Need some advice on cooling a Blizzard 1240!

[pan1k]

Hey guys, I just purchased a Blizzard 1240, and from what I have read these suckas get pretty hot, which is why they recommend them for towers. I can't afford a tower for about another month or so, is there a way I can add a fan to it? Or a heatsink?  I'd like to use it if possible while i wait on my tower, but I dont want to fry my A1200 in the process.

One last thing... should I remove the shielding from the top or not? Or should I just put the whole thing away until I can afford a case...?


TIA!

[Brian]

The B1240 usually comes with a lowprofile heatsink with a fan inside. Even so the only way it'll fit is if you remove the CPU cover and add some higher feet's to the case.

It'll be ok for testing purposes if nothing else untill you get yourself a tower. Another thing to concidere is the fact that the card draws alot of power so the PSU might not handle it.

The shielding can be on or off, doesn't matter (I preferr mine off as I can get to the mb quicker but have a cellphone nearby and you risk it messes with the computer (funny store this, had a friend a while back who ran a BBS, the computer was setup to autostart the BBS on boot. He had the shielding off and had put his cellphone on top of the computer and everytime he found the BBS down while away he would just call home and the computer would most often reboot and wolla, the BBS was back up again in a minute)).

[twizzle]

hi
my blizzard 1240 came with a fan fitted as std  DCE MODEL
it should be glued to the top corner of the cpu next to the battery in that same corner you will see a small biege block?? next to it are  3 solder terminals
the power leads  RED wire goes next to this block and the  black goes on the end  (middle vacant)
you will have to leave the trap door of and raise the 1200 a couple of mm so that the fan doesnt touch your desk
hope this helps
mike

[pan1k]

Thanks! I am trying to save up for a case. I think the 1240 should have a fan anyways, but just in case it doesnt... I'm trying to decide on the Elbox case or the Noblesse. I think shipping from the UK will be pretty expensive, but i'll see.

[alexh]

In the unlikely event that it is socketed, why not look for a COOLER 68040. The last revisions were cool to the touch even under full load.

http://groups.google.co.uk/group/comp.sys.m68k/browse_thread/thread/1f43ddd17f7b0d8b/e8a740cc3d9270bc?lnk=st&q=68040+mask&rnum=3&hl=en#e8a740cc3d9270bc