Computer about to be thrown out of the window
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From: Blinky the Shark on 7 Feb 2005 00:12 Trent SC wrote: > I don't think it's a CPU issue in my situation, as the problem can sometimes > happen almost as soon as I've booted up, and I've checked the heatsink > immediately after a crash and it's been v cool. You *have* reseated *all* of your connectors (except the CPU, which reseating would require a whole new installation with thermal compound and such), right? -- Blinky Linux Registered User 297263 Who has implemented Usenet Solution #45933: Now killing all posts made with User-Agent G2
From: Blinky the Shark on 7 Feb 2005 00:13 ["Followup-To:" header set to 24hoursupport.helpdesk.] Mxsmanic wrote: > Trent SC writes: >> I don't think it's a CPU issue in my situation, as the problem can sometimes >> happen almost as soon as I've booted up, and I've checked the heatsink >> immediately after a crash and it's been v cool. > A previous episode of overheating could permanently damage the CPU, > causing it to fail intermittently even at normal temperatures. Good point. > I think Intel CPUs might have protection against this, though (the AMD > processor on my late server certainly didn't). Oof. Lose a fan, fry a CPU? -- Blinky Linux Registered User 297263 Who has implemented Usenet Solution #45933: Now killing all posts made with User-Agent G2
From: Blinky the Shark on 7 Feb 2005 00:15 ["Followup-To:" header set to 24hoursupport.helpdesk.] kony wrote: > L2 is on the CPU in this case, not likely to have gone bad > and if it did the CPU should be tossed out. Hmmm. I can't figure out where else L2 would be. In (much) older CPUs, was it once in the chipset rather than the CPU die? -- Blinky Linux Registered User 297263 Who has implemented Usenet Solution #45933: Now killing all posts made with User-Agent G2
From: Duane Arnold on 7 Feb 2005 00:40 Duane Arnold wrote: > I tried to play the shoehorn. All I got was footnotes.
From: Duane Arnold on 7 Feb 2005 01:16
Duane Arnold wrote: > My computer isn't working. Does anyone know why? |