On Mon, 10 Feb 2014, Steve Brooks wrote: > On Sun, 9 Feb 2014, Michael Hennebry wrote: > >> I recently obtained a desktop computer with an nVidia video card: >> from lspci: >> 02:00.0 VGA compatible controller: nVidia Corporation G84 [GeForce 8600 GT] (rev a1 >> I had to open the case to connect the DVD >> drive and saw what appears to be a fallen radiator: >> http://www.cs.ndsu.nodak.edu/~hennebry/computer/amd64-1.jpg >> http://www.cs.ndsu.nodak.edu/~hennebry/computer/amd64-2.jpg >> That nothing is shorted out appears to be a matter of luck. >> >> Any suggestions regarding how to prevent >> the radiator from shorting its video card? >> A suggestion of who to ask would be good. > > Is this it? > > http://www.xsreviews.co.uk/modules/FCKeditor/Upload/Image/MSI8600/MSI-8600-Heatpipes.jpg Pretty close. Mine has one more knob, but I don't know that that matters. To me, they both look like a short waiting to happen. I'd like a reason to believe otherwise. I'm considering wrapping a thin piece of cardboard in electrical tape and sliding it under the lower end of the radiator. -- Michael hennebry at web.cs.ndsu.NoDak.edu "SCSI is NOT magic. There are *fundamental technical reasons* why it is necessary to sacrifice a young goat to your SCSI chain now and then." -- John Woods
