overheating

Zbigniew Koziol softquake-Re5JQEeQqe8AvxtiuMwx3w at public.gmane.org
Mon Nov 26 14:26:21 UTC 2012


On 11/26/2012 06:19 PM, Howard Gibson wrote:
> On Sun, 25 Nov 2012 15:30:24 +0400
> Zbigniew Koziol <softquake-Re5JQEeQqe8AvxtiuMwx3w at public.gmane.org> wrote:
>
>> This is a somewhat old compact Dell machine that I use as my home
>> workstation. It serves me well for a long time. Except of one problem.
>>
>> It recently turns off due to overheating.
>>
>> This is not processor overheating. I suspect that it is due to power
>> supply overheating. I measure now temperature of chasse of the power
>> supply. When the out metal is of around 41 degrees C, the computer turns
>> off. Now I can use the computer by placing a metal pot with a cold water
>> with ice on the power supply. Still, until the ice melts and temperature
>> reaches 41.
>>
>> Where could I change that critical temperature? Is that in software or
>> on harware? Psensors do not help me.
> Zbigniew,
>
>     Why not just replace the power supply?  On an old computer, this could be quite cheap.
>
The answer is simple: I have no idea where I could find a replacement. 
The size of it, etc.

I will reply Anthony later.


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