Were that the case either the motherboard would detect the processor
overheating and shut down the system, or processor would fry rather quickly.

I'd recheck for any loose cabling or memory that was jarred during the
cleaning.

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Best of Luck,

Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP
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"propman" wrote in message
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Dustin Harper wrote:
Did you remove the heatsink to clean the fan? If so, you may check to
make sure it is seated against the CPU perfect, as well as put a new
layer of thermal grease on it, too. The P4's slow down when they get too
hot, and after cleaning the fan, it sounds like that may be the problem.



or the power to the fan is not connected......