Thread: Odd PC behaviour
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21-06-2010 #1
Last Activity: 17-03-2017
If its an old PC it could be termperature related - what happens is the thermal grease between CPU and heatsink dries out and becomes a thermal barrier... in that circumstance CPU will shut down in less than a minute...longer if you're booting DOS, quicker if you boot Windows (simply due to processor speed and power consumption)
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21-06-2010 #2
Last Activity: 02-02-2020
Cheers Guys,
well I need to get some thermal paste ... and I will also check out the switch ... Stand By for further updates ...Tim G-C
“I disapprove of what you say, but I will defend to the death your right to say it.”
(attrib. Voltaire but written by Evelyn Beatrice Hall "The Friends of Voltaire" 1906)
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21-06-2010 #3
Last Activity: 02-02-2020
Quick update ... CPU heatsink reattached with new thermal paste, switch stripped and reassembled. Up and running now 2Hr 35m so far. ... So with any luck I now have a 2.66Ghz Duo Core with 4Gb Ram, XP on there, but will not load. Linux live CD will boot and stay running.
Tim G-C
“I disapprove of what you say, but I will defend to the death your right to say it.”
(attrib. Voltaire but written by Evelyn Beatrice Hall "The Friends of Voltaire" 1906)
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