whats up with my mac??? [Archive]

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robins2001

Mar 20, 2004, 04:59 PM

all of a sudden my dual g4 1.25g has gone really really noisey...the big fan is spinning as fast as it can,,,,it sounds like a hoover :(

anyone know why this might have happened?

mnkeybsness

Mar 20, 2004, 05:47 PM

flyfish29

Mar 20, 2004, 05:54 PM

It's getting too hot probably. You should turn it off and unplug everything, open it up and blow all of the dust out with some canned air. Let is sit and cool down before you plug it back in and turn it on.

Just beware that kids should not be around canned air as it is canned gas and in no way is it air as we know it.

robins2001

Mar 21, 2004, 06:29 AM

Just beware that kids should not be around canned air as it is canned gas and in no way is it air as we know it.

hi, it cant have been getting too hot i dont think as the side was already down...

i looked at the connector for the big fan and it was slightly out, so i connected it properly and its back to normal now...

thanks for your help though

blue&whiteman

Mar 21, 2004, 06:36 AM

hi, it cant have been getting too hot i dont think as the side was already down...

i looked at the connector for the big fan and it was slightly out, so i connected it properly and its back to normal now...

thanks for your help though

I have read somewhere on accelerateyourmac.com that leaving the side door down makes a mac run hotter. this would mean all models from the b&w g3 to the mdd g4. this is because when the side is open and laying flat it cannot be cooled by the system fan. you should always leave it closed.

robins2001

Mar 21, 2004, 06:50 AM

I have read somewhere on accelerateyourmac.com that leaving the side door down makes a mac run hotter. this would mean all models from the b&w g3 to the mdd g4. this is because when the side is open and laying flat it cannot be cooled by the system fan. you should always leave it closed.

ahh that could have been it then