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installed CPU-fan computer freezes!
Name: Joshua Date: August 19, 2003 at 05:35:04 Pacific OS: WIN XP CPU/Ram: Athlon XP2000+ 512 Sdram
Comment:
helo i have inbstalled i new cpufan but my computer just frezzez after 30 seconds of use...
i have cecked that everthing is sitting very fine and it starts windows as noamrly but dies when i used it for 30 of 40 sec..
Name: Amos Park Date: August 19, 2003 at 16:21:44 Pacific
Reply:
did you mess with the heatsink? is the fan on upside down? it might be an overheating problem
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Response Number 2
Name: SpLiCe Date: August 21, 2003 at 08:55:54 Pacific
Reply:
Sounds like either there's no thermal compound or it's inadiquate... or the heatsink may be on, but not laying flat against the core of your CPU.. I would check and ensure both are correct. Splice
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Response Number 3
Name: Megaman Trigger Date: August 22, 2003 at 07:08:49 Pacific
Reply:
you may have bought a heat sink that isnt compatible with your cpu remember u cant just buy any heatsink it has to say that it is compatible with your processor and its speed
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