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3/10/06 at 6:27pm
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I have a Winbook that has a 1.9Ghz P4 in it that I think is bad. The machine runs fine for a little bit and then completely locks up after a little use. The only way to get it going is to do a hard shut down and then wait for 10-15 minutes and it will restart again. I am no computer tech. but it sounds like a heat issue to me and when I took it apart I found that the heatsink looks like it got really hot at some point.

My questions are:

1. Could a processor run for a while until it gets hot and then lock up, or would it just stop working all at once?

2. I have found several 1.7 and 1.8 processors on ebay for very resonable prices that would justify buying one just to see if it worked. Can I put a lower Ghz processor in it with no problems?

Thanks,

Steve
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post #2 of 3
3/10/06 at 9:48pm
is that one the j4?

take it apart and put some arctic silver 5 on it, if that doesnt work get a new cpu

does the heatsink look like this:

http://www.notebookforums.com/showthread.php?t=1554
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post #3 of 3
6/25/07 at 8:48pm
whats artic silver 5? i have an averatec 3200 that gets really hot but not enough to shut-off would this stuff fix my problem?
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