[Noisebridge-discuss] To hack or to punt? Trying to revive my Quad-core server.

[Ken Adler]

Thanks for the caution.

As it turns out I was finally able to confirm that my target mobo (the HP)
does *not* support the Q6600.

Also, I was able to get my hands on a nice power supply that was about to be
trashed at work.   So tomorrow I am going to try swapping power supplies to
see if that enables the dead PC ( Gateway)  to boot.

I'll let you know how that goes tomorrow.

Ken



On Thu, Mar 17, 2011 at 6:08 PM, Zach . <organic_unity at yahoo.com> wrote:

> Firs off, I would proceed with caution on this and with the help of other
> skilled people at NB since you are talking about some expensive equipment
> here...
>
> This sounds most undoubtedly like a BIOS issue.  A reflash could solve your
> problem outright.  but there's a lot of diagnostic work you can do before
> going to remove the quad core CPU.  Once you start messing with that you
> could set yourself up for a large pain getting the right greese and all that
> for proper heatsinking...
>
> Have you checked the power supply?  Thats the other thing that sounds
> highly possible.  Also clearning CMOS.  Seriously, take it by NB and have
> some knowledgeable people take a look at it before you start hacking away on
> a nice computer like that.  my two cents anyway.
>
> good luck,
> Zach
>
> --- On *Thu, 3/17/11, Brian Morris <cymraegish at gmail.com>* wrote:
>
>
> From: Brian Morris <cymraegish at gmail.com>
> Subject: Re: [Noisebridge-discuss] To hack or to punt? Trying to revive my
> Quad-core server.
> To: noisebridge-discuss at lists.noisebridge.net
> Date: Thursday, March 17, 2011, 2:41 AM
>
>
>
>
> On Tue, Mar 15, 2011 at 9:39 PM, Jonathan Foote <jtfoote at ieee.org<http://mc/compose?to=jtfoote@ieee.org>
> > wrote:
>
> On Tue, Mar 15, 2011 at 9:03 PM, Ken Adler <ken.adler at gmail.com<http://mc/compose?to=ken.adler@gmail.com>>
> wrote:
>
> > I found this howto upgrade the chip.... my question is how critical is
> > putting the thermal paste between the CPU cover and heatsink?   don't
> have
> > any "thermal paste" around the house and am sort of getting the immediate
> > gratification thing going on  :-)
>
>
> Its important to put (enough and ) not too much. If there is / are raised
> part(s) in the middle of the cpu chip with grooves around you don't want it
> running into the grooves (actually I guess they are there to catch spill but
> ...) it can conduct across which will make it non functional. some people
> say put it on and wipe it off -- you just need a very very thin layer of it,
> just on the central parts. Even if there are no such grooves the point is it
> is not supposed to contact anything other than the metal parts which contact
> the heat sink or ooze out anywhere.
>
> Also to use the heatsink that goes with the cpu and fan if any. Checking
> the fan power rating if it is higher compare the power supplies also. The
> graphics cards can draw a lot too if they have fans especially so if
> uncertain leave that out to start.
>
>
>
>
>
> Would not recommend leaving it out: it's absolutely there for a
> reason, and you risk frying your chips otherwise.
> I've seen several tubes on the electronics shelves.
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