Do you have a fan on your heatsink? If no, unless you keep your computer in the freezer, it is most likely the additional heat that the passively cooled heatsink can't dissipate fast enough.
You might want to try the following.. 1. Remove the heatsink from the machine and find a good 40mm or 60mm fan that fits it. 2. Get that thing installed on there. 3. Consider using a very small amount of thermal paste between the heatsink and the die on the processor. It will allow for better heat transfer from the cpu to the heatsink. You should be able to get these parts from a Radio Shack or your fav. computer store. I really hope we can change it so OVERCLOCK != BAD -nils On Tue, Aug 12, 2003 at 11:04:16PM -0400 or thereabouts, Brian Stewart wrote: > I found my problem... > > It was the overclocked CPU. I overclocked my G3 400 to 450. The system > runs at 36 degrees at 400 MHz and 40 degrees at 450 MHz. I guess the > problem got worse with the additional hard drives I installed. Possibly > more work for the CPU or higher temperatures. > > I understand no one was loosing any sleep about my daily lockups. Just > wanted to post my resolution. > > OVERCLOCK == BAD (in my case) > > Brian -- 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> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; 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 Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
