"It also has a tendency to trip the > circuit breaker, if my quad Intel is on and the space heater comes on > at the same time." ROLOTHFLMAO! hahahahhahahahhahahaha...
What's your so-called dilemma? Get the BIG-ASS electrical load off the DP G5 circuit. Try running the Intel and !!!heater!!! off of separate circuits. HEATER! Damn, with a DP G5, you should be looking for AC, not heat. Whole thing is non-sense from this observers' POV. Got power problems, by a nice APC UPS rated at 1.5KW for ~$150.00 to $200.00. Have an electrician install two separate new home run circuit to your computer room. and load balance the main electrical panel. This is cheap insurance for all systems and won't cost any more than the deferred maintenance you have NOT been paying for for 3-years. Clean up any "dirty gounds", separate, don't share neutrals with disparate circuits, while you're at it. Shut down your DP G5 and open it up. R&R the optical drive with specialized screw set from the unit. Make any minor adjustments to the drive itself, and to bottom legs to get the chasis level. Stand the system, reinstall the optical drive with the specialized screw set. Adjust the drive to clear the door when ejecting the tray. Preserve the external shimming of the upright system unit as you put it where it wil lbe running. While you are inside the unit, if dusty, blow it out you lazy housekeeper! Check your video card fan while you are at it. Lastly, just give the DP G5 away to someone who would be grateful to receive it, not treat it as a an excuse for drama. You well-heeled penurious types who create these NON-ISSUE issues slay me. I'm a working boy, LEM all the damn way. If my stuff quits, I fix it, I don't just pass, bitch, and buy another new system to neglect. /rant Ross Holland Menlo Park, CA 94025 On Jan 26, 12:50 pm, imrazor <[email protected]> wrote: > Dual G5 Dilemma... > > I'm facing a dilemma about what to do with my (formerly) trusty dual > G5. When I first got it used about two or three years ago, the package > was damaged in shipping and warped the chassis, such that the G5 tilts > to one side. Up until recently, the G5 worked fine in spite of that. > Recently, however, the optical drive has quit ejecting properly. If > you force open the tray, you can get it to eject with a paper clip, > but that's rather inconvenient. It also has a tendency to trip the > circuit breaker, if my quad Intel is on and the space heater comes on > at the same time. > > The dilemma is what to do with this aging piece of hardware. I could > try to repair the case, which would probably be expensive. It might be > possible to put a support under the left leg to even out the case, but > may take some fiddling and may not work. The other options are to part > it out, or sell the whole thing as-is. I think parting it out would > net me more money, but I don't want to be left with toxic leftovers I > end up chucking in a landfill or deal with sending out dozens of > packages. > > So let me put it to the group: what would be the best way to handle > this issue? Would parting it out net me substantially more money? Any > suggestions for fixing the chassis, or a different way of handling the > electrical issue (I can't afford to rewire the house)? > > Thanks, > > Eric -- 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
