Re: Removing Heat Sink from Sonnet G4 upgrade card

2011-08-07 Thread rogerd095
On Aug 4, 2:54 pm, Gary Sucher gsuc...@gmail.com wrote: One of the reviewers of the Sonnet Encore upgrade at http:// xlr8yourmac.com claims to have replaced the Sonnet heatsink with the original aluminium version, so it seems it can be done. That card was a different card, for the Cube.

Re: Removing Heat Sink from Sonnet G4 upgrade card

2011-08-04 Thread Gary Sucher
One of the reviewers of the Sonnet Encore upgrade at http:// xlr8yourmac.com claims to have replaced the Sonnet heatsink with the original aluminium version, so it seems it can be done. That card was a different card, for the Cube. Older and different fasteners. I’ve been looking around a bit,

Re: Removing Heat Sink from Sonnet G4 upgrade card

2011-08-04 Thread irrational John
On Thu, Aug 4, 2011 at 9:54 AM, Gary Sucher gsuc...@gmail.com wrote: Is there a way to upload pics here? IMO probably the most polite way to submit pictures is to do it indirectly. One way would be to post them to one of the sites intended for that on the Internet such as picasaweb or flickr or

Re: Topic: Removing Heat Sink from Sonnet G4 upgrade card

2011-08-03 Thread Geke
I’ve been looking around a bit, and my conclusion sofar is: 71 C/160 F is hot, but not too hot for most processors. A little more detail: the max. temperature depends on the model; some go over 80, others only up to 65. Many have a safety switch that kicks in at a certain temperature to avoid

Re: Removing Heat Sink from Sonnet G4 upgrade card

2011-08-03 Thread rogerd095
On Jul 28, 5:07 pm, ah...clem boneheads...@gmail.com wrote: On Jul 27, 9:19 am, Maccountant gsuc...@gmail.com wrote: Has anyone done this before? I purchased a Sonnet G4 1.8gz MDX for my G4 single 1.25 MDD. It works fine but generates too much heat, even with the built-in fan. I want to

Re: Topic: Removing Heat Sink from Sonnet G4 upgrade card

2011-08-02 Thread ah...clem
the last machine of mine in which i bothered to check CPU temps was a UMAX S900 with a met@box G4/400 upgrade. compared to today's machines the heatsink was small with a small fan attached. it consistently ran at 87˚-91˚C, so i'd say that 70˚C is running VERY cool. i have a QS dual 1gig, and

Re: Topic: Removing Heat Sink from Sonnet G4 upgrade card

2011-08-01 Thread Geke
That's 71 degrees Centigrade, if I'm right. That doesn't sound like too much to me. Anyone can say something about what is a safe max temperature of CPUs? Does it vary a lot among different models? -- You received this message because you are a member of G-Group, a group for those using G3,

Re: Topic: Removing Heat Sink from Sonnet G4 upgrade card

2011-08-01 Thread Doug McNutt
At 06:37 -0700 8/1/11, Geke wrote: That's 71 degrees Centigrade, if I'm right. That doesn't sound like too much to me. Anyone can say something about what is a safe max temperature of CPUs? Does it vary a lot among different models? The absolute maximum temperature for a PN junction is about 205

Topic: Removing Heat Sink from Sonnet G4 upgrade card

2011-07-31 Thread Gary Sucher
Hi, Sorry. I do have Temperature Monitor installed and when the Sonnet card was in it read apx 160 F. Gary Sent from my iPhone. On Jul 31, 2011, at 7:08 AM, g3-5-list+nore...@googlegroups.com wrote: gifutiger Jul 30 09:36AM -0700 ^ Greetings, I couldn't find anywhere in your posting

Re: Removing Heat Sink from Sonnet G4 upgrade card

2011-07-30 Thread gifutiger
Greetings, I couldn't find anywhere in your posting which stated that you have Temperature Monitor installed in your platform. Without some kind of a Temperature monitor installed all that you are going by is the sound of the FANs. The MDD will turn it's fans on full if the Temperature monitors

Re: Removing Heat Sink from Sonnet G4 upgrade card

2011-07-29 Thread Maccountant
Maybe you know all this, but I thought it better to make sure and punch in some lines before you damage a nice CPU! Yes I did, but you can't be too sure. Thanks! How do you determine that your model is generating too much heat? Did you tell the support guy the temperature? You're not

Re: Removing Heat Sink from Sonnet G4 upgrade card

2011-07-29 Thread peterhaas
I am not familiar with it. Did they use those funny screws with the star or hex pattern and little nipple in the center? Yes. It looks like that. Almost a mini-Torx, but smaller and shallower. If so, you can buy the bits at a specialty fastener store and probably on-line if you can figure

Re: Removing Heat Sink from Sonnet G4 upgrade card

2011-07-29 Thread irrational John
On Fri, Jul 29, 2011 at 10:00 AM, peterh...@cruzio.com wrote: Here's a tidbit I'll bet most folks are unaware of: Japanese Phillips fasteners are not true Phillips, they are JIC-standard cuciform, although they are pretty close to a true Phillips. If the fastener has been tightened quite

Re: Removing Heat Sink from Sonnet G4 upgrade card

2011-07-29 Thread peterhaas
As someone who has noticed my Phillips head screwdrivers are too often NOT the best fit to the Phillips I'm trying to unscrew, where can one find a screw driver which is a better fit for these JIC-standard cuciform? I usually buy these drivers from a Xcelite distributor. I presume there

Re: Removing Heat Sink from Sonnet G4 upgrade card

2011-07-28 Thread Geke
If this is the first time you replace a heatsink, then first read up on what is involved. Look on the web, but here's the main points: The metal of the heatsink doesn't sit on the processor directly. There is a thin layer of thermo paste between the two, because otherwise the two hard surfaces

Re: Removing Heat Sink from Sonnet G4 upgrade card

2011-07-28 Thread ah...clem
On Jul 27, 9:19 am, Maccountant gsuc...@gmail.com wrote: Has anyone done this before? I purchased a Sonnet G4 1.8gz MDX for my G4 single 1.25 MDD. It works fine but generates too much heat, even with the built-in fan. I want to remove the heatsink and replace it with an Apple copper one from

Re: Removing Heat Sink from Sonnet G4 upgrade card

2011-07-28 Thread t...@io.com
On Jul 27, 8:19 am, Maccountant gsuc...@gmail.com wrote: Has anyone done this before? I purchased a Sonnet G4 1.8gz MDX for my G4 single 1.25 MDD. It works fine but generates too much heat, even with the built-in fan. I want to remove the heatsink and replace it with an Apple copper one from

Re: Removing Heat Sink from Sonnet G4 upgrade card

2011-07-28 Thread Bruce Johnson
On Jul 28, 2011, at 10:45 AM, t...@io.com wrote: Did they use those funny screws with the star or hex pattern and little nipple in the center? If so, you can buy the bits at a specialty fastener store and probably on-line if you can figure out what it is called. These are called

Removing Heat Sink from Sonnet G4 upgrade card

2011-07-27 Thread Maccountant
Has anyone done this before? I purchased a Sonnet G4 1.8gz MDX for my G4 single 1.25 MDD. It works fine but generates too much heat, even with the built-in fan. I want to remove the heatsink and replace it with an Apple copper one from a 1.45 G4 that I have but the Sonnet is screwed in in a

Re: Removing Heat Sink from Sonnet G4 upgrade card

2011-07-27 Thread pdimage
On 27/07/2011 14:19, Maccountant gsuc...@gmail.com wrote: Has anyone done this before? I purchased a Sonnet G4 1.8gz MDX for my G4 single 1.25 MDD. It works fine but generates too much heat, even with the built-in fan. I want to remove the heatsink and replace it with an Apple copper one from