I wasn't sure where to put this. If it should go in Mobile or elsewhere, please move it. I have a laptop that's a few years old that I keep in my detached garage/workshop. Over the past month or so I ...
So on one of my servers running a retailbox AMD64 chip (with the OEM AMD heatsink and fan), the fan has started failing after 6 months of continuous operation in an office environment ("office" being ...
A CPU's operating temperature will rise if the cooling fan breaks, dramatically increasing the chance of hardware failure. Stock modern computer CPUs use a two-part CPU cooler that features a heatsink ...
As I dismantled the build to deep-clean the cooler radiator and fans, I thought it wouldn't hurt to replace the thermal paste ...