Thermal interface material is on the bottom of the heat sink and looks like a small patch. There's a clear plastic cover, over the whole bottom...
When you blow the air on it, if it doesn't rotate freely it needs to be replaced, and wuoldn't use the computer until it is; if it stops...
Heat sink instructions and pics are in the athlon box. No need to set anything on mobo until after installing it, and then most defaults are...
savagcl How large are the files Acronis makes? Suggest you keep your system partition small; mine is 9+ GB so Ghost files are 3+GB and easily...
Couldn't find an answer consisting of a ready made procedure; this MS page illustrates what's involved. Not for non-programmers. :(
Have a look at here for one solution. And here's another, page down to the last two responses. You'll apparently have to write some code to do...
Check this out.
savagcl This has obviously not eliminated the problem. Suggest a clean re-install, starting with deletion of ALL partitions, followed by...
Think you'll see some speed-up, but not astounding. Should help the game performance. The Athlon, retail, comes with an approved heatsink...
jridgeway3 Happy to help. Many thanks for the follow up.
Here's a much better quality bargain at www.newegg.com: AMD Sempron 2500+ Thoroughbred 333MHz FSB 256KB L2 Cache Socket A Processor -...
As Sherlock said, "Elementary! ". :D (Yes, follow the electrons, carefully.)
Could broken power switch make it appear dead?
I have switched to asus currently, and second jaylach's opinion. He's got a very good graphics card too; awfully important if you're running...
Could be a new graphics card would do the trick.
Long thread, huh! :D You did.
Was thinking - is the problem that the machine is running slower than it used to? If so, maybe it's hard drive could do with some cleaning up,...
From some experience building computers and upgrading them for almost 20 years, would feel you'd be wasting money looking for a faster Athlon....
derfsch Thanks again for the additional information. Hope you get over any shyness about your qualifications mentioned in your first post in...
Pete, PeteC, Doesn't seem to apply to the current problem/discussion, does it? :D
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