On 18/09/2005, at 2:41 AM, Andrew Conachey wrote:
Hi all, I have a 400 MHz Blueberry iMac that I upgraded with 512 megs RAM and a 40GB 7200RPM Seagate HDD. I'm running OS X 10.4.2. Since I'm constantly using this computer on and off for school, I like to put it to sleep. But I notice that even though the power light is blinking amber, the monitior still puts off a lot of heat, and that tells me that the monitor is not really turned off. What I was wondering was, since this computer has no fans and since I have installed a hard drive that generates more heat than the stock one did, if I never turn it off and only put it to sleep, will I be setting myself up for failure because of overheating? Also, since sleep doesn't seem to kill the power to the monitor, could I be making my monitor fail sooner? I know this is an unusual question, but I'm just curious.
My 400MHz iMac has also spent the majority of its time with me (since new) asleep, rather than off. It's still running well - however when mine's sleeping it goes ice cold. Only the power light pulses to tell me it's going - I wouldn't be able to tell if it's sleeping or turned off just by feeling the top of the box.
Yours does sound to be a slightly earlier model though (amber LED, vs the White LED in mine) which may act differently. I also have a 7200 RPM seagate installed.
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