On Dec 9, 2011, at 1:43 PM, [email protected] wrote:
If I get it correctly, with the SATA card you installed two
additional big
HD drives; could it be the HDs are creating more heat, hence the
fans spin
up?
Prior to installing the SATA card I had 4 hard drives of 500, 250, and
two 200 GB GB drives.
My 500 GB system drive failed and I decided to go the SATA route. I
had no fan problem.
If it were the hard drives causing the problem then the fans would
continually speed up, but the problem only occurs shortly after
startup, then after a restart does not show up again for a week or two.
The ambient temperature in the room is 68º to 70º F.
Also, about two months prior to adding the SATA card I upgraded my OS
from 10.4 to 10.5 but I can't remember if the problem started after
that or after installing the SATA card.
I also failed to mention that I have two additional 60mm fans
installed behind the CPU exhausting out the rear. My CPU temperatures
in the winter stay around 121º F and in the summer usually go to about
135ºF. (no AC in the room)
I purchased my G4 in Nov 2003. It was a used machine about 6 months
old. It's a great computer and I intend to keep it running as long as
I can.
My wife has a new iMac so I can play with that if I need to.
Sorry about not changing the subject, an oversight on my part.
Nick
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