Hi,

I have an old P166 machine that was unfortunatley shaken up a bit on a bus
ride. The CPU cabinet escaped with minor damages, but the CPU fan on my
Intel Pentium 166Mhz. (socket 7 ZIF) processor came loose. The fan as far as
I can recall was mounted on top of the CPU. (I can see a glue stain on the
top of the CPU)

The computer boots / works properly, and I've come to the conclusion that if
I got the fan stuck back onto the CPU everything would be back to normal. I
haven't run the computer for extended durations as I'm not sure about the
condition of the fan.

a) I don't see the CPU fan spinning when the computer boots (the cabinet fan
is working fine). Does the CPU fan spin only when the CPU overheats, is this
ok?

b) Can is use super glue or some such? Will it form a coat of thermal
insulation?

c) I don't think my motherboard (American Megatrends BIOS - mid 1997)
supports temperature measuring software, so I haven't tried that as yet.

d) If I want to upgrade to a newer processor what would be the recommended
options (without upgrading the motherboard)?

Cheers,
-Srini
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http://www.symonds.net/~sriniram

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