My PC is showing a strange issue. When I start the PC, the power lights glows on, all the fans run. But no Hard disk Activity. And nothing happens. No display, no lights on mouse or keyboard. This happens sometimes and some other times, It boots into motherboard logo and stays there. Sometimes it says … Read more
Which software can be used to measure the laptop heatsink (not cpu) temperature near the fan? Are there any alternate methods to measure the heat sink temperature (experimental or software based or by calculation)? Any website which might provide me charts/graphs/relations between cpu temperature or fan speed and heat sink temperature? Just to estimate, what … Read more
I watched a video on YouTube in which someone removes the cover of Asus N552 laptop. The color of the heat pipes in that video were all copper. The picture below shows how those of my laptop (Asus N552vw) are. I don’t know if something has happened to them or they are originally partially black. … Read more
My laptop has been rattling on rare occasions – it doesn’t happen all the time. I presumed it was a wire or something caught in the fan but when I opened the laptop there’s nothing there. However, I noticed that the pipe was lose and I could easily lift it up. I doubt that’s meant … Read more
Recently, I tried to upgrade my AMD Ryzen CPU in my computer with a newer (compatible) one. When I removed the heatsink, it stuck to the old processor so strongly, that I quite possibly damaged the mainboard’s CPU socket when extracting. At least that’s what I think what happened, as the computer won’t start up … Read more
Asked a question about replacing a CPU heatsink and it got closed. Before it was closed, got an answer saying to get a SOCKET-A heatsink. Is that all I need to know? Here’s a link to the question that was closed, which has specs on the type of system and heatsink that died(not posting it … Read more
Asked a question about replacing a CPU heatsink and it got closed. Before it was closed, got an answer saying to get a SOCKET-A heatsink. Is that all I need to know? Here’s a link to the question that was closed, which has specs on the type of system and heatsink that died(not posting it … Read more
So I’m running an i5 in an ASUS P8P67 M-Pro board and for whatever reason I’m getting some confusing tempature readings. HW Monitor is reading my CPUTIN at 92C but my core temps are only at 38C. I’ve re-done the heat sink twice, following the instructions for the Arctic Silver 5. Can someone give me … Read more
Will my 775 CPU cooler fit the mounting holes for a 1150 style socket? Answer You don’t mention the specific cooler you are using, but generally, the answer here is no. Some coolers will have multiple mounting options via a kit, and hence will fit multiple sockets. If yours happened to fit without such a … Read more
So, I had told my brother that I needed a good PC for schoolwork, and he gave me a PowerMac G4, and told me that I would need to dust it, as he hadn’t used it in years. Upon taking it apart, I took off the MONSTER heatsink it had in it (about a 4 … Read more
