Dell Dimension 8200 PC Desktop "heat sink" Questions

...heat sink compound.That is a compound that comes over the back part of the procesor and help the procesor to transfer the heat to the heat sink of the procesor,The heat sink is that metallic piece ...

My dell 8400 dimensions fan sounds like an airplane taking off.I replaced the heat sink and its still doing it.What else could it be? It's not the heat sink. Its the Power Supply you have to replace.

heat sink / fan issue After much research I realized that my Dell 8400 fan was running at extreme speeds related to a heat sink issue. I also found that many people have changed the heat sink, and the

...heat sink. Dell has a self test that prevents further damage by halting the system and displaying the message Alert! Chipset heat sink not detected. System Halted. The solder joint seems to fail from ...

...heat sink. If your CPU fan doesn't sound healthy (mine didn't), also buy a new one (ca. £20 on ebay: search for G9474 ). Read the service manual: ...

...heat sink. If you get alot of just clogging up the heat sink, then it will not dissipate heat correctly; which results in the fans running more often. It that doesn't help any, then I would try to ...

...clean your rear panel fans, your heat sink fans and the fins in the aluminum heat sink  any fans that squeal may need to be replaced as they have sealed bearing that may be difficult to ...

...to the heat sink area. Will a bad heat sink make noise? It sounds like the CPU or power supply fan is noisy no but the fan will,it is attached to the heatsink and is very cheap and easy to ...

...Heat Sink Problem Greetings, I have recently upgraded my Dimension 8200 microprocessor from a P4 1.8 Ghz to a P4 2.4 Ghz. I used the Intel retail box upgrade which comes with a new heat sink and fan. ...

...heat sink is broken but the heat sink is on top of the cpu with one bracket, I don't think this will cause the problem as far as I know. The only other issue I think could be the power supply or the ...