On Jul 28, 5:07 pm, "ah...clem" <[email protected]> wrote: > 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?
One of the reviewers of the Sonnet Encore upgrade at <http:// xlr8yourmac.com> claims to have replaced the Sonnet heatsink with the original aluminium version, so it seems it can be done. -- 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
