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Re: [off-topic] CPU fan (for a Linux machine)



HI, we had a problem with a pentium pro 200, namely temperature failure
(the dealer was not efficient apearantly and did not supply a good enough 
case!). The  solution was to add an external fan, which
goes into one of the free card slot, the one we have is called "the system
cooler for Pcs" TTC-002... we havn't tried it yet, but it could be a
simple solution for you.

Adham





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Adham Hashibon
The Physics Department,
Technion - Israel Institute of Technology
Haifa 32000, Israel
Tel:972-4829-2043, Fax:972-4822-1514
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On Mon, 14 Jun 1999, Nimrod Zimerman wrote:

> Hello.
> 
> This is off-topic. If you don't like off-topic messages, skip ahead.
> 
> I'm one of those weird people who still use a 486 (yes, I know there is
> another one in Africa somewhere). It so happens that my CPU fan decided that
> it has lived long enough, and ceased.
> 
> I've tried hunting for a new CPU fan (for a 486 - one that doesn't require
> a special motherboard connection) in various places, but had no luck.
> 
> My question - Do you happen to know somewhere where I could purchase such a
> CPU fan? Or, do you have any creative suggestions has to how I could cool my
> CPU down?
> Currently, I'm using a creative solution of my own. The natural cooler. Ice.
> I just have to replace the ice-cube every so often (about 45 minutes),
> when it melts. This is a nice way of measuring the CPU temperature,
> actually.
> 
> (Obviously, this is not entirely off-topic, as the said machine is running
> Linux. I assume somebody here might have had the same problem, as 486s are
> more common in those weird realms of Linux than in more conventional realms).
> 
> I apologize for the off-topicness.
> 
>                                                    Nimrod
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