The only bad things about leaving your monitor in standby mode are:- 1) Your electricity costs will be a little higher.
2) With ANY electrical item left unattended in standby mode, there is a slightly increased risk of fire. Other than those two minor points, there shouldn't be any problems. Ted ________________________________ From: Matevž Markovič <[email protected]> To: [email protected] Sent: Tuesday, 8 February, 2011 14:41:20 Subject: Re: Powermac G4 mdd dual Strange noise??? Thank you! Now I feel more relaxed already! Anyway, what about my CRT monitor? Has someone got a idea? I wrote about it in my last reply. Have a nice day! 2011/2/8, [email protected] <[email protected]>: > Not to worry. The "bee" has been a normal event here for years. I have no > idea what it is but it's apparently harmless. My best guess is a drive doing > some sort of alignment check. I have a Seagate 320, a Seagate 80 and an IBM > 80. I sounds benign, lasts about 1 or 1 1/2 seconds, occurs totally randomly > a couple of times a day, and doesn't affect anything that I've noticed. My > dual 1GB MDD runs 24/7 w/o sleep, BTW. > > FYI, if you hear the fan speed up much at all, try cleaning the intake > plenum chamber in the lower front (aggressively with a tooth brush or > similar and a vacuum upholstery brush). Get all the dust bunnies you can > see. My temp went from 138 deg F down to 126 and the fan complains MUCH less > now. > > - Peter > > PS: I find a bit of grog helps the nerves. YMMV > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Matevž Markovič" <[email protected]> > To: [email protected] > Sent: Tuesday, February 8, 2011 4:19:17 AM > Subject: Re: Powermac G4 mdd dual Strange noise??? > > > Hy! > > > I am installing a new system for my powermac (and I am like bit on the edge > with my nerves, because everything goes wrong), and I heard no such noise > when I loaded the optical drive with my installation DVD. It seems that this > sound poops up randomly. > > Well, I this computer is normally up for days, but iStat reads 46-49C > temperature, so there should be no problem. I really hope that it is not > something wrong with the PSU. Should I reset PMU? If so, with what command > in the open firmware? > > p.s. I is it OK for the CRT monitor to be in standby mode for days? I really > worry, because sometimes I leave the computer on when I leave home (it does > some intense processing). My monitor is SAMSUNG SyncMaster 957p, some 8 > years old. The image is of very high quality, never damaged (as far as I > know), on the power surge. > > Thanks for answers, > > Matevž > > -- > 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 > > -- > 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 > -- 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 -- 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
