I'm not writing it off yet. I played with a TiBook at the Apple store and they don't seem to have the problem. I think I just go a bad card for Powerlogix...
Besides, how many PC laptops can you run closed at all? Most of them can cook an egg on the case... On Tuesday, November 19, 2002, at 03:40 PM, wappling wrote: > RE; since I only have a G-4 tower and not a book Im going to guess > heat will > continue to be a problem simply because the size heat sink for a g-4 > chip is > enormous,and the fan system is the best Ive ever seen short of water > cooling,with the intro of the powerbook in titanium the entir case is > a heat > sink,what Im thinking is add-in fans made for PC notebooks may be the > best > solution,and I appreciate your postings as its helping me greatly in > decideing which notebook to get for my next machine, thankyou much and > best > wishes > > > on 11/20/02 4:23 AM, Hal at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > >> I've got a pismo powerbook that I've been using almost since they were >> introduced. I often run it closed, connected to external keyboard, >> mouse and monitors (I have this setup both at work and at home). >> >> I recently had it upgraded by powerlogix to a G4, and it's been having >> some overheating problems (getting unstable when I stress the >> processor >> and it fully heats up). It does this most often when running closed, >> but occasionally when open. Powerlogix is telling me that running the >> pismo closed it "discouraged by apple", even with the original G3 >> chip. >> Anyone else heard of this? I figured that if it's been working for >> almost 2 years, it must be OK. Heck, there's even a knowledge base >> article telling you how to do it... -- G-Books is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Check our web site for refurbished PowerBooks | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> G-Books list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-books.html> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/g-books%40mail.maclaunch.com/> --------------------------------------------------------------- >The Think Different Store http://www.ThinkDifferentStore.com ---------------------------------------------------------------
