| From: | Jacek Rzeuski |
| Date: | 4 Aug 2000 at 21:21:41 |
| Subject: | Re: Really FAT! Amiga PPC/BVision problem |
Hello!
On 03-Aug-00, Alkis Tsapanidis wrote:
AT>> Have you tried placing a small piece of metal between the PPC chip and
AT>> the PPC heatsink. This improves heat heat conductivity between the PPC
AT>> chip and the heatsink. This fixed a lot of the problems on my machine,
AT>> though I still need to get around to cooling the BVision card.
AT> First of all the metal thing you mentioned is WRONG.
You're wrong. It doesn't help in your case but works for many other people.
AT> The best thing to
AT> do especially if you have a 240 603p is to get the Phase5 "heatsink"
AT> off the board-it doesn't do NOTHING.A heatsink without wings can't
AT> get the heat of itself and it ends up useless.Just rip the phase 5
AT> heatink get a celeron one(the small square model with the narrow base)
AT> put some thermoconductive creme on the ppc chip and tie the heatsink
AT> down on the board using strings from your old shoes.Now your ppc chip
AT> will be just warm...
I did that and still need metal plate hack to make BVision working safely.
AT> Secondly for the BVision cooling: Get a small 486/50 heatsink and cut
AT> it down using a hacksaw so it's slightly bigger than the PM2
AT> chip.These heatsinks are made of aluminium so cutting it is very easy.
AT> Then put some thermoconductive creme on the permedia chip and place
AT> the heatsink on it.Now go and buy some plastic tighters(you know these
AT> things with the hole to get their edge through in order to tight it).
AT> Use 2 of them to tight the heatsink on the BVision board.Just check
AT> if it touches any pins of the SDRAM chips on the right of the PM2.
AT> if not you are ready for action.You can install a fan too either big
AT> or small( I prefer big) to blow on the heatsink to get the heat off
AT> it.The whole operation is very easy and it will cool down the PM2
AT> enough.Just be sure you add the thermoconductive creme or you
AT> will have a cool heatsink and a hot chip;)
I did it also.
Kind regards
A1200T 3.1 040/33 603e/266 SCSI BV 21" monitor 3xHD CD modem
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