On Jun 5, 2009, at 12:55 AM, Maretta Holden wrote:
> > Hi - > > I have a 15" PB/G4 1.67 running Mac OS X 10.4.11. > > Last night when I was working late, I noticed that my keyboard was > hotter than I have experienced before. (The hot area extends from the > screen, through the space bar, to the top of the trackpad.) > > The PowerBook sits on a stand that provides a 1" airspace at the back > to allow air circulation. > > I went online to request a local Apple Store Genius Bar appointment. > > I took it in this morning - they ran a 30 minute hardware test and > responded that no hardware problem(s) were found. > > I am now typing on a keyboard much hotter than yesterday evening ... > > Has anyone else had a similar problem and suggestions for what might > be wrong and what I should do about it. > > I really do not want to 'downgrade' to a MacBook with a glossy > screen, potentially no FireWire, and running Leopard ... :-( > > > - Maretta I really know nothing about PBs ... but is a rechargeable battery a contributor to heat? Didn't some of them go bad awhile ago? I might be thinking about some other brand of powerbook ... just thought I'd respond. Bill Connelly artsite: http://mysite.verizon.net/moonstoneartstudio myspace: http://www.myspace.com/moonstoneartstudio --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
