it with strong epoxy, mount the cpu, heatsink etc. Turn on the PC to see if all is ok, and after a second or two I hear a sizzle and then a loud *POP* POUF, PC dies instantly. WTF ?? Something smells burnt, my friend says I fried the cpu. How can that be ? These things have thermal protection no ? I call Dell, but they say I voided warranty by removing the cpu cover. It doesn't say 'warranty void if removed' anywhere though, but whatever.
So I'm off to the shop to buy a new cpu. THey have no dual cores
So I pick up an Intel Pentium 4 3.73 GHz Extreme Edition with only one core. Not so extreme, but dual core was unavailable for another month and I can't wait that long. I come home, install the cpu, put on the heatsink and stuff, turn it on, this time fans spin and I hear a beep, but no image. I realize I forgot to put the videocard in doh!. So I insert the videocard, and as I do I see blue sparks and hear another loud *BANG*, PC dies instantly again. NOW WTF ! okay, I didn't turn off the PC, but this is plug and play, right ? Damn piece of crap, its completely dead again. DO I need a new videocard now or what ?
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I am severly limited in what my mind can perceive.
To prove my point, I opened the case of my XPS Gen 5, tore it apart, removed the heatsink. Then I had to remove that aluminium protection plate that covers the cpu.. man, that was hard. Spent on hour doing just that, and slightly bent it in the processs. And then.. WTF, there is only one core on there ! Have I been suckered ? Windows sees 4 cpu's, so whats up with that ?? I'm pretty sure I saw pics of intel dual core with two cores, but mine only has one! Is Dell screwing its customers ?
Sure enough I lost my bet.
Then, I rebuild everything, I straighten the cpu cover, glue it with strong epoxy, mount the cpu, heatsink etc. Turn on the PC to see if all is ok, and after a second or two I hear a sizzle and then a loud *POP* POUF, PC dies instantly. WTF ?? Something smells burnt, my friend says I fried the cpu. How can that be ? These things have thermal protection no ? I call Dell, but they say I voided warranty by removing the cpu cover. It doesn't say 'warranty void if removed' anywhere though, but whatever.
So I'm off to the shop to buy a new cpu. THey have no dual cores
So I pick up an Intel Pentium 4 3.73 GHz Extreme Edition with only one core. Not so extreme, but dual core was unavailable for another month and I can't wait that long. I come home, install the cpu, put on the heatsink and stuff, turn it on, this time fans spin and I hear a beep, but no image. I realize I forgot to put the videocard in doh!. So I insert the videocard, and as I do I see blue sparks and hear another loud *BANG*, PC dies instantly again. NOW WTF ! okay, I didn't turn off the PC, but this is plug and play, right ? Damn piece of crap, its completely dead again. DO I need a new videocard now or what ?---------------------------------------------------
I am severly limited in what my mind can perceive.
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