>Maybe you know all this, but I thought it better to make sure and punch in some lines before you damage a nice CPU!<
Yes I did, but you can't be too sure. Thanks! >How do you determine that your model is generating too much heat? Did you tell the support guy the temperature? You're not overclocking it, are you -- or using it on a higher system bus speed than it's meant for?< Prior to the upgrade, the I only heard the fans occasionally. After, they were roaring at full speed constantly. I don't remember offhand the temps Temperature Monitor said, but they were on the high end. Not redline though. Not overclocking. Using on the MDD system the upgrade was designed for. >just add another fan to the heatsink.< There's a slimline fan face down (or up?) attached over the Sonnet low- rise heatsink. My thought was to replace that with the larger copper one so the 120mm fan would blow (suck?) the heat right out of the box, like it does whith the original processor. >if yours has too much paste on it, removing the excess will make it run MUCH cooler.< Thanks. Didn't know that. >I am not familiar with it. Did they use those funny screws with the star or hex pattern and little nipple in the center?< Yes. It looks like that. Almost a mini-Torx, but smaller and shallower. >If so, you can buy the bits at a specialty fastener store and probably on-line >if you can figure out what it is called.< That's really what I need to know. >Here in Austin, we have Austin Bolt Company and American Bolt Company which pretty much carry every fastener and fastener related tool known to man.< Thanks, everyone for your help so far. Gary On Jul 27, 9:19 am, Maccountant <[email protected]> wrote: > Has anyone done this before? I purchased a Sonnet G4 1.8gz MDX for my > G4 single 1.25 MDD. It works fine but generates too much heat, even > with the built-in fan. I want to remove the heatsink and replace it > with an Apple copper one from a 1.45 G4 that I have but the Sonnet is > screwed in in a proprietary way. I contacted Sonnet but the guy just > said they attached it in such a way so customers won’t remove it. Big > help. Has anyone done such a thing and can tell me what kind of tool I > need? > > Thanks, > Gary -- 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
