Right now I'm using it as little as possible, just long enough to check emails and take care of my online business. My "new" computer should be here on Tuesday.
On Oct 17, 10:35 pm, Frank Rojer <[email protected]> wrote: > Hello: > > Is the fan running? I got a smell too years ago! I have a Quicksilver 2000 > (OEM) with a clock rate of 1 Ghz from an American friend in the Netherlands. > I let a University use my computer while I was sleeping and > I was using a defragmenting program. The university did a lot of > calculations and my microprocessor's temperature went over 50 degrees > Celsius. I got a warning from the defragmenter which stopped!!! > Use a program to check if your processor is getting too hot! > A smell is some warning! > Give your computer a rest! > My computer was constantly online for 8 years till that University incident > > On Tue, Oct 18, 2011 at 2:08 AM, <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > You guys will think I'm nuts but here goes. My Quicksilver 2002 has a > > > smell coming out of it. It doesn't smell like it's burning but it's > > > definitely not normal. I've cleaned it with canned air and vacuumed it > > > and I'm using it now. The smell is there but I can't find anything > > > hot, I don't see any smoke. It's coming straight out of the exhaust > > > fan. Right now I'm running it with the case open so I can keep an eye > > > on it. Any ideas as to what it could be? > > > Bad caps in the PSU. > > > Alas, these are not easily replaced. > > > Replacements, when available, are usually rated 85ºC, whereas the > > originals are usually rated 105ºC. > > > -- > > 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 athttp://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtmland our > > netiquette guide is athttp://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
