Cube Help, I need some, Its gone nuts!!

[doucy2]

Well got my cube today
450mhz 768mb 80gb dvd ati rage pro and tiger 10.4
upgraded it to 450mhz 1gb 80gb gefroce 3 64mb and tiger 10.4

i was running stable for 4 hrs + and then when I was doing system updated it fell asleep on me (while i was clicking around) so i woke it up and then it shut off and turned back on. So I shut it off and it is still off.

What do you think caused this (I think it might be getting too hot, because when I smell the vent on top is has that burning smell)

Can anyone help me solver this problem??
Any help would be appreciated.

Cheers

 

[dejo]

Sounds to me like you have the infamous "sleeping Cube problem".

http://cubeowner.com/kbase_2/index.php?page=index_v2&id=92&c=7

 

[Benjamindaines]

That does sound like it had overheated. Do you have anything blocking the top or bottom vents? I saw that you upgraded your graphics card, that might be causing the excess heat. You might want to get a fan for it, at least a little USB one that sits on the top.

 

[doucy2]

thanks for the tips
i know the gefroce 3 is one of the hotter running video cards for g4 so is probally even worse in a cube
do you suguest any internal fans?

 

[ITASOR]

Did it completely die, or can you start it up again and it works? Why not just put the original graphics card back in for the time being.

 

[cal6n]

Sounds to me like you have the infamous "sleeping Cube problem".

http://cubeowner.com/kbase_2/index.php?page=index_v2&id=92&c=7

Follow these instructions!

Pay particular attention to Rupert (at the bottom of the page), his advice cured my cube of exactly these issues and I'm running a powerlogix 1.4 GHz in mine.

A low voltage fan does no harm either.

 

[Benjamindaines]

thanks for the tips
i know the gefroce 3 is one of the hotter running video cards for g4 so is probally even worse in a cube
do you suguest any internal fans?

I'm just using the one that came with my professor upgrade so I don't have any to suggest. But, this site (http://www.cubeowner.com/index.php) is very useful.

 

[doucy2]

itasor it still works and boots up

my DC/DC board was loose so that may have been the problem
but now i still need to find a better cooling solution

 

[dejo]

I'm just using the one that came with my professor upgrade so I don't have any to suggest.

You upgraded your professor? How much smarter?

 

[Benjamindaines]

You upgraded your professor? How much smarter?

1.8GHz

 

[doucy2]

so does anyone know where in my cube a internal fan could go?
and what fan(s) would you reccomend.

I am trying to get this think stable before I buy a dual 1.2ghz for it.