On 2011/01/15 17:59, Bruce so eloquently wrote:
Questions:
1. The June 2004 2,5 GHZ DP, and the Early 2005 2.7 GHZ DP, are liquid
cooled.
There are many stories about liquid cooled G5s leaking. What is the
consensus
about the liquid cooled G5s? Are they prone to leaking? Should they be
avoided?
Are there any precautions to take? Does leaving them running all the
time help?
They seem to be prone to leaking but that's because no one writes the
list to tell us that their liquid cooled G5 ISN'T leaking, we only hear
about the ones that DO leak.
There have been reports that leaving them running keeps the coolant
circulating and thusly prevents corrosion, whether that is true or not I
can't say.
I would not buy one just because of the potential for increased
maintenance and repair, but if I were given one I would seriously
consider replacing the coolant with (mineral?) oil as has been mentioned
on the list before.
2. Is there an inexpensive source, substitute, or work-around, for the
optical drive,
and hard drive, screws?
I just got rid of the antennae & HDD mounting screws from my PM G5 on
the swap list, the demand was much greater than I anticipated. That
leads me to think that they are not very easy to find, perhaps Apple of
course but another source might be an independent Apple shop or your
local MUG might have ideas or sources.
Good luck,
Tina
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