On Mon, 20 Sep 2010 22:14:02 -0400, Midnight rider wrote: > This is only been a recent problem, and I need help with this. My > iMac G5 kicks it's fan on HIGH whenever it starts up, but only before > it boots on the Apple logo. once the Apple logo appears, the fans die > down. This is only happening when the system has a question mark on a > folder, or when it is in target disk mode, or when it is choosing a > disk to start from. > > Any ideas? It doesn't have any other problems, just this one. It's a > Rev. A iMac G5 20" 1.8Ghz.
That's a safety feature to insure the CPU doesn't overheat when the OS isn't able to manage the temperature, ie before booting the OS, kernel panic, etc… The cure is to fix whatever is causing the flashing question mark, perhaps by reselecting the startup disk in the startup disk preference pane, though I don't know why it would do it in target disk mode. Tina -- You received this message because you are a member of the iMac Group, a group for those using Apple iMacs and eMacs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/imac/list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to imaclist@googlegroups.com To leave this group, send email to imaclist+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/imaclist
