Re: [cobalt-users] Qube3 - How hot can she get?

[Gerald Waugh <gwaugh@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

On Saturday 10 August 2002 03:52 am, Malcolm McLeary wrote:
> Hi Guys,
>
> I have a Qube3 Pro Ed with 512MB RAM which isn't all that busy, but it
> appears to be getting hot.
>
> A little under an hour ago it spontaneously restarted.
>
> I've set it up doing what it was doing prior to the crash and I've noticed
> that the cpu has now reached 61 degrees C.  The on screen help indicates
> that its normal for it to run between 30 and 60 degrees.
>
> Will a high cpu temperatures cause a Qube3 to crash?
>
> How hot can she get?
>

We have the same processor running in conventional redhat systems and they DO 
crash when they get hot.
It could be your fan?
We have found that in many cases the heat-sink compound between the processor 
and the heatsink has deteriated, cleaning both surfaces and applying a 
industrial grade compound fixes the issue.

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