I had a similar problem with a Dual 500MHZ G4 tower a few years back, and
pulling the processors and cleaning the contacts is what did the trick.
Amazing how much problems dust can cause... Now whenever I get a "new to
me" computer, I pull it all apart and blast it with compressed air, and
re-apply
On Aug 15, 2012, at 9:49 PM, charles in charge wrote:
> Hello all,
>
> This is my first post, so I shall kick off my tenure here by telling of my
> most recent acquisition.
>
Ka-snippo
> It turns out that was the trick! The processors had been overheating. This
> monster is now maxed out wit
> At my wit's end, I figured I would have to swap out video cards from my
> other G4 (466 DA) to narrow it down. Before trying that, I popped the
> heatsink off to inspect the processors. They were caked in dust just as
> the rest of the unit had been, and their thermal pads and grease were
> burn
Hello all,
This is my first post, so I shall kick off my tenure here by telling of my most
recent acquisition.
At a local used electronics store, I spied a QS tower, listed as "barebones"
since it was missing the operating system (a seemingly easy fix). After
inspecting the inside, and turning
