Well,
I was doing some "routine" maintenance today (cleaning out the dust bunnies). I took off the heatsink from my main box, an XP 1800+, and cleaned out the dust from it (those things get filthy). I put it back on, but in doing so, I didn't completely seat the bottom clip I guess, because about an hour later, as I was working on the kids machine, I heard this kind of wierd "pop" sound. I wasn't sure where it came from, but my first and only guess was the stupid heatsink clip. Checked my screen on my main machine, and sure enough, it was dead, so I cut the main power. Looked inside, and my heatsink was loose. So, I reseated it, and fired the system up, and nix, nada, nothing..... Completely dead. So, I grabbed my spankin' XP 2200+ out of the kids machine and put it into mine, reseated the HS/F (Tugged on it a bit to make sure it was well seated) and fired my system. (This was an experiment, as I wasn't sure my MoBo would recognize an XP 2200+). Anyway, it fired, and booted up, ran chkdsk, and everything seemed fine. My temps seemed high, but I attributed it to the faster CPU, and didn't think much about it. However, as I was working on it (ordering a new XP 2100+ from newegg), I noticed my temps climb up to 70C, and as I was going to check them closer, my mouse locked up. So, I immediately killed the main power again. As I was checking the HS/F to make sure it was seated, I realized it was burning hot to the touch. That's when I realized I hadn't plugged in the fan for the HS/F.
So I almost lost my second CPU. Plugged that back in, and rebooted, which worked fine, and I was running normal, with slightly lower temps of 51C.
Those of you who don't think these Coolermaster HHC-001 w/heatpipes work, they work marvels. I was able to run my XP 2200+ for about 10 minutes without the fan connected, long enough to order a new CPU from NewEgg, before the system got too hot, and locked up. That's some pretty impressive bare cooling. For a fan, I have a Panaflo FB0812M1A (medium speed) using a 60-80mm fan adapter, set to suck.
The only good thing about this, is I will be upgrading an XP 1800+ to an XP 2100+, which I hadn't budgeted for, but hey, these things happen
********** Small Update *********************
I must say, I am most impressed with NewEgg. I paid the "rush" fee on Friday, when I ordered the replacement XP 2100+. Well, even though my order was placed about an hour after the "rush" cutoff, they managed to get it processed and shipped on Friday, and according to FedEx, it looks like it will be delivered today. That's nice. So, I will effectively be replacing an XP 1800+ palamino with an XP 2100+ T-Bred.
Folding on.................
I was doing some "routine" maintenance today (cleaning out the dust bunnies). I took off the heatsink from my main box, an XP 1800+, and cleaned out the dust from it (those things get filthy). I put it back on, but in doing so, I didn't completely seat the bottom clip I guess, because about an hour later, as I was working on the kids machine, I heard this kind of wierd "pop" sound. I wasn't sure where it came from, but my first and only guess was the stupid heatsink clip. Checked my screen on my main machine, and sure enough, it was dead, so I cut the main power. Looked inside, and my heatsink was loose. So, I reseated it, and fired the system up, and nix, nada, nothing..... Completely dead. So, I grabbed my spankin' XP 2200+ out of the kids machine and put it into mine, reseated the HS/F (Tugged on it a bit to make sure it was well seated) and fired my system. (This was an experiment, as I wasn't sure my MoBo would recognize an XP 2200+). Anyway, it fired, and booted up, ran chkdsk, and everything seemed fine. My temps seemed high, but I attributed it to the faster CPU, and didn't think much about it. However, as I was working on it (ordering a new XP 2100+ from newegg), I noticed my temps climb up to 70C, and as I was going to check them closer, my mouse locked up. So, I immediately killed the main power again. As I was checking the HS/F to make sure it was seated, I realized it was burning hot to the touch. That's when I realized I hadn't plugged in the fan for the HS/F.
So I almost lost my second CPU. Plugged that back in, and rebooted, which worked fine, and I was running normal, with slightly lower temps of 51C.
Those of you who don't think these Coolermaster HHC-001 w/heatpipes work, they work marvels. I was able to run my XP 2200+ for about 10 minutes without the fan connected, long enough to order a new CPU from NewEgg, before the system got too hot, and locked up. That's some pretty impressive bare cooling. For a fan, I have a Panaflo FB0812M1A (medium speed) using a 60-80mm fan adapter, set to suck.
The only good thing about this, is I will be upgrading an XP 1800+ to an XP 2100+, which I hadn't budgeted for, but hey, these things happen
********** Small Update *********************
I must say, I am most impressed with NewEgg. I paid the "rush" fee on Friday, when I ordered the replacement XP 2100+. Well, even though my order was placed about an hour after the "rush" cutoff, they managed to get it processed and shipped on Friday, and according to FedEx, it looks like it will be delivered today. That's nice. So, I will effectively be replacing an XP 1800+ palamino with an XP 2100+ T-Bred.
Folding on.................
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