Re: G5 Quad Core Shaken Up in Transport

2013-01-06 Thread Mac User #330250
-- Original message -- Subject: Re: G5 Quad Core Shaken Up in Transport Date:Sunday, 06. January 2013 From:Bill Connelly billycarmac...@verizon.net To: g3-5-list@googlegroups.com Wish I felt comfortable trying reseating the cpu with new thermal paste ... given

Re: G5 Quad Core Shaken Up in Transport

2013-01-05 Thread Cameron Kaiser
What's the chance that the following (basically, deep clean the machine) might solve the high temperature problem? It's what I would do next. Also reapply the thermal paste, and then run ASD thermal calibration to make sure it's properly reset. I'm sorry this hasn't been

Re: G5 Quad Core Shaken Up in Transport

2013-01-05 Thread Bill Connelly
On Jan 5, 2013, at 6:03 PM, Cameron Kaiser wrote: The quad G5 has a much lower rate of LCS failure or compromise than other liquid cooled G5s. If it were, say, a dual 2.5 like my folks', I agree I'd check the LCS first. But on this quad, I'd do the clean-up and thermal paste renewal

Re: G5 Quad Core Shaken Up in Transport

2013-01-05 Thread Valter Prahlad
Il giorno 06/01/13 02:25, Bill Connelly ha scritto: Money is also a factor ... I had to borrow the funds thinking I didn't want to miss such a good deal ... it was worth a try. although I paid too much for it. A friend just suggested I consider a 1st or 2nd generation Mac Pro. I just might

Re: G5 Quad Core Shaken Up in Transport

2013-01-05 Thread Cameron Kaiser
Sure, a Mac Pro would be faster, more compatible with recent OSX, and sucking less power. On the other hand, you would have the added trouble of your old software compatibility... I agree with Valter. The upgrade cost can be sizeable. Part of what keeps me on 10.4 is that I have Photoshop 7

Re: G5 Quad Core Shaken Up in Transport

2013-01-05 Thread Bill Connelly
On Jan 5, 2013, at 10:29 PM, Cameron Kaiser wrote: Sure, a Mac Pro would be faster, more compatible with recent OSX, and sucking less power. On the other hand, you would have the added trouble of your old software compatibility... I agree with Valter. The upgrade cost can be sizeable.

Re: G5 Quad Core Shaken Up in Transport

2013-01-05 Thread No No
On Jan 5, 2013, at 5:03 PM, Cameron Kaiser wrote: What's the chance that the following (basically, deep clean the machine) might solve the high temperature problem? It's what I would do next. Also reapply the thermal paste, and then run ASD thermal calibration to make sure it's properly

Re: G5 Quad Core Shaken Up in Transport

2013-01-04 Thread No No
On Jan 3, 2013, at 8:31 AM, Cameron Kaiser wrote: What's the chance that the following (basically, deep clean the machine) might solve the high temperature problem? It's what I would do next. Also reapply the thermal paste, and then run ASD thermal calibration to make sure it's properly

Re: G5 Quad Core Shaken Up in Transport

2013-01-03 Thread Bill Connelly
Update: The PC Tech person reconnected all the wires, reseated the 11GB RAM, and hard drive connections, and such, and the machine started up for them. They were satisfied and sent it home with me. Then the same symptoms occurred for me: Shut down with Temperature Monitor showing A at

Re: G5 Quad Core Shaken Up in Transport

2013-01-03 Thread Charles Lenington
On 1/3/13 02:34 AM, Bill Connelly wrote: Update: The PC Tech person reconnected all the wires, reseated the 11GB RAM, and hard drive connections, and such, and the machine started up for them. They were satisfied and sent it home with me. Then the same symptoms occurred for me: Shut down with

Re: G5 Quad Core Shaken Up in Transport

2013-01-03 Thread Cameron Kaiser
What's the chance that the following (basically, deep clean the machine) might solve the high temperature problem? It's what I would do next. Also reapply the thermal paste, and then run ASD thermal calibration to make sure it's properly reset. --

Re: G5 Quad Core Shaken Up in Transport

2013-01-02 Thread Bill Connelly
On Jan 1, 2013, at 11:47 AM, Mac User #330250 wrote: -- Original message -- Subject: G5 Quad Core Shaken Up in Transport Date:Tuesday, 01. January 2013 From:Bill Connelly billycarmac...@verizon.net To: g3-5-list@googlegroups.com At times it would run a while,

Re: G5 Quad Core Shaken Up in Transport

2013-01-01 Thread Mac User #330250
-- Original message -- Subject: G5 Quad Core Shaken Up in Transport Date:Tuesday, 01. January 2013 From:Bill Connelly billycarmac...@verizon.net To: g3-5-list@googlegroups.com At times it would run a while, but I noticed cpu temps were bad for cpu A 84°C and cpu B