On Jan 4, 2011, at 4:23 PM, Sean Carroll wrote: > Evidently, there were G4s (such as certain Sawtooths) infamous as > "Windtunnel G4s" (source: Wikipedia) because of noisy fans. I didn't > know. The question is, noisy how?
The 'Wind Tunnel' G4's were very early Mirror Drive Door models, and the fans were REALLY loud, Apple instituted a free power supply/fan replacement program along with a firmware update that tamed the noise. This did NOT apply to any other model. There were very few of these systems actually released to the public before the fix was initiated; and the publicity and Apples quick response (uncharacteristically quick) meant that an unmodified loud one is quite rare. (and getting rarer along with all the G4 models) -- Bruce Johnson University of Arizona College of Pharmacy Information Technology Group Institutions do not have opinions, merely customs -- 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 [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list
