[mythtv-users] Mythtv rebooting system

[Chris Ribe]

Ad to quote a certain dead grunge rocker for the second time this evening -
"I like it, I'm not gonna crack"

On 1/28/06, Chris Ribe <chrisribe at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> Brian,
>    I appreciate the experience and knowledge you bring to the community,
> and your I will take your advice to heart, but right now I'm just trying to
> find out if I have a problem at all.
>
> There is a certain risk to the equipment involved in pulling my computer
> out of the closet it is buried in, pulling the motherboard out of the
> computer, removing the heatsink, and putting the whole thing back together
> again.  I'd rather not go through that process at this point.
>
> The mystery lube is lithium grease originally intended for use on squeky
> door hinges.
>
> On 1/28/06, Brian Wood <beww at beww.org > wrote:
> >
> >
> > On Jan 28, 2006, at 8:31 PM, Chris Ribe wrote:
> >
> > > Alright, first of all, I didn't just save a dollar.  The cheapest
> > > newegg can hook me up for is $7 shipped, and it wouldn't  be here
> > > for at least another 6 days.
> > >
> > > Additionally, my system has been running for 3 week and endured
> > > several marathon transode sessions without turning into an
> > > "expensive key fob."
> > >
> > > Of course, whether I found the miracle substitute for thermal
> > > grease, or the smart folks at intel have just managed to save me
> > > from myself is the question I am trying to answer.
> > >
> > > It's not like thermal grease needs to be any magic solution to its
> > > job.  It just needs to outperform air by an order of magnitude or
> > > so.  Well, just about anything meets that criteria.
> > >
> >
> > Well think that way if you wish, it's not my CPU. You might save even
> > more by eliminating the heatsink/fan as well :-)
> >
> > I'm just trying to give you advice gleaned from many decades of
> > working in electronics, and save you some grief. I think the subject
> > of this thread shows where such economies will lead.
> >
> >
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