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)
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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
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
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
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
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