At 09:00 -0700 3/10/10, Bruce Johnson wrote: >On Mar 9, 2010, at 9:31 PM, Derek Jones wrote: > >> My Power Mac G4 keeps making this whining noise when I try to use it, I >> think It has something to do with the hard drive, but I'm not sure. Any >> help would be appreciated, thank you. >>
My sawtooth G4 has a recurring problem that fits your description. It's the fan on the ATI AGP video board. Easy test is to stick your finger, carefully, on the fan. If the sound goes away you got it. If the fan bites your finger off it's something else. I have been taking the tape of the fan about once a year and applying a tiny drop of gun oil. It's a thin 40 mm square thing and so far I haven't seen a replacement on the el-cheapo electronics stores. -- --> From the U S of A, the only socialist country that refuses to admit it. <-- -- You received this message because you are a member of G-Group, a group for those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop Macs - with a particular focus on Power Macs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to g3-5-list@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list
