Sponsored White Papers, Webcasts, and Downloads
TechRepublic Resources
- PC Turns on for a sec and turns off
- Retrofitting a P4 3.2mhz machine with a Core 3 Duo 6230, Intel Motherboard, 2 GB Ram, Western Digital 250 GB SATA II HD, Nvidia 7300GS video card and a couple of DVD drives.Power Supply is a new Antec HE500. When I turn on the machine, fans kick on for...
- Tags: BIOS, geauxdux@..., PC
- Discussion threads 2007-06-11
- Question about my motherboard
- I have a Dell Dimension 5150/E510 P4 Micro BTX Socket 775 Motherboard, Supports Intel Pentium 4 HT D Processors to 3.4 Ghz, with 1024Gb of DDR2 533 Mhz memory.I am very familiar w/ replacing computer parts and installing and upgrading, but I have never gotten into motherboard stuff before.I want...
- Tags: M'Board, CPU, motherboard, notjusturavgboii@..., hardware, Heat, Heat Sink, video card
- Q&A 2006-08-10
- Boot Failure Heat related problem
- I am running a 5yr old Dell 4400 that recently gave me the boot failure system halted black screen. It appears to be a heat related problem, as the computer will work normally if I let it sit for a day, but always freezes up after 5-10 minutes of...
- Tags: bkgroen@..., Heat Sink, M'Board, motherboard, PC
- Q&A 2006-06-25
- Overheating when surfing
- One of my workstations with a pentium 3 processor alerts me to processor overheating when opening websites with lots of graphics. The heat ranges from 70C - 90C. On closing the site, heat range immediately returns to normal. Just noticed that it also occurs when an installation is performed.Any feedback...
- Tags: CPU, CPU Fan, Heat Sink, petermchugh@...
- Q&A 2006-01-31
- CPU installation requires a delicate touch
- Whether you're building a custom machine or upgrading a processor, installing the CPU requires a certain amount of precision. Check out our step-by-step guide to a flawless CPU installation.Whether you're building a new machine from scratch or upgrading an existing system, installing the CPU can be a tricky task. It's...
- Tags: Processors, Artic Silver, Mike Walton, CPU, motherboard, paste, heat sink, sink, thermal paste, CPU installation
- Technical articles 2002-02-12
- The hot chips need cooler fans
- If you have to put computers in warm environments, save yourself some trouble in the future by replacing the OEM CPU heat sink and fan with something that will make the CPU cooler. Here are some suggestions.One of the universal truths about the newest, fastest processor chips from Intel and...
- Tags: Processors, aluminum, chip, Mike Walton, CPU, processor, overclocker, heat sink
- Technical articles 2001-08-20
- Summer cooling for your CPU
- If you notice your server or workstations melting, it is probably time to check out some cooling solutions. In this Daily Drill Down, James McPherson describes what to look for when trying to keep your machines chilled.Ah, summer. Sitting in a hammock with a good book and a glass of...
- Tags: Semiconductors, Processors, RAID, James McPherson, sink, CPU, heat sink, chip
- Technical articles 2001-08-15
- How do you cool your computers?
- As computers get faster and hotter, their need for adequate cooling must be addressed. This article offers guidelines to gauge your system's cooling needs and examines several available cooling options.Computers operating at high temperatures can suffer serious performance losses. So what’s the best way to keep your computer cool? In...
- Tags: Processors, Ed Engelking II A+, processor, sink, heat sink, computer
- Technical articles 2001-05-25
Additional Resources
- Exchange a celeron m to a pentium m processor? possible or not?
- i wanted to know if it is possible to interchange a celeron m processor in a HP nx6110 laptop to a pentium m processor? If there is what are the conditions or things that needs to be taken into considerations before the change or is it straigth forward?Yes not only...
- Tags: benjamin_edmond@..., CPU, hardware, hardware upgrade, M Processor, processor
- Discussion threads 2007-01-30
- Case and motherboard as part of a heatsink
- Instead of just trying to manage the heat at the CPU, is there anyway that the processor could incorporate the motherboard and the metal case as part of the heat sink?It would not be worth itFirst, transferring more heat to the MB is not a good idea.Second, the heat transfer...
- Tags: cheneyrl@..., coolant, CPU, feedback, heatsink, motherboard, power
- Discussion threads 2006-10-19
- Sudden Power Loss
- I have a hp pavilion 424.uk machine with a windows XP home system.One day i was working on it and it just cut out. Now everytime i turn it on it cuts out, no warning no error message. nothing.It has happened so many times my o/s has become corrupt and...
- Tags: courtneyblake2006@..., CPU
- Discussion threads 2007-07-26
- Dielectric Gel
- Can someone recommend a good dielectric gel to put between the processor and heat sink of a server? The motherboard can hold two processors, so we bought a second one, but the second one came with a heat sink that has no dielectric gel on it. Also, does...
- Tags: Processors, ZatoichiMaster, gel, dielectric gel
- Discussion threads 2007-09-17
- cpu fan failure
- i have this message each time i start my computer up it tells me to press f2 otherwise it wil shut down in 5secs i press f2 and it works perfectly for hours how can i get this problem solved... many thanks leeanne.Check...Check the fan to see if it is...
- Tags: leeanne6919@...
- Discussion threads 2007-08-06
- CPU error
- I have a 2k server with 2 PIII 933Mhz cpus and an Intel STL2 server board. I have received the following error on boot.0B51 CPU#2 with error taken offline I can bypass this error and proceed to boot from 1 cpu.Any information or advise would be appreciated.You have a...
- Tags: CPU
- Q&A 2005-06-14
- sometimes pc fan makes too much speed
- i got Pentium IV core duo processor,its a new pc but sometime during working the heat sink fan starts making too much sound and speed became very fast, what can be the problemI'm guessing that living in the U.A.E. might be quite warmComputers generate heat, lots of heat, mainly from...
- Tags: Processors, maxizees@..., PC
- Discussion threads 2007-10-29
- PC overheating?
- Hello,I've been aware for sometime now that my cpu runs warmer than I like it to. I was told from a PC tech that AMD64 chip sets run warmer than Pent. 4's do.My Specs: -2gig ram 3200speed-AMD 64 3400+ 2.4ghz-400watt power supply-200gb hard drive -ATI x1300 512mb PCI...
- Tags: Processors, Desktops, Semiconductors, CPU fan speed, elementindustrial@..., CPU, PC, chip
- Discussion threads 2007-09-03
- CPU was shutdown due to thermal event (overheating)
- I have in my office over 10 PCs with specs:Intel Cerelon processor 1.0GHZ, 256RAM etc.When the PCs are put on, the above error message appears and the system shuts down. The interesting things is that, the system fan and the heat sink are in place and working. I just can...
- Tags: Processors, princefk@..., CPU
- Discussion threads 2007-09-29
- I dont know the make of the video card
- Hi,I have a video card, but i cant tell the make of it. Someone replaced my working NVida card with this unknown one. I dont know which driver to get for it. It does not say on it. There are no markings. I think it is under the heat sink....
- Tags: Video cards, Corporate communications, andrechandoo@..., video card, video, Select Properties
- Discussion threads 2007-06-01
- Freeze up
- what is wrong and what to do when a computer run about 20 minutes then freeze upthis shouldbe under tech Q&A, and you are quite vague. you don't give much info. I'm told by a computer rebuilding company (recomp.com) that heat transfer paste dries out under heat sinks,...
- Tags: BIOS, computer
- Discussion threads 2005-09-27
- Strategies for Mitigating the Sensor Network Hot Spot Problem
- In multi-hop wireless sensor networks that are characterized by many-to-one convergecast traffic patterns, problems related to energy imbalance among sensors often appear. When the transmission range is fixed for nodes throughout the network, the amount of traffic that sensors are required to forward increases dramatically as the distance to the...
- Tags: Strategy, Network, Sensor, Networking
- White papers 2005-08-30
- << Previous
- page 1 of 1
- Next >>
