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Post #18 by Quadraman
Source ForumPPCMLA
CategoryPowerPC
Post DateSun, 7 Feb 2010 - 22:39
Original URLhttp://www.ppcmla.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=134
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I have the Apple 50mhz card in my homemade Q700 and had a real problem with overheating. The 601 would get hot and the system would stop recognizing it. It would lock up and on reboot would boot the 040. I solved that by cutting a small square of tin and putting it between the CPU and the heatsink but no thermal compound. The heat sink was a little loose and the tin square tightened the gap right up and a lot more heat is drawn away than before. I then added a fan from a clock chipping kit for good measure and since then no more problems.
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