Thanks for the offer. I'll keep it in mind. Kurt
On Tue, Oct 21, 2008 at 12:58 PM, Simon Royal <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Kurt > > I am in the UK and just stripped an iBook 500mhz, I have a fan if you want it. > > Simon > > --- www.simonroyal.co.uk and www.nmug.org.uk (sent using Nokia E71) > > -original message- > Subject: iBook cooling fans > From: "Kurt Cypher" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Date: 21/10/2008 17:21 > > > My 600MHz iBook has been having problems with hard drives lately, and > I'm starting to think the cooling fan may be having problems, as the > hard drive area (to the left of the trackpad) seems to get hotter than > it used to, and high heat seems to correspond with hard drive going > flaky. I haven't been noticing any fan noise when this happens, which > is why I'm leaning toward the fan. > > Are there any diagnostic routines that I can run to force the iBook to > turn on the fan, in order to definitely verify fan operation or lack > thereof? > > Also, does anyone know of any good sources for such fans? I figure > I'll probably check the LEM Swap list, but thought I'd check on other > sources as well, in case I can't find one there. > > Thanks, > Kurt > > > > > > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
