Help Upgrading Old Computer

Dud3! · Posted: Thu, 10 Jun 2004 19:28:14 Post Subject:

Here's the deal with the heatsink and fan:

The heatsink that BB reviewed is the SLK-800A, it comes with wires meant to go to the top of the fan, and it also comes with wires for thicker fans.

The ALX-800 does NOT. The wires, as you've found out, are meant to go on the bottom of the fan, but you can't do that because the SF2 is solid instead of being open between the top and bottom (between the holes).

Anyway, just get some wire (as in hobby wire, not electrical) and run it through the fan holes and around the heatsink somehow.

michael_holmes · Posted: Thu, 10 Jun 2004 19:28:41 Post Subject:

there should be a release thing you pull or press on. Are you doing that when you get stuck???

SpydeR · Rated PG-13 Joined: 10 Feb 2004 Posts: 45

I got the drives to fit, thanks for the help.

michael_holmes · Posted: Thu, 10 Jun 2004 20:26:10 Post Subject:

I do a dab on both. Did you try putting the wholes int there? you could mark where the wire comes and file a slot for it so the bended piece reaches the gap better.

SpydeR · Rated PG-13 Joined: 10 Feb 2004 Posts: 45

michael_holmes · Posted: Thu, 10 Jun 2004 22:13:24 Post Subject:

1 sounds like my suggestion. Just put the whole in the dent if it reaches there. Then your esentially modifing the thing so it fits the way it was suppose to. I don't see 2 working out all that well but you can try it. I would go with the wire fassener because most all metals conduct. 3 sounds last ditch and desperate to me.

BeerCheeze · Posted: Thu, 10 Jun 2004 22:17:28 Post Subject:

Here is what I do...

I put a little bit on the center core of the CPU, I then take an old credit or id card and then spread it out until I have a very thin layer. It's quick and simple.

SpydeR · Rated PG-13 Joined: 10 Feb 2004 Posts: 45

alright cool, I'll try that. My father is going insane on this one and attaching a side bar to it so the wire fits the fan. He's still working on it at the moment while I play computer games Smile

sweet.

Dud3! · Posted: Fri, 11 Jun 2004 00:10:55 Post Subject:

That works.

SpydeR · Rated PG-13 Joined: 10 Feb 2004 Posts: 45

Alright some good news, and yet some bad. Good news is I got it up and running, single beep at boot, can enter BIOS. All hardware done(or so I think) The bad news is, when I try to get apast my OS choice(was on my old computer start up too, no idea why, but it was and I just selected the first Windows XP Home(there were two of the same) and it would boot up fine) Now after I select the first, the screen goes black with nothing on it for about 9 seconds, then it flashes the Windows XP Home start up with the little bar loader for half a second, then restarts. Any ideas as to what's wrong/what I can do?