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To: Sean W. Smith who wrote (1620)	7/6/1998 7:35:00 PM
From: Spots	of 14778

>>Comments on Temperature Sensors, CPU Fans, etc.... I've had good luck with a cpu fan from, of all places, SIIG. After having a number of cpu fans fail, one taking the cpu with it, I got this (pentium) fan for $24 which plays a little electronic tune when its RPMs drop below a certain level. It runs from only the fan voltage, no attachments to fail, and self tests itself on every bootup because the fan is below the RPM threshold. I was skeptical, but it's made a believer out of me. You can test it with your finger when the case is open. They also make case fans with the same alarm. I think the temp sensor is a good idea too. I don't have experience with the temp sensors, though. With both I think your pretty safe, but I like the RPM sensor because you get a VERY early warning from the usual source of the problem, AND you can be pretty sure the self-test is accurate. I'm not willing to raise the temp to 130 degrees (or whatever) to test the tempurature sensor directly. Spots

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