Dell Dimension 8200 PC Desktop "sink" Questions

...I removed RAM slots and tried rebooting same problem. I noticed one of the brackets of the heat sink is broken but the heat sink is on top of the cpu with one bracket, I don't think this will ...

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.

Dell 8400 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 ...

Dimension 8200 Upgrade 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 ...

...times a day a few times a year you have to use canned air 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 ...

at your own risk! The solution is to buy an 'air duster' and some thermal compound for the CPU heat sink. If your CPU fan doesn't sound healthy (mine didn't), also buy a new one (ca. £20 on ebay:

Alert! Chipset Heatsink not detected. System halted! is the alert that comes up when I turn my computer. What can I do? Hi scotteg71121... The alert is caused by a loose chipset heat sink. Dell has a ...

...is on. Sounds like a disc continually spinning but that's not it. I traced the sound to the heat sink area. Will a bad heat sink make noise? It sounds like the CPU or power supply fan is noisy no ...

...and inseting again. If it doesnt solve it, take out the fan (attached to the top of heat sink. Dont take out heat sink) and try with a battery of some 6 volt. Red +ve Black -ve. If it ...

...rises and the computer shot down to protect the procesor..or probably the procesor lost the heat sink compound.That is a compound that comes over the back part of the procesor and help the