X-Authentication-Warning: delorie.com: mailnull set sender to opendos-bounces using -f X-Originating-IP: [203.164.186.155] From: "Joydeep Mitra" To: opendos AT delorie DOT com Subject: Re: CPU Cooler program Date: Fri, 01 Mar 2002 16:49:00 +1100 Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed Message-ID: X-OriginalArrivalTime: 01 Mar 2002 05:49:00.0995 (UTC) FILETIME=[C9920130:01C1C0E4] Reply-To: opendos AT delorie DOT com The program can only cool the CPU (by effectively turning the CPU off) when it is not being used. Any program you use which uses the CPU significantly will cause it to become warm. This is why the other suggestion of installing a heatsink and fan is a more permanent solution. Regards Joydeep Mitra >From: Sandy Archer >Reply-To: opendos AT delorie DOT com >To: opendos AT delorie DOT com >Subject: Re: CPU Cooler program >Date: Thu, 28 Feb 2002 21:41:42 +0500 > >At 07:42 PM 02/26/2002 -0800 Larry Pobocik wrote like this: > > >there is a program.. dosidle which may help. > >i have not used it myself.. you can find it here > >http://www.tweakpc.com/download_files/dosidle210.zip > > > >I have downloaded and tried this program extensively today. It works well >reducing the temperature of the Cyrix 333 to a considerable extent. > >Thanks to Larry Pobocik for the link. > >However it is not very effective with a couple of programs I have - maybe >some incompatibility. > > >Good Luck :: Sandy Archer > > /"\ > \ / > X ASCII Ribbon campaign against HTML in e-mail > / \ > _________________________________________________________________ Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com/intl.asp.