I have used those blue ice packs to cool my computers many of times as a temp fix, till you can figure out a better method. I would hang it close to the fan so it blows the cool air in it, I also have used them to sit my Tibook on when the fan went bad till I fixed that too!!!
-----Original Message----- >From: "Jesse St.John" <jesselorenstj...@gmail.com> >Sent: Mar 7, 2012 1:38 PM >To: g3-5-list@googlegroups.com >Subject: Re: Overclocked MDD > >how are you effectively cooling these as my mdd runs relatively hot >already? and i would lke to do this but i am a chicken and i dont >want to ruin a good thing. i witnessed online a gentlemen who showed >me the resistors on the cpu chip itself to adjust, but decided not to >do it until i had one myslef to try out. >On Mar 7, 2012, at 1:30 AM, Kris Tilford wrote: > >> I just realized your MDD is dual-CPU. This will likely require a >> slightly different patch because the G4 Mini is single CPU. The line >> in the patch "dev PowerPC,G4@0" would likely need an additional CPU >> which I'd guess would probably be identified as "G4@1"? I don't know >> the nuances of Open Firmware, so it's possible the solution for dual >> CPUs could be as simple as appending "G4@1" to the "dev >> PowerPC,G4@0" like this "dev PowerPC,G4@0,G4@1"? >> >> Since I don't know the real answer for dual CPUs I think that the >> simplest solution would be to enter the entire patch TWICE, once for >> G4@0 and once for G4@1 in the line "dev PowerPC,G4@0". >> >> If you want to do this in a single operation without an intermediate >> reboot, you could enter up to step #5 "nvstore"<Return> for G4@0 and >> then repeat from step #1 again for G4@1 and only after the 2nd step >> #5 proceed to #6 & #7 which tell the Mac to use these alternate >> stored versions and reboot. >> >> It's possible you may need to read up on Open Firmware commands for >> this dual CPU patch to work correctly, but it should be possible. >> >> -- >> 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 g3-5-list@googlegroups.com >> 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 g3-5-list@googlegroups.com >For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list Scars only tell us where we have been, they do not have to dictate where we are going... “Choose love and peace above all other options. Commit to the goal of unconditional love and compassion for all life, in all its expressions, and surrender all judgment to God. --- Dr. David R. Hawkins -- 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 g3-5-list@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list