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    System wont run after cleaning heat sink and fan.

    You need some thermal paste/compound between the sink and the processor before you go any further if it's not already too late. Clean the old off...
    Post by: rt, May 28, 2010 in forum: CPU, Motherboards and Memory
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    Can't enter set up

    Today I tried connecting the "faulty" disc to the motherboard and power supply using the leads normally connected to the "working" disc. Still no...
    Post by: rt, May 26, 2010 in forum: CPU, Motherboards and Memory
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    Can't enter set up

    DBAN will not even boot: [url= in windows 7, NukeandBoot? - Yahoo! UK & Ireland Answers[/url] Other possibly related post:...
    Post by: rt, May 25, 2010 in forum: CPU, Motherboards and Memory
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    Can't enter set up

    OK, so I've gone into the case and tried disconnecting each of the hard drives in turn and it seems that when I disconnect the 10000 rpm 36GB...
    Post by: rt, May 25, 2010 in forum: CPU, Motherboards and Memory
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    Can't enter set up

    I just tried updating the BIOS with ASUS EZ Flash and now I don't get the: Press DEL to run Setup if I keep hitting Tab or Del from when I...
    Post by: rt, May 25, 2010 in forum: CPU, Motherboards and Memory
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    Can't enter set up

    I have a 30GB 10000rpm disc and a 500GB 7200rpm disc on my machine. I had Windows 7 and Fedora 12 installed on the faster disc with the larger one...
    Thread by: rt, May 25, 2010, 4 replies, in forum: CPU, Motherboards and Memory
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    When or how often to clean a CPU heatsink

    No, just a Core 2 Duo 2.13GHz. Wouldn't dream of it. Actually I just successfully installed O3Spaces for the first time. Opening that up it...
    Post by: rt, Dec 2, 2008 in forum: Overclocking & Cooling
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    When or how often to clean a CPU heatsink

    That's basically with just a few applications open (Thunderbird, Firefox) but essentially running idle. Opening something up, e.g. VMware and...
    Post by: rt, Dec 2, 2008 in forum: Overclocking & Cooling
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    When or how often to clean a CPU heatsink

    After a clean and new thermal paste: $ sensors w83627ehf-isa-0290 Adapter: ISA adapter VCore: +1.19 V (min = +0.00 V, max = +1.74 V)...
    Post by: rt, Dec 2, 2008 in forum: Overclocking & Cooling
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    When or how often to clean a CPU heatsink

    Thanks for the input. The computer is now just over two years old and I have not cleaned the heatsink on it before, so perhaps it is indeed time.
    Post by: rt, Nov 30, 2008 in forum: Overclocking & Cooling
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    When or how often to clean a CPU heatsink

    My CPU has a heatsink and fan like: [IMG] [IMG] Installing an additional hard-drive I noticed that there was a considerable amount of grungy...
    Thread by: rt, Nov 29, 2008, 17 replies, in forum: Overclocking & Cooling
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    Kvm

    Tried connecting my new computer to the monitor via VGA. Initial problems - horizontal position, a sort of moiré effect and character sharpness...
    Post by: rt, Oct 23, 2006 in forum: General Hardware
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    Kvm

    But shouldn't one get a clearer screen with DVI - isn't that the idea of DVI rather than VGA? The DVI KVM switch seems to be "only" about £15 -...
    Post by: rt, Oct 22, 2006 in forum: General Hardware