[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: >Do you have the whole machine closed up? When I had my XLR8 G4/450 in my >7600, I almost never had the top on. It never got hot. When I put it into my >8600, after a few minutes I got a message to shut down my machine as it was >overheating. I put the cover back on (it has a fan on it) and the temperature >was normal. I ran it for a few days, and I got the same overheating message >when I was testing my new CD-RW drive hooked to my Trio card. Buttoned it up, >and it runs the correct temp. Why it never overheated in the 7600, with all >the same stuff, is beyond me. I'm sure it has to do with the horizontal vs >vertical differences between the two machines. > >STeve > The xlr8 ZIF carrier with g4/450 in my 9600 runs around 48C idle, 50C when worked. It stays about the same with the cover off, though I try not to do that for very long since I have a couple hot-running PCI cards. With the power supply right above the processor card, along with the heat from the PCI cards below, I imagine it doesn't take very long for a hot spot to form when the loud monster side fan isn't circulating air.
The original low profile fan kept the processor a few degrees cooler, but it died on me and I replaced it with a 486 heatsink fan. The only problem is that there's too little space between the fan and the power supply chassis, so it's probably running hotter than it should. I've been considering the low profile processor fan that Tennmax makes, the Lasagna Slim, and with some modification it looks like a good match. Supposedly it dissipates more heat than a standard heatsink fan. -+-+-+- RPM > ><< I just upgraded a 9600 to the above, and I'm concerned about the >processor temperature shown by the Cache Profiler. It reads 85 when >first booted, and then 166 to 123 degrees after running for about 10 >minutes. Should I be concerned? I'm getting type 1,2,3 and 10 errors, >usually in Internet Explorer and Opera, and trying to track them down, >I'm considering the possibility of excess heat as a culprit. >> > > > > -- PCI-PowerMacs is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Sonnet & PowerLogix Upgrades - start at $169 | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> PCI-PowerMacs list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/pci-powermacs.shtml> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:pci-powermacs@;mail.maclaunch.com> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:pci-powermacs-off@;mail.maclaunch.com> For digest mode, email: <mailto:pci-powermacs-digest@;mail.maclaunch.com> Subscription questions: <mailto:listmom@;lowendmac.com> Archive:<http://www.mail-archive.com/pci-powermacs%40mail.maclaunch.com/> --------------------------------------------------------------- >The Think Different Store http://www.ThinkDifferentStore.com ---------------------------------------------------------------
