--Perry
> I just went through a bout of this on my 486. Go to a local Radio Shack
> or anyplace else that sells electronic components (Fry's out west) and buy
> a tube of silicone heatsink compound. This is a type of grease designed to
> be applied to the part of the heatsink that contacts the CPU. It improves
> heat transfer up to 10x by filling microscopic irregularities in the
> heatsink and CPU surface and it is extremely heat conductive. Do not
> confuse this with the rubber-like silicone caulking or clear silicone
> grease. This is very white and difficult to get off of your fingers. Apply
> a SMALL dab of it to the back side of the heatsink and spread it out with
> a cotton swab or your fingers then apply the heatsink to the CPU. The tube
> should clearly state that it is designed as a heatsink compound or
> "transistor grease". I have a tube of Tech Spray part number 1977-DP in a
> 2oz tube that will probably last me for the rest of my life that cost
> $4.99 at a local electronics hardware store.
>
> Also, check to see that the CPU fan has not gone slow with age. Some of
> them tend to gum up with dust and other grime over time and can get very
> slow.
>
> In my experiance, Sig11 faults have almost always been related to heat or
> bad RAM. Usually it is heat.
>
>
>
>
> George Bonser
>
> If I had a catchy quip, it would be here.
>
> http://www.debian.org
> Debian/GNU Linux ... the maintainable operating system.
>
-- Perry Harrington Linux rules all OSes. APSoft () email: perry@apsoft.com Think Blue. /\- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to majordomo@vger.rutgers.edu