Posts by Eunix

Quote: Originally Posted by AlfaTrion eunix, what do you use to remove the old thermal gunk from the core? i dont like putting anything there except the heatsink itself By all means apply some Artic Silver 5. ...

I am not sure about the internal set up of the m6805 but if it is the same basic machine as the m6811 I would recommend that you pop the top and check to see if the four screws that secure the heat sink to the processor are loose by...

After picking up the phone and calling Smart Modular, I found 1 retail sales channel for them for the following component. 2GB PC2-3200 400MHz Single Rank DDR2 SDRAM DIMM for Altos G710 and R710 Models Smart Modular...

Ok. I am reviving this because I can not find anyone who is selling this 2GB Sodimm http://www.smartm.com/binary/files/2GBddrsodimm.pdf I emailed the company to see what vendors they had in their sales channel. Hopefull I will hear...

I added the warning notice that this is a dangerous procedure that could result in permanent damage to your processor. Eunix

The artic silver 5 works fine but the key is in torqueing down the heat sink. Even with A55 those screws seem to loosen up just enough to allow the system to run hot. If you remove the heatsink and power up the machine, you will see...

Lex, I doubt they are going to say that it is the power cable. I bought a Gateway 74xx something - The equivalent to my m6811 because I spilled coffee on it and I have to replace the keyboard . I cleaned the coffee up and out and...

Good Job! Impressive

I suspected that there may be some power issues with mine also, but my system settled down once I opened the case and applied Artic Silver 5 to the top of the processor and tightened it down. I repositioned the screen to the cable while...

Dust collected on the heat dissapation grids reduces the amount of the air flow and the dust particles help to trap the heat inside. eunix