Windows 2000 Rocks!!!!!!!!

[mh454]

Just thought I would let you guys know that I just installed Win2000 and it is AWESOME!!! It looks so much better than 98 and installs real smooth. This is a trial that my friend got a Microsoft meeting. He got 2000 Profesional (Which I am running now) and Server. The only program that doesn't seem to work is my NTI CD Maker Pro which I going to look and see if there is an update.

Also I would like to know if you could use Dielectric Silicone Compound to put on your processor to seal out moisuture. Picked this up at the local car parts store and it sais it is for electrical connections on cars like the modules and trailer connections. Thought it might be a little easier to work with the petroiulium jelly. Thanks.

[grandslammer]

That's what I use between my processor and my heat sink.... Seems like it would be ideal, as it was designed to be used in switches, circuits, etc in cars to do much the same thing...

Good Luck In All...

Mike P.

[mudoggy]

BETWEEN your processor and heat sink?

Hmmmm... I thought dielectric silicone was an insulator, used because it does not conduct. I'm sure it's not a good transfer medium for heat, either.

You want thermal paste/goop between processor and heat sink, not silicone!!!! Just using a heatsink directly on top of the processor would work better than putting silicone between them! /forum/smile.gif

Someone correct me if I'm wrong, please!

[jad1097]

your right silicone is an insulator!!

[AMDClocker]

well i might also be wrong but i just put silicone grease between my chip/heatsink cus when i checked there was nothing between them and i had a 10 degree drop .....so i must have worked ...just my humble opinion.


while there may not be an I in team there is a me

[AMDClocker]

btw hate to post two back to back but does win 2000 support dual processors? i want a dual proc. sys that will also run my games

[Pat Kennedy]

Win2k does support dualies.

Pat

[Sterling_Aug]

I use Permatex Dielectric Tune-Up Grease between my processors and heatsinks. This silicone is the non-hardening kind since it is a grease and not a caulking. It may not be as effective as silver thermal heatsink compound, but it only costs $2.00 for a big tube compared to $14 for a tiny tube of silver. The Radio Shack compound dries out after several months, so I do not like to use that.

I use Linux as my primary operating system for my dual Celeron 366's running 573 MHz, but I can also dual boot into Win98.

[KillerBug]

What are you people smoking? Go to radio shack, what is in the heat sink compound?

[psyklone]

i guess i'm a little late on this post but i have to add my .02 on windows 2000.

i have been running the beta 3 server for months now, most recently the beta 3 build 2031 and can honestly tell you it sucks.
it is incredibly slow ... VERY slow to set up and once it is set up it takes ages to boot. and this is on a 500MHz system. once it's booted up it seems to respond decently, but it is still slow. they switched a few things in the "windows" appearance that give it the feel of something really new and great, but in the process they made an even bulkier shell. i will give it this ... it is more stable than any release of windows up until now. and the thing i respect about it is the ability to go in and kill an individual process like you can with a UNIX (YAY!!) machine. it's about time they started going with a more practical approach to networking solutions.

anyway, i'm testing advanced server here pretty soon and i'll be sure to post any improvements that they made for anyone interested.

don't buy the hype, if you do then you're probably one of the poor saps that went and bought win98 at it's first release just because it was the newest thing. newest rarely is synonymous with best ... especially when it's being mass hyped by the boys at M$. if you want a real server, go LINUX. save yourself money, save yourself downtime, and save yourself from the incompetent system administrators that thought they could keep a network up and running because they took a few NT classes on how and where to click the mouse to set up a server and workstation.

[pickel]

GC Electrnics
Rockford,Ill.
Silicone Heat Sink Compound
Part# 10-8109
Available at Electronic Supply Houses
( not Radio Shack )
I use this on SCR's and Diodes in high HP
DC motor drives .Works great, stays sticky
Used it on my little 300 just fine. /forum/smile.gif
Give it a good glob, spread it around, seat your particular application, and wipe off around the edges and crank it up. I guarantee it /forum/biggrin.gif Don't forget to have a rag handy /forum/biggrin.gif

the pickel

[narayan]

dielectric grease is intended to prevent corrosion

[jad1097]

I think we are all right in some way. I don't know what I was thinking.
INDUSTRY TERMINOLOGY

Silicone Compounds
Grease-like materials usually based on the dispersion of a silica thickening agent in a dimethyl-silicone fluid. They are used as a moisture barrier, surface protectant, dielectric insulator and for specialized release and lubrication. These compounds are not to be used for metal to metal load bearing lubrication.

Silicone Heat Transfer Compounds
Grease-like material based on the dispersion of a metal oxide thickening agent in a silicone fluid. They are excellent dielectric materials and are used to enhance thermal conductivity.

Penetration
A measure of the consistency or hardness of a grease or compound. It is a measure of the depth in tenths of a millimeter, that a standard cone penetrates the grease or compound sample under prescribed conditions of weight, time and temperature. All measurements are in an inverse scale of consistency, the softer the consistency, the higher the penetration.
ANd much more.here
http://www.silchemmarketing.com/glossary.htm

[Chainsaw]

jad1097,
Thanks for the research. Theories and beliefs are great for conversation, but sometimes it's necessary to get out the reference manual (or find a reliable reference on the net) and look up the facts.
Especially when it comes to Delta T's.
Thanks for the info.
........CHNsaw