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> < snip bunch of ***>

> Your thermol sensor says your running hot because of so many reboots?
> What a bunch of crap.

>> < snip bunch of ***>

>> Your thermol sensor says your running hot because of so many reboots?
>> What a bunch of crap.

>Actually when you cycle power with delays in-between power-down
>and power-up it is quite conceivable to get this situation. Heat does not

>dissipate instantaneously. Initially when starting the system up and
>running over a period of time you will reach an equilibrium point where
>the CPU temperature remains relatively constant. When you shut power
>down, there is still heat that needs to be dissipated from the CPU. This
>will result in an increase in the CPU's temperature before it decreases
>because the external cooling (the fan) is not running. Then when power is

>applied again, it again takes time to dissipate the heat back to the
>equilibrium state.

>(Note my temperature reference is always the surface
> of the CPU chip).

>I am not an expert in thermodynamics. Someone with a better schooling
>in this subject can probably explain the how's and why's better than I
>can.

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>You *really* do have a problem relating to other people, don't you?

> [some needless abuse]

>Well if you work 'desktop support' then with your attitude I'm certainly
>***y glad I'm not one of your customers!

>It would be nioce, however, to be one of your bosses because i'd
>definitely give you a kick up the arse for your 'customer relations'.

>> < snip bunch of ***>

>> Your thermol sensor says your running hot because of so many reboots?
>> What a bunch of crap.

>> I work desktop support for a large healthcare company and I see this
>> kind of crying all the time,

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>%     Sounds to me like your first mistake was "upgrading" off of 95 istead
of
>% doing a new install on a formated drive.  As a tech at Best Buy i've
>% upgraded hundreds of computers from 3.1 to 95.  And without fail, all the
>% customers that chose to "upgrade" had poor results.  You cant expect a
new
>% OS to run at its best when it cant start off with a fresh install.  Buy
as
>% zip drive, back you games, documents up, and start fresh.
>%     As for the DOS problems, I havnt run a DOS game since ICR2!

>Sorry, but I did the 3.1 upgrade to 95 without a hitch.  I am also a IT
>Tech specialist.  As a matter of fact I am still running this
>configuration (upgraded 2 motherboards in the process all with the same
>upgrade Win95).  I have heard horror stories about upgrading MB's
>without re-installing Win95.  No problem if you know what your are
>doing.  I would suggest Best Buy send their Techs to a proper training
>school.

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>     Upside out, or inside down...False alarm the only game in town.

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>>>I would suggest Best Buy send their Techs to a proper training
>school.

>LOL!

>Jeff 'JR' Euclid
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>>%     Sounds to me like your first mistake was "upgrading" off of 95 istead
>of
>>% doing a new install on a formated drive.  As a tech at Best Buy i've
>>% upgraded hundreds of computers from 3.1 to 95.  And without fail, all the
>>% customers that chose to "upgrade" had poor results.  You cant expect a
>new
>>% OS to run at its best when it cant start off with a fresh install.  Buy
>as
>>% zip drive, back you games, documents up, and start fresh.
>>%     As for the DOS problems, I havnt run a DOS game since ICR2!

>>Sorry, but I did the 3.1 upgrade to 95 without a hitch.  I am also a IT
>>Tech specialist.  As a matter of fact I am still running this
>>configuration (upgraded 2 motherboards in the process all with the same
>>upgrade Win95).  I have heard horror stories about upgrading MB's
>>without re-installing Win95.  No problem if you know what your are
>>doing.  I would suggest Best Buy send their Techs to a proper training
>>school.

>>--
>>**************************** Michael E. Carver *************************
>>     Upside out, or inside down...False alarm the only game in town.

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