Hi One this to remember is that a G5 has eight fans in total, only takes one to fail but lucky if one fails the computer will simply speed the others up to stop overheating.
It could be a hard-drive, one thing you could try is to put the computer into Target Disk Mode (Hold down T on startup, a firewire logo will come up. To shut-down simply press the power button.) which will spin up hardrives and then stop them, but will have the computer fans running probably at full noise. This may be able to help you pin-point whether it is a HD failing or a fan. Having it running at full noise may allow you to pin point the source of the noise! Thanks, David Moyle --------------------------------------- Manjimup, Western Australia E: [EMAIL PROTECTED] -----Original Message----- From: WAMUG Mailing List [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Oldham, Toby Sent: Thursday, 19 October 2006 10:54 AM To: WAMUG Mailing List Subject: Speaking of funny noises in G5 Powermacs... What a segue - My G5 has started making a low noise for extended periods... The kind noise you might expect from a spinning thing finding it harder to spin. I figure it could be a fan, either on the case, or on the ATI graphics card... Or the platter on my primary hard disk. I'm spoilt for choice. ; ) Should I be concerned? Is there a repair centre somewhere around Bassendean? Would anyone be willing to make a house call? Any thoughts appreciated, Tobes. -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml> Guidelines - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml> Unsubscribe - <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
