Date: Fri, 25 Aug 2000 10:17:33 -0700 From: Darryl Okahata <darrylo@soco.agilent.com> To: "Kevin Oberman" <oberman@es.net> Cc: Glenn Johnson <gjohnson@nola.srrc.usda.gov>, hardware@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: overheating AMD K6-2 400 Message-ID: <200008251717.KAA15887@mina.soco.agilent.com> In-Reply-To: Your message of "Fri, 25 Aug 2000 09:22:31 PDT." <200008251622.e7PGMVU18187@ptavv.es.net>
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"Kevin Oberman" <oberman@es.net> wrote:
> I fixed the problem by spending $2 at Radio Shack for a little heat
> sink grease. Just unclipped the heat sink and spread a THIN layer of
> grease (just enough to have a layer of white) over the heat
> sink. Re-installed the heat sink and it ran like a champ. Buildworld
> ran without interruption or error for the first time since I upgraded
> to 4.0-Stable, and did so in a hot (29 C) room.
Just being anal: for best heat conductivity, you want to spread a
thin layer on *BOTH* the CPU and heat sink. Spreading a thin layer on
just one is often enough, but placing a layer on both virtually
guarantees the best heat conductivity.
[ As Kevin said: you want a thin layer -- just enough to coat both
sides. You don't want the grease "gooshing" out the sides (a tiny
amount is OK, but, the less, the better). ]
--
Darryl Okahata
darrylo@soco.agilent.com
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