[SOLVED] Can we run out PC only with heatsink and no fan for a few minuite?

[Shivam541141]

I know its a very silly question but it had a very old motherboard which have square shaped fan whose wire has been cut by rats and i have to check if the motherboard is working or not? I have to just check its booting or not.

 

[13thmonkey]

Heatsink and no fan yes. No heatsink no fan No. I'd say 60s max.

I'm assuming you are aware of health issues regarding rat urine?

 

[Shivam541141]

What health issue and please tell me how to buy new cooler

 

[13thmonkey]

https://www.healthline.com/health/weils-disease

You need to question is it worth buying a new cooler first of all.

 

[BFG-9000]

Keyword here is old: Tom's actually tested this in an interesting video back in the day. PIII locks up but is undamaged, PIV and later can slow to as low as 200MHz and if that is still insufficient will lock up with no damage, Athlon XP burns completely up.

Oh, and hantavirus is worse than Weils.

 

[13thmonkey]

Keyword here is old: Tom's actually tested this in an interesting video back in the day. PIII locks up but is undamaged, PIV and later can slow to as low as 200MHz and if that is still insufficient will lock up with no damage, Athlon XP burns completely up.

Oh, and hantavirus is worse than Wells.

That's with no HS at all, i'm reading this as HS but no working fan, the lump of metal will keep a lid on it for a very little while.

 

[BFG-9000]

Even an Athlon would survive that for a long time, if the OP is worried about it, they could just keep a finger on the heatsink the whole time. When the temperature gets unbearable, then it's time to yank the plug.

But all OP probably needs is a fan, not a whole cooler--particularly because they described it as square. Those come in standard sizes of 60mm, 80mm, 92mm etc so they would only need to make sure the plug is the same.

 

[13thmonkey]

I only said very little as I didn't want anyone reading this as a reason to not both the fan, couple of mins will be fine, enough to find out if it works anyway.

 

[kerberos_20]

there is also possibility that it wont start up and instead throw few beeps (if pc speak is connected) for missing cpu fan

 

[swissc]

How bad are the wires? Could you not just strip them back a little and twist them together as a very temporary solution?