On Jun 27, 2012, at 9:09 AM, Dan wrote: > At 6:24 AM -0400 6/27/2012, William Tomcanin wrote: >> Recently I've noticed he fan on my Quicksilver G4 has been making much more >> noise than usual. >> I periodically clean the dust out of the interior and the ventilation ports, >> but the noise persists.. > > What type of noise? Do you mean a bearing problem (grinding or ticking > sounds) or is it just running faster? > > If the former, clean the fan. If it persists, replace it. > > If the latter, ... when does it run faster and what's the ambient room temp? > If it runs faster all the time, then try resetting the power manager after > replacing the pram battery. If the speed ramps up and down, like it should, > but just seems to end up being faster, then figure out what's causing the > heat. Sometimes HDs run xtra hot before the gak. Sometimes CPUs run extra > hot if their thermal paste has broken down... Applets such as iStat Menus > have menu bar display gizmos for the temps.
Most computers run hotter in the middle of the summer, too. Also, if something in the room has changed to make it quieter...the computer sounds louder. -- Bruce Johnson University of Arizona College of Pharmacy Information Technology Group Institutions do not have opinions, merely customs -- 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
