Sheesh! $800 for dual 2GHz G5? Maybe I should part this one out and get an Intel Mac ;-)
Thanks for the detailed instructions, I'll give it a look-see when the machine is down for a few hours. Stephen Cyrus Griffin wrote: > I do; however it does require some special tools. First, you have to > take the cover off, that says G5. There's a little grey post that you > have to take out on the top side, next to the video card. After thats > out (it does take some doing...) pull the grey plastic piece down > that's on the front of the processors. This releases 3 or 4 latches on > the top cover, which slides over to the left, and up. You can then > take the plastic part from the front off. Next, you need a very, very > long allen; I believe it's either a 2 or a 5/64. I have a security > set, and an extender that I got at a hardware store. There are two in > the front, (one on each) four in the middle (these are hard to get to) > and two on the back, one on each. You don't have to take these all the > way out, in fact I wouldn't recommend trying. They are wedge shaped > and hold the processors in with pressure on the sides, as opposed to > conventional methods of applying downwards pressure. Anyways, then you > just wiggle them out, and there are some phillips screws to take the > actual processors off the heat sync. Also there is probably a second, > smaller heat sync attached to the back side, with some metal or > plastic clips. It should be obvious how to take it off, as it's > attached to the processor itself. I would strongly suggest being > grounded while you do this; new processors are VERY, VERY hard to find > for dual 2GHz G5's, and may cost you upwards of $800. Hope that helps. > > > -Cyrus > > > > On Mar 15, 2009, at 4:17 PM, Stephen E. Bodnar wrote: > >> I have a dual 2.0 GHz G5. On occasion, all the fans start running full >> speed. I know that this is a common problem with this particular >> model, >> but I've searched all the forums for a fix to no avail. >> >> My guess is that the CPU heat sinks are not seated right, maybe the >> "goo" is dried out, the "thermal grease" thread brought the >> possibility >> back to mind. At work, I had a server that was doing the same dance, >> and >> reseating the heatsinks on the CPU's fixed it. >> >> Does anyone know how the get into the processors on a dual 2.0 GHz G5? >> For some reason, Apple has apparently removed all the Tech Docs for >> this >> particular model from their website. >> >> Thanks, >> Stephen >> --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed Low End Mac's G3-5 List, a group for those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop Macs - with a particular focus on Power Macs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml 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/g3-5-list?hl=en Low End Mac RSS feed at feed://lowendmac.com/feed.xml -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
