<div dir="ltr">would the thermal gel really be exhausted after a few years...wasnt long ago when i applied it, it seems.<div><br></div><div>I hope this will solve the problem. <br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Mon, Oct 4, 2010 at 1:34 PM, JON TAYLOR <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:jonptaylor@btinternet.com">jonptaylor@btinternet.com</a>></span> wrote:<br> <blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex;"><div><div style="font-family:'times new roman', 'new york', times, serif;font-size:12pt"><div></div><div> <br> I had the same of problems with one of my systems, it kept shutting down for no apparent reason, even after I re-seated the heat sink on the processor. I found that my power supply was at deaths door, once I replaced it all my problems disappeared. I'm not going to tell anyone here that this is the only cause but there are striking similarities with my system and that is how I fixed mine.</div> <div>My power supply wasn't cheap but after all it did solve the problem (by the way my power supply was from eBuyer was a duffer, but they replaced it with no hassle!)</div><div>HTH</div><div>Jon </div><div style="text-align:center"> <br></div><div style="text-align:center"><br></div><div style="text-align:center">1st Choice Bathrooms.</div><div style="text-align:center">Your 1st Choice for kitchen & bathroom installations.</div><div style="text-align:center"> Tel: 01243 868882</div><div style="text-align:center"><span>Web:<a href="http://www.1stchoicebathrooms.co.uk" target="_blank">www.1stchoicebathrooms.co.uk</a></span></div><div><br></div><div style="font-family:times new roman, new york, times, serif;font-size:12pt"> <br><div style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:13px"><font size="2" face="Tahoma"><hr size="1"><b><span style="font-weight:bold">From:</span></b> "<a href="mailto:ubuntu-uk-request@lists.ubuntu.com" target="_blank">ubuntu-uk-request@lists.ubuntu.com</a>" <<a href="mailto:ubuntu-uk-request@lists.ubuntu.com" target="_blank">ubuntu-uk-request@lists.ubuntu.com</a>><br> <b><span style="font-weight:bold">To:</span></b> <a href="mailto:ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com" target="_blank">ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com</a><br><b><span style="font-weight:bold">Sent:</span></b> Monday, 4 October, 2010 11:04:52<br> <b><span style="font-weight:bold">Subject:</span></b> ubuntu-uk Digest, Vol 66, Issue 8<br></font><br>Send ubuntu-uk mailing list submissions to<div class="im"><br> <a href="mailto:ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com" target="_blank">ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com</a><br><br></div>To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit<div class="im"><br> <a href="https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk" target="_blank">https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk</a><br> </div>or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to<br> <a href="mailto:ubuntu-uk-request@lists.ubuntu.com" target="_blank">ubuntu-uk-request@lists.ubuntu.com</a><br><br>You can reach the person managing the list at<br> <a href="mailto:ubuntu-uk-owner@lists.ubuntu.com" target="_blank">ubuntu-uk-owner@lists.ubuntu.com</a><br><br>When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific<br>than "Re: Contents of ubuntu-uk digest..."<br> <br><br>Today's Topics:<br><br> 1. Re: Diagnostics tools (javadayaz)<br> 2. Re: Diagnostics tools (Barry Drake)<br> 3. Re: Diagnostics tools (javadayaz)<br> 4. Re: Diagnostics tools (javadayaz)<br> 5. Re: Diagnostics tools (Philip Stubbs)<br> 6. Re: Diagnostics tools (javadayaz)<br> 7. Re: Diagnostics tools (John Matthews)<br><br><br>----------------------------------------------------------------------<br><br>Message: 1<br>Date: Sun, 3 Oct 2010 16:47:04 +0100<br> From: javadayaz <<a href="mailto:javadayaz@gmail.com" target="_blank">javadayaz@gmail.com</a>><br>Subject: Re: [ubuntu-uk] Diagnostics tools<br>To: UK Ubuntu Talk <<a href="mailto:ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com" target="_blank">ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com</a>><br> Message-ID:<br> <AANLkTi=kHd81rH0kg_0uFQvbuWybev9c79GiSVG=<a href="mailto:70BX@mail.gmail.com" target="_blank">70BX@mail.gmail.com</a>><br>Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1"<div><div></div> <div class="h5"> <br><br>I have a amd 5500 dual core CPU.<br>> I've cleared out the dust and temp def has come down a few degrees..but I<br>> can't understand why the keyboard won't work! Works fine when in bios but<br> > then won't work when I'm in livecd.<br> > On 3 Oct 2010 12:36, "Rob Beard" <<a href="mailto:rob@esdelle.co.uk" target="_blank">rob@esdelle.co.uk</a>> wrote:<br>><br>>> On 03/10/10 12:12, javadayaz wrote:<br>>> > CPU fan is working fine...<br> >> If it's 71?C then it looks like your fan isn't working fine!<br>>><br>>> It could be clogged up with dust. Dust is not your friend, if the fan<br>>> is dusty say between the metal fins then it works like a blanket, air<br> >> can't get through and cool the fins down so it gets hotter and hotter.<br>>><br>>> You might also need to apply a fresh coat of heatsink compound.<br>>><br>>> What CPU do you have by the way?<br>>><br>>> You may even want to look at replacing the cooler with something<br>>> bigger/better. You don't have to go too expensive but you should be<br> >> able to get a reasonable fan for around ?10 to ?15 online (or possibly<br>>> nearer to ?20 to ?25 from PC World).<br>>><br>>> Personally I have a nice big Zalman fan...<br>>><br>>> <a href="http://www.ebuyer.com/product/120876" target="_blank">http://www.ebuyer.com/product/120876</a><br> >><br>>> It wasn't cheap (traditionally I've not spent any more than about 6 or 7<br>>> quid on a fan) but it cooled down my hot Phenom X4 and it's now in the<br>>> wife's PC cooling down her overclocked Pentium Dual Core. It's silent<br> >> too (although it has sharp fins).<br>>><br>>> I've also used something like this before too which was pretty good:<br>>><br>>> <a href="http://www.ebuyer.com/product/176157" target="_blank">http://www.ebuyer.com/product/176157</a><br>>><br>>><br>>> Rob<br> >><br>>> --<br></div></div><div class="im">>> <a href="mailto:ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com" target="_blank">ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com</a><br>>> <a href="https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk" target="_blank">https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk</a><br> >> <a href="https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/" target="_blank">https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/</a><br>>><br></div>-------------- next part --------------<br>An HTML attachment was scrubbed...<br>URL: <a href="https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/ubuntu-uk/attachments/20101003/8003f226/attachment-0001.htm" target="_blank">https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/ubuntu-uk/attachments/20101003/8003f226/attachment-0001.htm</a> <br><br>------------------------------<br><br>Message: 2<br>Date: Sun, 03 Oct 2010 18:04:05 +0100<br>From: Barry Drake <<a href="mailto:bdrake@crosswire.org" target="_blank">bdrake@crosswire.org</a>><br>Subject: Re: [ubuntu-uk] Diagnostics tools<br> To: UK Ubuntu Talk <<a href="mailto:ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com" target="_blank">ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com</a>><br>Message-ID: <1286125445.1430.1.camel@netbook><br>Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8"<div class="im"> <br><br>On Sun, 2010-10-03 at 12:31 +0100, javadayaz wrote:<br>> I don't think it is..looks clean enough. How can I check? Just blow on<br>> it?<br><br>I( had a machine with the same problem that worked fine after I'd taken<br> the heatsink off, cleaned it and the CPU and applied new heatsink<br>compound before puting it back together.<br><br>Regards, Barry Drake.<br>-- <br>Sent from my Dell Netbook using Ubuntu - the window-free environment<br>that gives me real fresh air.<br><br><br><br><br></div>------------------------------<br><br>Message: 3<br>Date: Sun, 3 Oct 2010 18:09:02 +0100<br>From: javadayaz <<a href="mailto:javadayaz@gmail.com" target="_blank">javadayaz@gmail.com</a>><br> Subject: Re: [ubuntu-uk] Diagnostics tools<br>To: UK Ubuntu Talk <<a href="mailto:ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com" target="_blank">ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com</a>>, <a href="mailto:bdrake@crosswire.org" target="_blank">bdrake@crosswire.org</a><br> Message-ID:<br> <AANLkTimbGi1jHsm=<a href="mailto:cTshk237s7V7zfM2SZXHFG9BGmT3@mail.gmail.com" target="_blank">cTshk237s7V7zfM2SZXHFG9BGmT3@mail.gmail.com</a>><br>Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1"<div class="im"> <br><br>Ok will try this then...<br><br>Can anyone explain the non functioning keyboard in ubuntu ?<br>> On Sun, 2010-10-03 at 12:31 +0100, javadayaz wrote:<br>>> I don't think it is..looks clean enough. How can I check? Just blow on<br>>> it?<br>><br>> I( had a machine with the same problem that worked fine after I'd taken<br> > the heatsink off, cleaned it and the CPU and applied new heatsink<br>> compound before puting it back together.<br>><br>> Regards, Barry Drake.<br>> --<br>> Sent from my Dell Netbook using Ubuntu - the window-free environment<br> > that gives me real fresh air.<br>><br>><br>> --<br></div><div class="im">> <a href="mailto:ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com" target="_blank">ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com</a><br>> <a href="https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk" target="_blank">https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk</a><br> > <a href="https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/" target="_blank">https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/</a><br></div>-------------- next part --------------<br>An HTML attachment was scrubbed...<br>URL: <a href="https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/ubuntu-uk/attachments/20101003/89b94ede/attachment-0001.htm" target="_blank">https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/ubuntu-uk/attachments/20101003/89b94ede/attachment-0001.htm</a> <br> <br>------------------------------<br><br>Message: 4<br>Date: Mon, 4 Oct 2010 09:13:59 +0100<br>From: javadayaz <<a href="mailto:javadayaz@gmail.com" target="_blank">javadayaz@gmail.com</a>><br>Subject: Re: [ubuntu-uk] Diagnostics tools<br> To: UK Ubuntu Talk <<a href="mailto:ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com" target="_blank">ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com</a>>, <a href="mailto:bdrake@crosswire.org" target="_blank">bdrake@crosswire.org</a><br>Message-ID:<br> <AANLkTimVw1c_=U4QEPSHQ=tE0Z4Fr=<a href="mailto:tsQ9P13eLP-cK2@mail.gmail.com" target="_blank">tsQ9P13eLP-cK2@mail.gmail.com</a>><br> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1"<div class="im"><br><br>still awaiting an answer....<br><br>Why would my keyboard work in the bios settings but not when i boot up in<br>normal or when i running a livecd? would this still be related to the<br> overheating cpu?<br><br></div><div class="im">On Sun, Oct 3, 2010 at 6:09 PM, javadayaz <<a href="mailto:javadayaz@gmail.com" target="_blank">javadayaz@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br><br>> Ok will try this then...<br> ><br> > Can anyone explain the non functioning keyboard in ubuntu ?<br>> > On Sun, 2010-10-03 at 12:31 +0100, javadayaz wrote:<br>> >> I don't think it is..looks clean enough. How can I check? Just blow on<br> > >> it?<br>> ><br>> > I( had a machine with the same problem that worked fine after I'd taken<br>> > the heatsink off, cleaned it and the CPU and applied new heatsink<br>> > compound before puting it back together.<br>> ><br>> > Regards, Barry Drake.<br>> > --<br>> > Sent from my Dell Netbook using Ubuntu - the window-free environment<br> > > that gives me real fresh air.<br>> ><br>> ><br>> > --<br></div><div class="im">> > <a href="mailto:ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com" target="_blank">ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com</a><br>> > <a href="https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk" target="_blank">https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk</a><br> > > <a href="https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/" target="_blank">https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/</a><br>><br><br><br><br>-- <br>Regards<br><br>Javad<br></div>-------------- next part --------------<br>An HTML attachment was scrubbed...<br> URL: <a href="https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/ubuntu-uk/attachments/20101004/5375f9e4/attachment-0001.htm" target="_blank">https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/ubuntu-uk/attachments/20101004/5375f9e4/attachment-0001.htm</a> <br> <br>------------------------------<br><br>Message: 5<br>Date: Mon, 4 Oct 2010 10:20:30 +0100<br>From: Philip Stubbs <<a href="mailto:philip@stuphi.co.uk" target="_blank">philip@stuphi.co.uk</a>><br>Subject: Re: [ubuntu-uk] Diagnostics tools<br> To: UK Ubuntu Talk <<a href="mailto:ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com" target="_blank">ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com</a>><br>Message-ID:<br> <AANLkTikLPN333GN8BENfwOGTv64Kv_Q5BfxWyS+<a href="mailto:0QFck@mail.gmail.com" target="_blank">0QFck@mail.gmail.com</a>><br> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1<div class="im"><br><br>On 4 October 2010 09:13, javadayaz <<a href="mailto:javadayaz@gmail.com" target="_blank">javadayaz@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br>> still awaiting an answer....<br>> Why would my keyboard work in the bios settings but not when i boot up in<br>> normal or when i running a livecd? would this still be related to the<br>> overheating cpu?<br><br>Some time ago, when I first tried a USB keyboard, there was a setting<br> in the BIOS that I had to enable to allow it to work. Not sure what<br>the setting was, but until I had fixed it, the behaviour was as you<br>describe. I guess with newer hardware, the default will be to expect a<br>USB keyboard. Have you looked through all the BIOS options?<br> <br>-- <br>Philip Stubbs<br><br><br><br></div>------------------------------<br><br>Message: 6<br>Date: Mon, 4 Oct 2010 10:23:51 +0100<br>From: javadayaz <<a href="mailto:javadayaz@gmail.com" target="_blank">javadayaz@gmail.com</a>><br> Subject: Re: [ubuntu-uk] Diagnostics tools<br>To: UK Ubuntu Talk <<a href="mailto:ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com" target="_blank">ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com</a>><br>Message-ID:<br> <AANLkTimt+M0hTB8uwYcmY_CDUmHFZ3jGx+<a href="mailto:gu72WHgM1C@mail.gmail.com" target="_blank">gu72WHgM1C@mail.gmail.com</a>><br> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1"<div class="im"><br><br>Well it was working fine before...and i havent disabled anything! i will<br>have to check if its somehow manage to disable itself!!!<br><br> On Mon, Oct 4, 2010 at 10:20 AM, Philip Stubbs <<a href="mailto:philip@stuphi.co.uk" target="_blank">philip@stuphi.co.uk</a>> wrote:<br> <br>> On 4 October 2010 09:13, javadayaz <<a href="mailto:javadayaz@gmail.com" target="_blank">javadayaz@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br>> > still awaiting an answer....<br>> > Why would my keyboard work in the bios settings but not when i boot up in<br> > > normal or when i running a livecd? would this still be related to the<br>> > overheating cpu?<br>><br>> Some time ago, when I first tried a USB keyboard, there was a setting<br>> in the BIOS that I had to enable to allow it to work. Not sure what<br> > the setting was, but until I had fixed it, the behaviour was as you<br>> describe. I guess with newer hardware, the default will be to expect a<br>> USB keyboard. Have you looked through all the BIOS options?<br> ><br>> --<br>> Philip Stubbs<br>><br>> --<br>> <a href="mailto:ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com" target="_blank">ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com</a><br>> <a href="https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk" target="_blank">https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk</a><br> > <a href="https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/" target="_blank">https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/</a><br>><br><br><br><br>-- <br>Regards<br><br>Javad<br></div>-------------- next part --------------<br>An HTML attachment was scrubbed...<br>URL: <a href="https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/ubuntu-uk/attachments/20101004/63c8893c/attachment-0001.htm" target="_blank">https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/ubuntu-uk/attachments/20101004/63c8893c/attachment-0001.htm</a> <br> <br>------------------------------<br><br>Message: 7<br>Date: Mon, 04 Oct 2010 11:04:46 +0100<br>From: John Matthews <<a href="mailto:jakewc2@sky.com" target="_blank">jakewc2@sky.com</a>><br>Subject: Re: [ubuntu-uk] Diagnostics tools<br> To: UK Ubuntu Talk <<a href="mailto:ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com" target="_blank">ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com</a>><br>Message-ID: <<a href="mailto:4CA9A6BE.6020203@sky.com" target="_blank">4CA9A6BE.6020203@sky.com</a>><br> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1"<div class="im"><br><br>On 04/10/10 10:23, javadayaz wrote:<br>> Well it was working fine before...and i havent disabled anything! i <br>> will have to check if its somehow manage to disable itself!!!<br>><br>> On Mon, Oct 4, 2010 at 10:20 AM, Philip Stubbs <<a href="mailto:philip@stuphi.co.uk" target="_blank">philip@stuphi.co.uk</a> <br> </div><div class="im">> <mailto:<a href="mailto:philip@stuphi.co.uk" target="_blank">philip@stuphi.co.uk</a>>> wrote:<br>><br>> On 4 October 2010 09:13, javadayaz <<a href="mailto:javadayaz@gmail.com" target="_blank">javadayaz@gmail.com</a><br> </div><div class="im">> <mailto:<a href="mailto:javadayaz@gmail.com" target="_blank">javadayaz@gmail.com</a>>> wrote:<br>> > still awaiting an answer....<br>> > Why would my keyboard work in the bios settings but not when i<br> > boot up in<br>> > normal or when i running a livecd? would this still be related<br>> to the<br>> > overheating cpu?<br>><br>> Some time ago, when I first tried a USB keyboard, there was a setting<br>> in the BIOS that I had to enable to allow it to work. Not sure what<br> > the setting was, but until I had fixed it, the behaviour was as you<br>> describe. I guess with newer hardware, the default will be to expect a<br>> USB keyboard. Have you looked through all the BIOS options?<br> ><br>> --<br>> Philip Stubbs<br>><br>> --<br></div>> <a href="mailto:ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com" target="_blank">ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com</a> <mailto:<a href="mailto:ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com" target="_blank">ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com</a>><div class="im"> <br>> <a href="https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk" target="_blank">https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk</a><br>> <a href="https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/" target="_blank">https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/</a><br> ><br>><br>><br>><br>> -- <br>> Regards<br>><br>> Javad<br>><br><br>I have a similar problem, all the numbers on the right hand side wont <br>work. Bought two new keyboards, and they wont work either. Nobody seems <br> to be able to work that one out either, and I cant.<br><br>Real pain too.<br><br>John<br><br>-- <br>Ubuntu User #30817<br><br></div>-------------- next part --------------<br>An HTML attachment was scrubbed...<br>URL: <a href="https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/ubuntu-uk/attachments/20101004/eae38925/attachment.htm" target="_blank">https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/ubuntu-uk/attachments/20101004/eae38925/attachment.htm</a> <br> <br>------------------------------<br><br>-- <br>ubuntu-uk mailing list<div class="im"><br><a href="mailto:ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com" target="_blank">ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com</a><br><a href="https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk" target="_blank">https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk</a><br> <br><br></div>End of ubuntu-uk Digest, Vol 66, Issue 8<br>****************************************<br></div></div><div></div> </div></div><br>--<br> <a href="mailto:ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com">ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com</a><br> <a href="https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk" target="_blank">https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk</a><br> <a href="https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/" target="_blank">https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/</a><br> <br></blockquote></div><br><br clear="all"><br>-- <br><div dir="ltr">Regards<div><br></div><div>Javad</div></div><br> </div></div>