Re: K6 problem resolved
rohrer keith w (kwrohrer@cs.uiuc.edu)
Tue, 13 May 1997 16:08:59 -0500 (CDT)
> In article <linux.kernel.199705130823.EAA20584@chaos.ao.net>,
> Dan Merillat <dan@merillat.org> wrote:
>
> >A) K6's run HOT... put a BIG heatsink on them
> They do?
> I had to pull apart my K6 machine because I had to fulfil a contract to
> sell someone a K6 and AMD is, as you mention, having trouble keeping up
> with demand. The chip was cool when I turned the machine off and pulled
> it. And this with a dinky little heatsink.
Was the CPU busy for a while before you shut down and cracked the case open?
Linux does do that wonderful power-saving (and heat-saving) measure of
halting the CPU when it's idle (which is probably as bad for that subsystem
as turning it off and on all the time, but does at least keep it from baking).
> david parsons \bi/ ObKernel: the K6 is more compatable than the growing
> \/ flock of Tulip cards.
This ObKernel is scary; I was hoping I'd be able to pick up a cheap Tulip
card made by Kingston or some such, and not have to worry about it...then,
my idea of "cheap" NE2000's wasn't cheap enough to have problems, so I'm
not too worried...
Keith