Re: [gentoo-user] [SOLVED] Computer turn itself off

[Neil Bothwick <neil@digimed.co.uk>]

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On Sun, 24 May 2015 10:09:58 +0100, Mick wrote:

> > I went to pickup the remote box and look at it; the CPU fan stop
> > working. The CPU heat sink is big so in idle mode it could keep up
> > with cooling it but under heavy load "compiling anything" the CPU was
> > overheating.  
> 
> Ha!  So the fan speeds showing zero was true.  :-)

Yes, zero fan speed and high temperatures should be inventigated before
being written of as misconfigured sensors.
 
> Often they start rattling before they fail.

They'd have to rattle pretty loudly on a remote box to warn you of
impending failure ;-)

> I found that peeling off
> the self adhesive label in the middle and applying a single drop of
> thin oil on the bearing restores them to rude health.  I have one here
> which is still running quietly for five years since my intervention
> with an oil can.

Given the cheapness of the fan and the price of the component it
protects, is it worth taking a risk?


-- 
Neil Bothwick

Everything should be made as simple as possible, but no simpler.

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