Re: g4 mdd getting louder?

2012-03-22 Thread brchrnr
Certainly, the dust check is the first thing to do. I've had several MDDs using (without problems) this free developer software: CHUD Tools 3.5.2. Later versions of CHUD don't seem to work for this purpose. Install then access via System Preferences. You can allow nap mode and single processor

Re: g4 mdd getting louder?

2012-03-21 Thread rumble
thanks. i'll crack it open and see if i left a sweater in there. On Mar 20, 5:32 pm, rumble rum...@metrocast.net wrote: it seems to me that my old g4 mdd fan noise has gotten louder. is there anything i can do to get it to quiet down again? thanks -- You received this message because you

Re: g4 mdd getting louder?

2012-03-21 Thread Len Gerstel
On Mar 21, 2012, at 10:08 AM, rumble wrote: thanks. i'll crack it open and see if i left a sweater in there. On Mar 20, 5:32 pm, rumble rum...@metrocast.net wrote: it seems to me that my old g4 mdd fan noise has gotten louder. is there anything i can do to get it to quiet down again?

Re: g4 mdd getting louder?

2012-03-21 Thread peterhaas
thanks. i'll crack it open and see if i left a sweater in there. Apple's PSUs are pretty good, but they are obviously built to a competitive price point. Usually in Hong Kong, Taiwan or, now, mainland China. NO high-cost components as would be found on, say, an IBM mainframe computer PSU,

Re: g4 mdd getting louder?

2012-03-21 Thread Dan
At 2:52 PM -0700 3/20/2012, Clark Martin wrote: On Mar 20, 2012, at 2:32 PM, rumble rum...@metrocast.net wrote: it seems to me that my old g4 mdd fan noise has gotten louder. is there anything i can do to get it to quiet down again? Clean out the dust. Dust Bunnies. 'Tis the season.

g4 mdd getting louder?

2012-03-20 Thread rumble
it seems to me that my old g4 mdd fan noise has gotten louder. is there anything i can do to get it to quiet down again? thanks -- 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

Re: g4 mdd getting louder?

2012-03-20 Thread Clark Martin
Sent from an iPhone, but is it mine? On Mar 20, 2012, at 2:32 PM, rumble rum...@metrocast.net wrote: it seems to me that my old g4 mdd fan noise has gotten louder. is there anything i can do to get it to quiet down again? Clean out the dust. -- You received this message because you

Re: g4 mdd getting louder?

2012-03-20 Thread glen
On Mar 20, 2012, at 2:32 PM, rumble rum...@metrocast.net wrote: it seems to me that my old g4 mdd fan noise has gotten louder. is there anything i can do to get it to quiet down again? Clean out the dust. Absolutely, recently purchased a MDD and while unpacking it a dust bunny about

Re: g4 mdd getting louder?

2012-03-20 Thread JohnCarmonne
On Mar 20, 2012, at 2:32 PM, rumble wrote: it seems to me that my old g4 mdd fan noise has gotten louder. is there anything i can do to get it to quiet down again? thanks I have been able to peel back the sticker in the center of the hub very carefully and a little drop of olive oil