Questions tagged [cpu-cooler]
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Why can't I control the speed of my CPU fan?
I bought a new computer with an ASRock H61M motherboard and XILENCE ICEBREAKER 64 Pro PWM CPU FAN. The problem is that I can't control the speed of the FAN.
I tried settings in the BIOS and with SpeedFan as well as with ASRock extreme tuner. After…
user20196
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Get CPU temperature from the Centos command line
What is a good way to get the CPU temperature from the Centos command line?
Came across this tool, however if I understood the documentation correctly (which I may not have) it seems to install a service that monitors the temperature continuously,…
Chris Dutrow
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How to test if a processor is heat damaged?
I have an older PC with an Phenom II processor that we use as a kids' computer. It's been running fine until about a week ago when it randomly shut down and would not get past the Windows load screen before powering off again. The kids tried…
techturtle
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My computer often suddenly only has 10% of CPU capacity
Something like every second hour I run my computer, my CPU suddenly only has something like 10% of capacity. This is not because of some process taking the rest of the capacity, it is the CPU itself that is suddenly running slower. After this has…
David
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What is the normal temperature range of Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Duo CPU E8400 @ 3.00GHz?
I was using this command to read the temperature of cpu:
cat /sys/class/thermal/thermal_zone0/temp
Then I was looking for some other options and suddenly found that there is another option to find out core temperature. Since this CPU has two cores I…
Sohan Arafat
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4 pin Molex KK (PWM) CPU fan connector
I'm having difficulty determining which Molex KK connector is the standard 4 pin PWM connector seen on most chassis and CPU fans. Please help me identify so I can buy new crimp connectors to repair some fans.
Atomiklan
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Rattling laptop fan after applying compressed air
I recently used a can of compressed air to clear my laptop's air vents from dust and other dirt that accumulated over time. While doing so, I did not hold the CPU fan in place in order to stop it from spinning as a result of the inwards air…
Steven Liekens
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Thin Layer of Thermal Paste Under CPU Fan?
I recently purchased a Thermaltake CPU fan, and whenever it arrived in the mail today, I took it out of the box, and there was a thin layer of thermal paste on the underside of the CPU fan.
I had originally planned on applying thermal paste to the…
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How to remove a very stubborn heatsink from a CPU
While replacing a heatsink I accidentally pulled out the CPU with it. And after two days of trying various tips I found online it's still stuck on there.
And of course I can't put it back into the mainboard because of the socket locking…
BubuIIC
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Does the height of a CPU's heatsink affect the cooling?
The CPU of my computer has a quite tall (about 1.5in I think) heatsink compared to the one my friend's computer had, and this question has been in my mind for a while. Does the height of a CPU's heatsink affect the cooling of the processor? That is…
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Is it possible to disable CPU/Laptop fan through Device Manager?
My laptop's a bit old now and it's fan is very noisy now, I don't have time or money yet to either open, clean or get this to repair shop rn, it's not a n option for me right now? It also frequently stops and doesn't run even on startup, maybe bc…
PrinceKickster
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Can the operation of a Banana PI M3 without any heat sink cause damage?
My pure Banana PI M3 board has just been delivered. However, it has come without any heat sink.
The specifications are:
CPU: A83T ARM Cortex-A7 octa-core,512 KB L1 cache 1 MB L2 cache
GPU: PowerVR SGX544MP1· Comply with OpenGL ES 2.0, OpenCL 1.x,…
Pinke Helga
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How to remove fan and cooler from motherboard?
I have mb ECS 945GCT-M2 and want to remove fan and cooler in order to clean them, but I can't see any screw or something to make them off.
Any help pls, and any additional advice ?
here is the picture:
bonaca
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How do I deal with an excessively loud Heatsink fan
I have a ~3GHZ pentium 4 cpu that uses a heatsink fan that sounds like a jet engine
Here is the fans model information:
C33218-002
CPU Description: found here
thanks
Exploit
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Is fan speed setting to 100% good for notebooks?
I have a Dell studio 1555 laptop with Core2 Duo CPU & ATI Radeon 4500 series GPU. I run Windows 7.
Recently, when I boot my laptop, I foud it missing its display and I took it to a laptop service center. The technician told me that it was due to…
Alfred
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