---------- Original message ---------- Subject: Re: MDD G4 odd start/restart behavior - new video card Date: Saturday, 08. December 2012 From: frrob <fr...@earthlink.net> To: g3-5-list@googlegroups.com > Regarding heat as the issue, I'm not so sure. According to iStat, the > processor temps hover around 49 degrees C. I've been checking it from time > to time, sometimes after doing more processor-intensive tasks, and I've > never seen a temp over 50 C. It seems to me that that's an acceptable temp > for the processor.
The processor temperature is okay. I have a 1.42 GHz MDD and its CPUs are around 65°C all the time and it is running stable. However, the temperature may influence how much power a specific device draws from the PSU, and also how much power the PSU can provide. It may well be that a component requires less power when at room temperature. Once warmed up (at a higher than room temperature, which will very highly from component to component) it may require more… Talking about components such as PCI cards, and HDDs. You can also think at a very low level, like capacitors, inductors, ICs and such… BTW, waking from sleep (suspend to RAM) initiates a different sequence of powering up, which is propably the reason why you don’t experience this problem then. Cheers, Andreas aka Mac User #330250 -- 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
