At 5:02 PM -0500 11/10/08, Al Poulin posted:
> On Nov 10, 2008, at 3:53 AM, g3-5-list group wrote:
>
>> == 1 of 4 ==
>> Date: Sun, Nov 9 2008 6:52 pm
>> From: Anne Keller-Smith
>>
>>
>> Is the new iMac supposed to run so hot? And where do they put the fans
>> in there anyway? They're sure quite though.
>
> If you feel your machine is running too hot, you should compare notes
> with folks on the imaclist. For any Mac, there are ways to measure
> operating temperatures, but I've never paid attention.
My neighbour's iMac is very quiet and barely warm, running the same
applications with a similar load that makes my G5 run load and very
hot. We don't live in a particularly dirty or hairy apartments, but I
live on a second floor downtown apartment where dust really gathers
from traffic and he lives on a higher floor that doesn't get as much
traffic dirt. I find that I can literally roll dust off the front of
the G5 grill every few weeks, ie the fans are working. The insides
are always dust coated so get blown out monthly. Is there any chance
the hot iMac either came from a dusty environment or is inhaling dust
at your location, and perhaps that's what is causing the heat
problem? No idea if you can blow out an iMac from the bottom....
Steve R
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