8 Jul
2018
8 Jul
'18
1:40 p.m.
On Sun, 8 Jul 2018 15:03:34 -0400 Alex Beamish via talk <talk@gtalug.org> wrote:
It's possible that the CPU might be cooked (I was away during the Final Crash), but on the off chance that it just over-heated and shut down (does that even happen?), I know I need to clean off the old thermal paste (Q-tips and rubbing alcohol) and apply new. Strap the fan back on, power up and see if it boots.
Alex, Are you able get the heat sink off without removing the CPU? Try taking the cover of the computer off and aiming a big ventillation fan at it. -- Howard Gibson hgibson@eol.ca jhowardgibson@gmail.com http://home.eol.ca/~hgibson