[ale] k7s5a motherboard

[Geoffrey]

George Johnson wrote:
> Did you purchase a good case?  Mine costs almost $100.  I figured that if I
> was going high end on the cpu I would need to keep it cool.  It has worked
> well so far.  I have a fan in front sucking in, one on the power supply and
> one extra in the rear blowing out, one on the cpu and one on the mobo pci
> bus chip.  I found going cheap on the case at this point did NOT work.  I
> also like my room kept cool.

I've had the case for a while, but when I purchased it, it was around 
$90, so I'd say it's a decent case.  The sides come off as separate 
units, rather than the usual U shaped one piece which makes access a lot 
easier.

I've got the same fan configuration with the exception of the pci bus 
chip.  Where do you get such a thing?

I've pulled one side off the case and the temp has stayed at 45C for an 
hour now.  I still would like to get it down as that is the upper end.

> 
> gj
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Geoffrey [mailto:esoteric at 3times25.net]
> Sent: Monday, October 21, 2002 8:43 AM
> To: ALE
> Subject: [ale] k7s5a motherboard
> 
> 
> I did get the k7s5a mb and it appears everything is supported.  I've got
> sensors working, the intergrated nic and sound to some extent.  There's
> actually a page on this particular board and linux someone put together.
> 
> Question though.  It appears my cpu is running hot.  Sensors say the max
> is 45C and it's now at 44, it was at 46 yesterday and I shut the box
> down.  I've got a heatsink/fan on the cpu as well as one fan in the
> front of the box pulling air in and the ps fan pulling it out.  I added
> another fan last night to pull air out the back, but I'm still running
> on the edge of the limits.
> 
> The box did lock up the other day for no apparent reason.  I assume it
> might be a heat issue.  Interestingly enough, it had been running for a
> couple of days 24 hours with no problems, but the sides were not
> assembled, which could have provided some heat relief.  I think I'll
> pull the sides off again and see if the temp drops.
> 
> I do have one fan pulling air in and two pulling it out, so I guess I
> could look at adding another to pull air in, although I'd have to either
> modify the case or add one of those slot fans.
> 
> Suggestions would be appreciated.
> 
> --
> Until later: Geoffrey		esoteric at 3times25.net
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