I guess I didn't write well. There is the screw that goes through the heatsink/cpu assembly and then there are several more screws that go through the mobo...three IIRC. You'll notice there are a couple chassis tangs at the edge of the board that it hooks or slides onto. If you didn't remove the old thermal-conductive compound between the heatsink and the cpu, you missed an opportunity. Pull up a flash file and run it a few minutes to see how hot (Temperature Monitor.app) the processors get. IF <143F, THEN okay, ELSE redo the compound. :-) The dual processors are only useful if the application is written to use them or you're multitasking. I think a flash video might use both (Activity Monitor.app).
On Mar 3, 10:48 am, Jörg Duurkoop <[email protected]> wrote: > > Thanks for your input. I tried to remove the board, removed the > heatsink and the one screw that is supposed to hold the mobo down and > tried to slide the board out. It wouldn't budge so I left everything > in place and only replaced the PSU and the fans, the main fan I have > is a very quiet German Papst fan. -- 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
