Re: [1st] 6100 acting flakey

2005-11-19 Thread Richard Halkyard
It probably is a heat problem - it definately lasts longer with the DOS card removed. I've got a small fan that I might mount in there to increase the airflow a bit. (or I could watercool it of course ;). Now that would be a sight to see) -- 1st-PowerMacs is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/

Re: [1st] 6100 acting flakey

2005-11-19 Thread Matthew S. Carpenter
Richard Halkyard wrote: It probably is a heat problem - it definately lasts longer with the DOS card removed. I've got a small fan that I might mount in there to increase the airflow a bit. (or I could watercool it of course ;). Now that would be a sight to see) You might also be able to

[1st] BW G3 suddenly won't turn on

2005-11-19 Thread Emil Polashek
I've been cleaning up a BW G3 and have been very happy with it until this morning, when suddenly it won't turn on. I opened the case and can hear a soft click and see the case fan just twitch when I press the power button. Any tips on what the problem might be and what I should check? Emil

Re: [1st] BW G3 suddenly won't turn on

2005-11-19 Thread darm0k
At 08:31 AM -0600 11/19/2005, Emil Polashek wrote: I've been cleaning up a BW G3 and have been very happy with it until this morning, when suddenly it won't turn on. I opened the case and can hear a soft click and see the case fan just twitch when I press the power button. Any tips on what the

Re: [1st] 6100 acting flakey

2005-11-19 Thread NODEraser
I have a G3 upgrade card in my 6100, which with the card being vertical and the heatsync being some strange shape and size, it is difficult to mount the fan on the heatsync itself. So, I got one of those PCI-slot fans, popped the metal bracket off and stuck it out the right-angle slot. It seems to

Re: [1st] 6100 acting flakey

2005-11-19 Thread GLENSTREK
It probably is a heat problem - it definately lasts longer with the DOS card removed. I've got a small fan that I might mount in there to increase the airflow a bit. (or I could watercool it of course ;). Now that would be a sight to see) You might also be able to try replacing the fan