> A friend asked me to fix her Cyrix computer which continued to overheat
> even with 2 fans in the case, though it ran better if she left the cover
> off. I'm a newbie myself but said I'd try.
> So I reduced the speed from pr166+ to pr90+ and also lowered
> the voltage from 3.3 to 2.8 coz I couldn't think of what else to do.
> It now runs beautifully even with the case closed but I keep worrying
> that by doing this I may damage the processor or worse. I need reassurance
> from you experienced guys out there or alternatively can someone
> suggest another solution? Thanks.

        Unfortunately P166 processors prior to revision 2.7 were known for their
extreme heat production. What you have do is perfectly safe, if the
performance is satisfactory. I would say that the reason it can't run well
at P166 is you're heatsink. You should be using thermal grease, I'm willing
to bet that the heatsink is just sitting on the processor without any
grease. Also note that it MIGHT not be the processor that is crashing, it is
possible that the processor simply gets so hot that another component
overheats, video cards are known to suffer this from time to time.
        I say if she is happy with it's current performance then stick with it, no
reason to tempt fate. TTYL

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