From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: from lists.gentoo.org (pigeon.gentoo.org [208.92.234.80]) by finch.gentoo.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 5E3F0138CCF for ; Sun, 24 May 2015 10:11:52 +0000 (UTC) Received: from pigeon.gentoo.org (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by pigeon.gentoo.org (Postfix) with SMTP id 1312BE09BE; Sun, 24 May 2015 10:11:45 +0000 (UTC) Received: from mail-wg0-f48.google.com (mail-wg0-f48.google.com [74.125.82.48]) (using TLSv1.2 with cipher ECDHE-RSA-AES128-GCM-SHA256 (128/128 bits)) (No client certificate requested) by pigeon.gentoo.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id D71E6E086A for ; Sun, 24 May 2015 10:11:43 +0000 (UTC) Received: by wghq2 with SMTP id q2so51571247wgh.1 for ; Sun, 24 May 2015 03:11:42 -0700 (PDT) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=20120113; h=from:reply-to:to:subject:date:user-agent:references:in-reply-to :mime-version:content-type:content-transfer-encoding:message-id; bh=NUTGpz1mPzM5bdsU3D1sDJuUSnDgbkPJxlK1T/f69gk=; b=bc973GdQggiXglhKwb5fHItWaeGpOBLraWwc39u9L/eSEM2r8eE3wVlO84MU7NvzbV 7hGCE6DmcbUqOVkQSDLqPIyy41BLpXDXVxMTOn+aC2RZhQcCcyYYH6FTIq4wJJdWUx/P DSnuK3ZiOwWtSbRrnxgdvkzck53fgxmP3l5sZ4iza7BCgmg2EFj62jmGyqTHDsezNfkt XAV5lw5lDWUmfh6/S9KXCWH33tO2ObnYHOtnKgxiR85LMnfnC/gGfRmNJMYN8v8qY3Tt KMDzYf16BePmxUvmDddTWZRt4tQjzKj2JC806MQ3JUjAH+WAWR4nArLP8P4IOcE+DB1M WhNg== X-Received: by 10.180.160.228 with SMTP id xn4mr22159372wib.62.1432462300872; Sun, 24 May 2015 03:11:40 -0700 (PDT) Received: from dell_xps.localnet (230.3.169.217.in-addr.arpa. [217.169.3.230]) by mx.google.com with ESMTPSA id i6sm11460218wjf.29.2015.05.24.03.11.39 for (version=TLSv1 cipher=ECDHE-RSA-RC4-SHA bits=128/128); Sun, 24 May 2015 03:11:40 -0700 (PDT) From: Mick To: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] [SOLVED] Computer turn itself off Date: Sun, 24 May 2015 11:11:34 +0100 User-Agent: KMail/1.13.7 (Linux/3.18.12-gentoo; KDE/4.14.3; x86_64; ; ) References: <20150523212442.GC2096@syscon7> <201505241010.08494.michaelkintzios@gmail.com> <20150524105053.72a2a4fb@digimed.co.uk> In-Reply-To: <20150524105053.72a2a4fb@digimed.co.uk> Precedence: bulk List-Post: List-Help: List-Unsubscribe: List-Subscribe: List-Id: Gentoo Linux mail X-BeenThere: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org Reply-to: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/signed; boundary="nextPart6544629.4xK5tX9H87"; protocol="application/pgp-signature"; micalg=pgp-sha256 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Message-Id: <201505241111.36501.michaelkintzios@gmail.com> X-Archives-Salt: c8b53e04-64fa-49df-a2c9-a26b2492a54d X-Archives-Hash: aba975c5b0e4238b0349b15ad3b82d70 --nextPart6544629.4xK5tX9H87 Content-Type: Text/Plain; charset="utf-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable On Sunday 24 May 2015 10:50:53 Neil Bothwick wrote: > > 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. >=20 > Given the cheapness of the fan and the price of the component it > protects, is it worth taking a risk? Right, but talking about cheapness of components, I had nearly new fans mak= ing=20 a noise that they shouldn't be making. I've even returned relatively=20 expensive aftermarket coolers because they were poorly manufactured with=20 uneven contact surface for the CPU. What I'm saying is that in today's wor= ld=20 of mass marketing and el-cheapo manufacturing, where shaving a penny is a=20 strategy applied not only on the workers' wages but also on the materials a= nd=20 manufacturing process, we are left doing QA ourselves or keeping both piece= s=20 of whatever breaks. =2D-=20 Regards, Mick --nextPart6544629.4xK5tX9H87 Content-Type: application/pgp-signature; name=signature.asc Content-Description: This is a digitally signed message part. -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v2 iQEcBAABCAAGBQJVYaPYAAoJELAdA+zwE4YevaAIAMU1tduiDrNJpAX4qKuReBrH 9Jk0dttXWuDNMnQK8PKIax0cwl+lrVAAPzWMPmS3KS5OVz/+jWBjCn28kbA3e7MV PymDYr/OBslhsguJyFVYk8buYJY3ECL1kJsTDl9AflECo8ZR1PKAQZ+bttr6CPrk UWR7wJOrLhI/LtzWY5ERn5rT8si0ea5m7nNGSk67gPKgShqjyJnoNDHZQD7veJgZ Hvzv5hMZrsS9pJ3GkdjB7XpN8W+PWZ8LIwEW2/S4zdEtPGGBrxDxsG0RtusMnSGh 4PPPM8vV1CbO9oWTS+7BfScwWodnaVkkDDn6g5jPyFN19XofOJ3sVLzTksb49Jw= =tGTH -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- --nextPart6544629.4xK5tX9H87--