Thread: CPU error 9173
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Old 01-04-2021, 07:04 PM
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Default Re: CPU error 9173

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Originally Posted by TVPostSound View Post
Have you checked your CPU temps???

I know you have a PC, but I7 processor is I7.
I noticed my Mac Mini Late 2012 2.6 I7 quad core started giving me 9173.
Found my CPU temps were 80C at idle and hitting 100C during prints.
at 100C the CPU goes into self preservation mode, and throttles back.
Meaning slower CPU and 9173 errors.

Solved by some new thermal paste on the CPU/GPU heatsink.
20C cooler!!!!
This is my one complaint about any generation of Mini's - they tend to run on the hot side. Apple screwed up on the heat/airflow on those machines.
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