- Jan 1, 2000
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I just transferred 8GB of files (over the network) from my Pentium 233 box to my Athlon XP 2000+ box. Ran MD5 checksums on both sets of files and the Athlon skipped a beat on 2 of 308 files. Reran the MD5s for the 2 files and got a match this time to the checksums generated on the P233.
Anyway, that was the last straw... I've had problems with this CPU giving different results on MP3 encodes a month or so earlier.
Called AMD and told them what was going on; told them that on my other box (a Barton 2500+), I never get inconsistent results like this, no matter how many times I rerun the checksums, encodes, etc. This is true - the Barton is solid in this respect.
So, I've got an RMA. They want the CPU, heatsink, fan, etc.
Now, I had lapped the heatsink some time ago. The thermal pad is gone too, in lieu of some Artic Silver 3. I can erase all evidence of the compound (given AMD's policy on thermal compounds....voids warranty), but I'm wondering about the other alterations.
Has anyone ever submitted a claim under these conditions? In short:
. original CPU
. original heatsink + fan
. no thermal pad
. heatsink lapped
Just wondering - thanks...
Anyway, that was the last straw... I've had problems with this CPU giving different results on MP3 encodes a month or so earlier.
Called AMD and told them what was going on; told them that on my other box (a Barton 2500+), I never get inconsistent results like this, no matter how many times I rerun the checksums, encodes, etc. This is true - the Barton is solid in this respect.
So, I've got an RMA. They want the CPU, heatsink, fan, etc.
Now, I had lapped the heatsink some time ago. The thermal pad is gone too, in lieu of some Artic Silver 3. I can erase all evidence of the compound (given AMD's policy on thermal compounds....voids warranty), but I'm wondering about the other alterations.
Has anyone ever submitted a claim under these conditions? In short:
. original CPU
. original heatsink + fan
. no thermal pad
. heatsink lapped
Just wondering - thanks...