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From: Al Ackroyd on 24 Apr 2010 15:38

"Bob Villa" <pheeh.zero(a)gmail.com> wrote in message
news:9be90483-3dc6-400f-90b2-f07584b92810(a)b6g2000yqi.googlegroups.com...
> >Barry wrote:
> >I would remove and completely remount the CPU and fan/heatsink.
>
> Barry has a good point...over-heating!
>
> bob

I wondered about this. (Thanks, Barry.) I looked at the CPU. It, and the
heat sink looks as solid as a rock, and the heat sink is so securely screwed
down that no way could it have moved, IMO. So, next, I took the fan out and
found that the copper cooling fins were all clogged up with dust. So perhaps
my CPU did overheate and is now dead as a result. Is this likely to be the
problem? Can CPU's die from overheating, or do they awitch themselves off
before this can occur?When I switch on, the hard drive spins momentarily and
then stops.

Thanks again.

Al


From: Bob Villa on 26 Apr 2010 20:00
On Apr 24, 2:38 pm, "Al Ackroyd" <was...(a)aanotes.com> wrote:
> "Bob Villa" <pheeh.z...(a)gmail.com> wrote in message
>
> news:9be90483-3dc6-400f-90b2-f07584b92810(a)b6g2000yqi.googlegroups.com...
>
> > >Barry wrote:
> > >I would remove and completely remount the CPU and fan/heatsink.
>
> > Barry has a good point...over-heating!
>
> > bob
>
> I wondered about this. (Thanks, Barry.) I looked at the CPU. It, and the
> heat sink looks as solid as a rock, and the heat sink is so securely screwed
> down that no way could it have moved, IMO. So, next, I took the fan out and
> found that the copper cooling fins were all clogged up with dust. So perhaps
> my CPU did overheate and is now dead as a result. Is this likely to be the
> problem? Can CPU's die from overheating, or do they awitch themselves off
> before this can occur?When I switch on, the hard drive spins momentarily and
> then stops.
>
> Thanks again.
>
> Al

I've heard (not hands on knowledge) that the CPUs are very hardy and
rarely burn-up.
bob
From: BillW50 on 26 Apr 2010 20:38
In
news:de98834b-a7cc-4db2-bdb6-4f1427330489(a)o12g2000vba.googlegroups.com,
Bob Villa typed on Mon, 26 Apr 2010 17:00:47 -0700 (PDT):
> On Apr 24, 2:38 pm, "Al Ackroyd" <was...(a)aanotes.com> wrote:
>> "Bob Villa" <pheeh.z...(a)gmail.com> wrote in message
>>
>> news:9be90483-3dc6-400f-90b2-f07584b92810(a)b6g2000yqi.googlegroups.com...
>>
>>>> Barry wrote:
>>>> I would remove and completely remount the CPU and fan/heatsink.
>>
>>> Barry has a good point...over-heating!
>>
>>> bob
>>
>> I wondered about this. (Thanks, Barry.) I looked at the CPU. It, and
>> the heat sink looks as solid as a rock, and the heat sink is so
>> securely screwed down that no way could it have moved, IMO. So,
>> next, I took the fan out and found that the copper cooling fins were
>> all clogged up with dust. So perhaps my CPU did overheate and is now
>> dead as a result. Is this likely to be the problem? Can CPU's die
>> from overheating, or do they awitch themselves off before this can
>> occur?When I switch on, the hard drive spins momentarily and then
>> stops.
>>
>> Thanks again.
>>
>> Al
>
> I've heard (not hands on knowledge) that the CPUs are very hardy and
> rarely burn-up.
> bob

That is true Bob, unless they overheat. If they overheat they go really
fast. But dropping the laptop won't normally cause this. Unless the dust
moved around and blocked the air flow. Hopefully the computer will
detect too high of temperature and shut down. Although if you keep
pushing it, you can kill it.

--
Bill
Gateway M465e ('06 era) - Windows XP SP3


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