> On Friday, August 16, 2002, at 11:13 PM, Gene Osburn wrote: > >> Now, after extended periods of use (2-3 hours), the system tends to >> freeze on me....in OS X, no less! No force quit or other keyboard >> combo >> works - frozen tight. I have to turn the machine off with the rear >> power switch before I can restart. I thought hard crashes were >> virtually unheard of in OS X...? > > > .....you could be overheating your system...I had a DT G3 that > overheated > with 3 vidoe coards in it...had to remove the heat sink from the > processor > annd replace it with a heatsink/fan (pentium 2 style). Also, try > reseating > your RAM, proccessor, and expansion cards...are you sure you have the > jumpers set correctly for the processor as well...my B&W locks up if I > have > my g4/450 clocked up at all because of overheating...Also, does your > machine do this in 9? More info would help pipoint the problem... > > Josh
Yeah, Josh , I've begun to suspect heat issues myself. When I knew I'd have to open up the case and do some component installations, I picked up a Pentium CPU Fan/Heatsink at Rat Shack - dropped the reported temp by 8-10 degrees Celsius. The problems appeared after rerouting ribbon cables to allow connecting the SCSI hard drive....but I made sure to avoid any cable clutter directly above the CPU's heatsink, to allow for airflow. Temps reported by XLR8 MACh Speed Control *ARE* higher now than they were immediately after installing the new heatsink.... Wish I could find that little tube of Thermal Paste - need to go back in and apply a dab, I guess. Pax, --- Gene, a.k.a. G-Man Friends don't let friends do Windows -- G-List is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- We have Apple Refurbished Monitors in stock! | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> G-List list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml> Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/g-list%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Macintosh? Get free email and more at Applelinks! <http://www.applelinks.com>
