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Originally Posted by SubaSteevo
Just a short rant on my stupidity...
My processor fan died so I took it off to go to the store to find the correct size, I also had a new case sitting around I've been meaning to transfer to. So I transfered it and decided to try to see if it turned on. 2.6GHz P4 - cooling + 30sec = COOKED! 
Now I'm just hoping its just the processor that's fried and not the mobo too
I remember having an old P2 that ran for like a month without a heatsink... |
Honestly, that should not have happened, I belive the Motherboard you were using was not reading the correct temps from the processor, because both the processor and motherboards for P4s (usaly) have temp sensors, where incase of the event where there is not even a heatsink, the processor slows down to a craw, and even halts... but once the heatsink TOUCHES the processor, it speeds back up. I've done this Multipull times on my P4 3.0E and my old 1.6ghz P4 because people didnt belive me at the time when I told them about that feature.
Anyway, Hope you can get the replacement parts ya need... the old P4's are getting harder to find now with the rise of the Pentium D's out there
