On Nov 1, 2009, at 7:57 PM, Dan wrote:
> > At 10:06 PM -0500 11/1/2009, James Morgan wrote: >> I bought my pair of mirror door G4's new and the fans were noisy. >> People complained about the noise. Apple came out with a firmware >> update that quieted (Slowed) the fans. Recently my G4's have begun >> to simply quit. I suspected overheating > > and in what shape were the existing fans? IOW, what caused the > sudden death by overheating - was it the fans giving out, or > something blocking the air flow, or an aged component suddenly going > up in a nova as its way of shouting "I die!"... > > These machines are designed to operate within a range of temps. That > firmware update, as I recall, adjusted the power management as well > as the fan thresholds. The results was STILL a machine operating > within the specs. > >> so I installed Antec Super blowers in the upper PCI slots (This big >> blower takes up two PCI slots) and this solved the problem. > > Check the system logs for overtemp warnings. > > Monitor the temps with something like iStat Menus. > > - Dan. Or, my advise would be to to clean it? Honestly, In about an hour or less, and some simple tools you'll have that G4 working like a new one. :-) Jeff (also if you need a "take apart" guide, let me know) --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are a member of G-Group, 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 g3-5-list@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
