[aclug-L] Re: Dead Motherboard?

[Jeremy Johnstone <jsjohnst@xxxxxxxxxx>]

I was about to recommend the same thing. I had an AMD proc burn up
recently too. For a year it used the stock AMD fan. I finally decided it
needed an upgraded fan (should have thought of that sooner), and it died
about an hour later. The new proc now runs a good 30 degrees cooler than
the old one for only a $35 investment in fan and thermal paste. I highly
recommend against ever using an AMD recommended (or the one included in
the retail box set) fan again.

-Jeremy

On Thu, 2003-12-25 at 14:56, jlweaver wrote:
> Sounds just like a problem I had recently.  You have a AMD CPU right?  
> The AMD CPU chips run awfully hot.  You can burn one out even though you 
> have the AMD recommended heat sink/fan combination.  Most of the time 
> the CPU can run along ok but if you are doing some work which requires 
> CPU intensive work the temperature of the CPU goes thru the roof.  You 
> will have to buy a new CPU chip.  Do not use the old heat sink or the 
> AMD recommended heat sink.  I recommend a _*Thermalright Inc #SLK-900(A) 
> heat sink*_ and a _*80mm squirrel cage blower from Cooler Master*_.  
> That blower moves a ton of air and is fairly quiet and you can buy a 
> model that the fan speed is adjustable from the outside of the case.  
> The heat sink is massive and all copper. You will have to fabricate a 
> spacer for the fan since it is lower than the standard fans (1/4" as 
> opposed to 1") because of the mounting method required by the copper 
> heat sink (no scrws).  MSI has a program Core Center which can monitor 
> the CPU temperature and sound an alarm if the CPU gets over a user set 
> temperature.  You must use a _*Ultra CPU PROTECTOR*_ between the CPU 
> chip and the heat sink since the sink is heavy.  You can get the the CPU 
> Protector from CybertronPC locally for under $10.00.  You will have to 
> order the rest of the stuff off the internet.  Do not use the old white 
> paste you normally use but buy a little tube of _*Ceramique by Artic 
> Silver*_ which you can buy at National Computer.  Now dry your tears and 
> get out your pocketbook.  This is going to be costly.  Shortcuts are not 
> an option here.  Hope you got money from Santa Claus.
> Also, when you get the CPU up again the *very first thing you must do 
> is* run SCANDISK with the thorough option on all drives.  This is 
> necessary to repair the faulty disk writes that the CPU may have 
> caused.  This will probably take a lot of time but you can't afford to 
> skip it if you have valuable data on the disks.  Then you will want to 
> run Defrag..
> 
> Be sure to install Core Center and have it load at boot time.  You can 
> set the alarm point and also watch the temp climb when you stress the 
> CPU.  You can download a program called PRIME95 which will exercise 
> memory and the CPU to varying degrees.  It is a program that computes 
> prime numbers by several methods.  Good luck.
> ===================================================================================
> 
> DAVID CARMICHAEL wrote:
> 
> >-=Pick Your Brain below=--
> >--- DAVID CARMICHAEL <dec2955@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> >  
> >
> >>I am about ready to cry...
> >>
> >>Either my CPU, video card, or motherboard crashed on
> >>my Duron system...
> >>
> >>You dont't happen to have test system to help track
> >>down to make sure which part it is do you??
> >>
> >>--David
> >>
> >>    
> >>
> >
> >OK here is what I "THINK"
> >Either the CPU has gone bad or the motherboard has
> >gone bad..
> >
> >The motherboard is a an MSI K7T (MS-4847+SCSI)
> >http://www.msi.com.tw/program/products/mainboard/mbd/pro_mbd_detail.php?UID=96
> >
> >This "MB" does not use "BEEPS" but uses a fancy 4 LED
> >lighting system...
> >
> >Even wtih all memory pulled the "MB" is reporting that
> >all is well .. all four the the LED's are 'GREEN'
> >which the Manuel states it is trying to load the
> >"OS".. 
> >
> >I have disconnected all IDE drives..... yet when I
> >turn on the system the case IDE active light comes on
> >and the keyboard never goes into its test (num lock,
> >ect.. flash)
> >
> >I can pull the CMOS reset and the case power button
> >does not work..
> >
> >Per the manual IF it was a bad CPU I would get four
> >'RED' led's
> >
> >Re-Reading the Manuel it stated that a bad "battery"
> >could be the cause of my troubles... and feedback on
> >this thought??? Before I go an spend $5 on a new
> >battery when it is something else??
> >
> >--David
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