Re: [NTLK] [OT] Yet another Mac question

I'll have to do some checking with my IR thermometer but I would not think
it is thermal. First it will sometimes crash within two minutes of starting
up cold and not running anything more complex than the Finder. As for
cooling setup, besides the power supply fan, I added an 80 mm fan in the
front of the case (the IBM case had a place for it.) and then used some thin
plastic sheeting to duct the air flow directly over the CPU heat sync. I
also had these issues when it was still in the AIO case. But I attributed it
to the power supply as I was told it was going bad. But the new supply from
the IBM case I checked via meter and I'm not big on the coincidence of two
bad power supplies. I'll check the memory for what is installed. As for
Extensions, I'll make a list and maybe someone can help me decide what I
need? It also has a zip drive. I wonder if I can make a zip system disk and
boot from there to see if it is the hard drive.

Oh, and thanks again for bearing with all of my OT questions.

Matt (Ducky) Howe
Owner of a MP2000U and an Emate
mhowe@gfn.org (Newton)
matthowe@comcast.net (Desktop)
http://home.comcast.net/~mhowe41/

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I agree with Martin. This sounds very much like a temperature related
problem.
Indeed it is exactly what would happen with an overheated CPU.
Air movement is a significant consideration in Apple's internal case
design, so DO ensure that you are cooling the system adequately. Another
thing to consider is the heatsink. Could you have knocked it ? If all else
fails, try reseating it and refreshing the heatsink compound.

-Simon
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