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Subject: Re: My PC gets too hot <off topic>

Author: Roy Eassa

Date: 12:12:38 09/30/03

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On September 30, 2003 at 15:06:28, Michael P. Nance Sr. wrote:

>On September 30, 2003 at 13:35:14, Roy Eassa wrote:
>
>>Hi folks,
>>
>>My 1.2 GHz Athlon system gets too hot inside.
>>
>>Even after turning it off, the 4 hard drives are too hot to touch after a couple
>>minutes.
>>
>>This can't be good. :-(
>>
>>What's the *easiest* way to make the inside of the case cooler, without having
>>to mess with the CPU fan (I have no evidence that the CPU itself gets too hot).
>>
>>Thanks in advance!
>
>Along the same line. I have a dual Opteron that came with 6 Fans,It had places
>for 4 more. The other 4 were installed ,for a total of 10 fans. Of coarse ,this
>is a Workstation and NOT a Desktop. I have been running Auto-player 232 1.0
>every Night,all Night long, and the Sides of the P/Cs weren't even warm. The air
>is sucked in threw the Front thru Filters,and blown out the rear. It's a little
>LOUD,that's why I have Nicnamed It, the B-17,after the WW II Bomber,because It
>sounds like One. Just wanted to add that. >>>>Mike


As I sit here with the case open and the PC running, I think I discovered
something incredibly STUPID that I did:

From all appearances, I mounted the rear fan (over 2 years ago!) so that it
blows inward.  Yet the front fan also blows inward.

If true, that REALLY blows!  ;-)

I should try reversing the rear fan, eh?



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