Re: Removing Heat Sink from Sonnet G4 upgrade card
One of the reviewers of the Sonnet Encore upgrade at http:// xlr8yourmac.com claims to have replaced the Sonnet heatsink with the original aluminium version, so it seems it can be done. That card was a different card, for the Cube. Older and different fasteners. I’ve been looking around a bit, and my conclusion sofar is: 71 C/160 F is hot, but not too hot for most processors. ...CPUs don’t break suddenly at high temperatures, but they age much faster. Thanks. That was my perception, too. Aside from premature degradation, my immediate concern was (before I swapped the original card back in) that the fans were on full speed all the time and made a huge noise. It really was unnacceptable. With the original processor + the copper heatsink the MDD is virtually silent. But too slow. Is there a way to upload pics here? I can take a picture of the fasteners and perhaps someone knows which tool or method to use to remove it. Thanks, Gary -- 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
Topic: Removing Heat Sink from Sonnet G4 upgrade card
Hi, Sorry. I do have Temperature Monitor installed and when the Sonnet card was in it read apx 160 F. Gary Sent from my iPhone. On Jul 31, 2011, at 7:08 AM, g3-5-list+nore...@googlegroups.com wrote: gifutiger Jul 30 09:36AM -0700 ^ Greetings, I couldn't find anywhere in your posting which stated that you have Temperature Monitor installed in your platform. Without some kind of a Temperature monitor installed all that you are going by is the sound of the FANs. The MDD will turn it's fans on full if the Temperature monitors on the motherboard doesn't see the Temperature of the CPU and it could be that your Sonnet G4 Upgrade card isn't providing the proper input to the Temperature monitoring circuit. If you install the Temperature Monitor http://www.bresink.de/osx/TemperatureMonitor.html When you start up your platform the CPU temp. should be about room ambient temp. I have a MDD 1.25Ghz and Temperature Monitor reports my CPU B: 136.4F and the Disk drive (SMART: 88F) and my fans run at low speed. Cheers Harry San Jose, CA -- 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
Upgraded MDD Overheats
Hi all, About 6 months ago, I upgraded my G4 MDD single 1.25 GHz (running 10.5.8) with a Sonnet DP 1.6 GHz card. I noticed some speed improvement, barely enough to justify the price (about $175). But I noticed the fans were working overtime like they've never done before. Loud. I installed Temperature Monitor and the CPU temps were over 62 c. After a while and some research I installed CHUD and placed it into NAP mode, which lowered the temps drastically and silenced the fans. But it too often now froze when not in use. I need to find a way to cool the computer so as not to use NAP. Has anyone ever installed the copper heatsink from a 1.42 processor to the Sonnet 1.6? Does it fit and does it lower temps? Any fan mods the people can recommend? Anything else? Thanks, Gary -- 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
Cannot Fax from G4 MDD!
Have you thrown out the fax settings and the modem prefs (if any?) What happens if you dial your voice line ...does it even try to connect...if it does you'll hear the fax noises. -- Bruce Johnson University of Arizona What FAX software are you using? John Carmonne Yorba Linda USA I have not tried to toss the settings and prefs yet but I will try that next. Thanks! If I dial my voice line, the phone rings. If I pick it up, I hear a slow beeping like the fax is waiting to hear a signal from the phone/fax it called. However when I dial a real fax machine it still does not work. I'm using the software supplied by Apple. I'm not in front of the computer now (writing this from work), but it's whatever came with the computer + any system upgrades to 10.4.11. Thanks, Gary *Gary Sucher **gsuc...@gmail.com* gsuc...@gmail.com** Jun 28 09:48AM -0400 ^https://mail.google.com/mail/html/compose/static_files/blank_quirks.html#digest_top Hi all. Perhaps you can help me. I have a 2003 single 1.25ghz MDD running Tiger 10.4.11. There's the internal Apple v.92 'Dash 2' modem, and Apple software. I get online via ethernet so I use the modem only for faxing a couple times a year. At some point, a year or 2 ago, I realized I could not fax out (I do that only once a year or 2), but could continue to receive faxes. The indicator says dialing, then it hangs up. The fax goes to 'hold' and tries again in 5 minutes unless I cancel it. I have a dedicated line so I 'faxed' to my other phone. It did ring, and I picked it up to listen to the sound. My fax just 'beeped' every few seconds, but there was no whining 'faxing' sound. I looked around the web and only occasionly saw people with similar problems, but with no definitive answers. Just helpful suggestions such as, 'get an external fax machine', and 'email your documents instead'. Anyone have the same problem or, better, a solution? Thanks in advance, Gary -- 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
Cannot Fax from G4 MDD!
Hi all. Perhaps you can help me. I have a 2003 single 1.25ghz MDD running Tiger 10.4.11. There's the internal Apple v.92 'Dash 2' modem, and Apple software. I get online via ethernet so I use the modem only for faxing a couple times a year. At some point, a year or 2 ago, I realized I could not fax out (I do that only once a year or 2), but could continue to receive faxes. The indicator says dialing, then it hangs up. The fax goes to 'hold' and tries again in 5 minutes unless I cancel it. I have a dedicated line so I 'faxed' to my other phone. It did ring, and I picked it up to listen to the sound. My fax just 'beeped' every few seconds, but there was no whining 'faxing' sound. I looked around the web and only occasionly saw people with similar problems, but with no definitive answers. Just helpful suggestions such as, 'get an external fax machine', and 'email your documents instead'. Anyone have the same problem or, better, a solution? Thanks in advance, Gary -- 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
