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Also check out Motherboard Monitor (http://mbm.livewiredev.com/) and Shutdown Now!
(http://www.dworld.de/winsoft.htm). Motherboard monitor monitors the temperature,
and can be set to trigger Shutdown Now! to shut the computer down and (depending on
hardware/operating system) actually turn it off if it goes above a specified range.
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Randall Kurzon [mailto:rkurzon@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx]
> Sent: Tuesday, August 28, 2001 12:44 PM
> To: Omega-list
> Subject: Re: This Murphy tale will help you
>
>
>
> Just an idea, but most motherboards nowadays have utilities available
> to monitor the CPU fan speed and the speed of other fans in and around
> the case. Usually you can set alarms to alert you of low fan speed or
> overheating.
>
> You may have to make a trip to your motherboard manufacturer's website
> but it is well worth the time.
>
> Regards, Randall
>
> Tuesday, August 28, 2001, 15:36:40, you wrote:
>
> > One other thing you might do if the cpu fan stops or slows down and the cpu
> > overheats is to regrease the heatsink. One of the cpu's in my dual Tyan
> > overheated and vaporized the grease between the cpu and the heatsink and
> > hardened the grease around the perimeter of the PIII. Surprisingly the cpu
> > still functions fine after the regreasing and fan replacement. Just for fun
> > I ran the machine with one cpu to see what w2000 and ts2000 would do. With
> > two cpu's TS2000 never froze, with one cpu the cpu useage went to 100% and
> > froze. I had been trying to conserve electricity by running the air
> > conditioner at a higher setting, not a good idea as the overheating was
> > agrivated by higher room temperature. Now the room temp is kept at 80
> > degrees F or lower.
>
> > bobr
>
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "phoon.usinet" <phoon@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > To: <Omega-list@xxxxxxxxxx>
> > Sent: Tuesday, August 28, 2001 11:36 AM
> > Subject: This Murphy tale will help you
>
>
> >> About 5 weeks ago, I went to bed noting that my CPU fan was "sluggish".
> >> Thinking that Trade Station Charting and the Global Server were running
> > OK,
> >> I was tired and stupidly dismissed the potential severity of the problem.
> >>
> >> The next AM I had a blank screen and the CPU heat sink was too hot to
> > touch;
> >> the cpu fan was dead.
> >>
> >> I couldn't work for the next 4 weeks because I had continuous Win 2k Pro
> >> crashes after two years of complete stability with out one TS 2k crash.
> >>
> >> What happened?
> >>
> >> The fan died, the cpu overheated and then became not only defective but
> >> destructive!
> >>
> >> Though the defective CPU did not cause electronic nor physical damage to
> > the
> >> computer hardware, it did damage the software in the motherboard bios, and
> >> led to a series of crashes and cascading events which damaged and
> > corrupted
> >> my registry for weeks on end.
> >>
> >> My CPU was under warrenty, and its going to be replaced. Meanwhile, my
> >> older CPU is in place, and I've finally got the system stable again,
> > running
> >> fine, after flashing in a new motherboard software bios and doing a
> >> re-install of Win 2k Pro Service pack #2. Trade Station software and all
> >> those fix packs will probably have to be re-installed. Fortunately, I had
> > a
> >> back up copy of all my global server data and my workspaces.
> >>
> >> My advice to traders?
> >>
> >> 1) Check your CPU fan periodically. I run my computer now with my cover
> > off
> >> so I can visually check daily, that my CPU fan is OK.
> >>
> >> 2) Periodically touch the heat sink on the CPU; it will be warm, but it
> >> should not be so hot that you rapidly pull away your hand.
> >>
> >> 3) If your CPU fan does not have ball bearings, and is not of the best
> >> quality, it is worth getting a good one.
> >>
> >> 4) Radio Shack sells an electronic sillicone tuner spray. About every
> >> three months, remove the fan and spray into it at both ends briefly. Let
> > it
> >> dry. Put it back on the CPU. Don't use RD-40 or a petroleum based
> >> lubricant; it is oily and will gum up the bearings.
> >>
> >> Good trading to all,
> >>
> >> Peter Hoon
> >>
> >>
> >>
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