[OZAPRS] OT. Wierd hardware problem

vk4un at bigpond.net.au vk4un at bigpond.net.au
Thu Jul 20 06:13:38 EST 2006


will most prob be a dirty pin connection that expands when warmed up, try 
spray contact cleaner on the socket and pins on the cpu, worked for me
some 
years back

David vk4un
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Norm, VK2XCI" <vk2xci at aanet.com.au>
To: "OZAPRS" <ozaprs at aprs.net.au>
Sent: Wednesday, July 19, 2006 7:06 PM
Subject: [OZAPRS] OT. Wierd hardware problem


> Athlon X2600+
> ECS KT600-A mobo
>
> I have seen many CPUs which fail when they get hot.This is the first
> time I've ever seen one which won't run when its cold!!! Not real cold,
> Winter's morning room temperature... like 12 or so deg c
>
> With each attempt at booting, it gets a little further until it finally
> makes it to operation. After a short run, it reboots every time. If it's
> been off for an hour or so, no go!
>
> I had to heat the damned thing with a hot air gun to get it to boot!
>
> I was able to direct a stream of warm air directly onto the heatsink
> without heating too much of the mobo, and lo and behold it burst into 
> life!
>
> Has anyone else seen this?
>
> Any other clues? I don't want to have to replace the mobo and CPU and I
> cant find a replacement CPU.
>
>
> -- 
> Norm, VK2XCI,
> Mildura, The Wintersun City
> QF15bt
>
> Victoria, Australia.
>
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