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From: jason lechak
Subject: POVRAY, AMD K6-2, AND CRAPPY FANS
Date: 15 Oct 2000 01:14:26
Message: <39E93ED9.666F9A95@netzero.net>
Greetings all...

I just wanted to share this information in case someone runs into a
similar problem. I recently upgraded my system to a K6-2 500 MHz system,
and was eager to test out pov. To my dismay, during a simple animation
rendering, the system kept crashing at around frame 19. After several
days of trying to figger out what was wrong, I realized that there was
nothing wrong with the software or the system... why would it die ALWAYS
at or around frame 19? Answer: the CPU temperature vs. time is the same
each time the animation is rendered. At frame 19, the CPU 'overheated',
and the system died. So I got a decent fan and now it works great! The
fan that was on there was so pathetic; I don't know why I even thought
of putting it on there. Duh.

I hope others find this useful when they have mysterious system
crashes...

Best Regards,

jason lechak


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From: Kari Kivisalo
Subject: Re: POVRAY, AMD K6-2, AND CRAPPY FANS
Date: 15 Oct 2000 05:34:41
Message: <39E97A27.A7521C4D@kivisalo.net>
Recently the crappy fan on my TNT display card got too noisy so I just
removed it thinking it didn't do any good anyway. After the whole system
froze 3rd time I put in a fan from an old Pentium 233.


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From: David Fontaine
Subject: Re: POVRAY, AMD K6-2, AND CRAPPY FANS
Date: 15 Oct 2000 15:21:45
Message: <39EA014A.EEE9B77D@faricy.net>
jason lechak wrote:

> Greetings all...
>
> I just wanted to share this information in case someone runs into a
> similar problem. I recently upgraded my system to a K6-2 500 MHz system,
> and was eager to test out pov. To my dismay, during a simple animation
> rendering, the system kept crashing at around frame 19. After several
> days of trying to figger out what was wrong, I realized that there was
> nothing wrong with the software or the system... why would it die ALWAYS
> at or around frame 19? Answer: the CPU temperature vs. time is the same
> each time the animation is rendered. At frame 19, the CPU 'overheated',
> and the system died. So I got a decent fan and now it works great! The
> fan that was on there was so pathetic; I don't know why I even thought
> of putting it on there. Duh.

Maybe that's why I get some random crashes. There is a crap fan in my
'puter, but I don't know how impaired it really is, at least it seems to
blow air...
What's normal acceptable CPU temp?

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David Fontaine  <dav### [at] faricynet>  ICQ 55354965
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From: IMBJR
Subject: Re: POVRAY, AMD K6-2, AND CRAPPY FANS
Date: 15 Oct 2000 17:36:20
Message: <049kus88o51k0852emqmp96aep4na657vv@4ax.com>
On Sun, 15 Oct 2000 00:21:29 -0500, jason lechak <fro### [at] netzeronet>
wrote:

>Greetings all...
>
>I just wanted to share this information in case someone runs into a
>similar problem. I recently upgraded my system to a K6-2 500 MHz system,
>and was eager to test out pov. To my dismay, during a simple animation
>rendering, the system kept crashing at around frame 19. After several

Did it crash by freezing solid? This makes me wonder about my own
system.

>days of trying to figger out what was wrong, I realized that there was
>nothing wrong with the software or the system... why would it die ALWAYS
>at or around frame 19? Answer: the CPU temperature vs. time is the same
>each time the animation is rendered. At frame 19, the CPU 'overheated',
>and the system died. So I got a decent fan and now it works great! The
>fan that was on there was so pathetic; I don't know why I even thought
>of putting it on there. Duh.
>
>I hope others find this useful when they have mysterious system
>crashes...
>
>Best Regards,
>
>jason lechak

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From: Warp
Subject: Re: POVRAY, AMD K6-2, AND CRAPPY FANS
Date: 16 Oct 2000 09:43:55
Message: <39eb061a@news.povray.org>
I think that in most modern PCs there's some kind of thermometer and you
can set BIOS to show an alarm if the CPU gets too hot (and shut down the
computer if it gets dangerously hot). You can also see the temperature of
the CPU in the proper BIOS screen.
  This at least in my PC.

-- 
main(i,_){for(_?--i,main(i+2,"FhhQHFIJD|FQTITFN]zRFHhhTBFHhhTBFysdB"[i]
):_;i&&_>1;printf("%s",_-70?_&1?"[]":" ":(_=0,"\n")),_/=2);} /*- Warp -*/


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From: Margus Ramst
Subject: Re: POVRAY, AMD K6-2, AND CRAPPY FANS
Date: 16 Oct 2000 12:31:57
Message: <39EB200F.A5166BFF@peak.edu.ee>
David Fontaine wrote:
> 
> What's normal acceptable CPU temp?
> 


workload. During my overclocking experiments I've observed stable system

into the danger zone. My current stats are what I consider acceptable:



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From: Alex McMurray
Subject: Re: POVRAY, AMD K6-2, AND CRAPPY FANS
Date: 20 Oct 2000 15:06:40
Message: <39EF81AF.5DC80DE2@melbpc.org.au>
Hi Jason,

    My system is the same, with a K6-2 500. and during the summer, for no
apparent reason, it crashed. but on hot days, there was a persistant beeping
(similar to a car reversing signal).    The shop owner said that there was a
high temperature alarm that is enabled when the CPU temp reaches 60 degrees
c, and the CPU shuts down at 70o.   A better fan fixed it.
    I agree with everyone, why such a crappy fan in the first place, unless
you are always going to use your computer in the refrigerator.

Alex.


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 /  Oz  \ ale### [at] melbpcorgau               Melbourne PC User Group.
 \_,--.x/Melton. Vic.  3337                          Australia
       v


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From: Mark Wagner
Subject: Re: POVRAY, AMD K6-2, AND CRAPPY FANS
Date: 20 Oct 2000 23:11:22
Message: <39f1095a@news.povray.org>
If you want to do serious air-cooling of your system (with a tower or
mini-tower):
1) Remove the case
2) Purchase an 18 inch industrial exhaust fan and an 18x24 or 18x36 inch
furnace filter.
3) Place the exhaust fan on the side of your case away from the motherboard,
set to blow air outward.
4) Wrap the filter around the other sides of your box and duct-tape in place
5) Turn the fan on "high"

Note: If you regularly dust your system, the furnace filter can be
eliminated.

Mark


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