Malcolm I have just ran Software Update and installed 8 updates totaling 300MB, at the same time I had YouTube running and I also ran 10 programs from the Applications folder (all at once).
This didn't push the CPU to 100% for very long and it didn't get too hot, even though I could hear the hard drive going like crazy. The fan didn't kick in. It was sitting on my cold wooden floor rather than my lap. I think my friend was exaggerating or not used to the usual heat thrown off from an Apple laptop. I didn't hear the fans kick in at all. I haven't heard them since I had it (only a few days). Simon --- http://www.simonroyal.co.uk - Mac news, reviews, guides, upgrades, hacks and more... - http://www.nmug.org.uk - webmaster for Norwich Mac User Group - The box said requires Windows XP or better, so I bought an Apple Mac. On Oct 7 2008, The Powerbook Fanatic wrote: > How can I tell if the fan is working. At what point or temperature > will the > fan kick in? Do something to run the CPU at 100% for a few minutes - there are tools out there to do it or you can do it in terminal. Again there are also tools which monitor temp and fan speed such as iStat and the like, dunno if they will run on a G3. --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to Low End Mac's G-Books list, a group for those using G3 iBooks and PowerBooks (we run a separate list for G4 'Books). The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-books.html and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g-books?hl=en Low End Mac RSS feed at feed://lowendmac.com/feed.xml -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
