On Jan 31, 7:03 am, Ross <[email protected]> wrote: > 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 Oh, boy, where to begin. First of all, the heater is in a separate room with my SO, who can’t stand to have the temp below 76F. Secondly, the cost of rewiring the house along with upgrading/rewiring/replacing the breaker panel would be hundreds (perhaps thousands) of dollars, far exceeding the value of the heater, the G5 and the quad Intel combined (it’s a PC, not a Mac Pro.) Money I don’t have, by the way. Not unwilling to spend, mind you, but do not have. Your suggestions about the DVD-RW are spot on. And perhaps if I have some spare time and I feel like tinkering, I may give it a try. However, the G5 sucks power like a Hoover , and as you noted, turns my little home office into a sauna in the summer. For $100 in Xmas gift cards and some spare parts, I built a much more efficient machine to handle its function. If I was as well heeled as you seem to think I am, I would’ve bought a shiny new Mac mini to do the job. Drama? I didn’t think so, but perhaps next time I’ll wear my cape and Fawkes mask to drive the point home…
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