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Thomas Vacchino

Q: PISMO Fan nver comes on?

Ok, so I upgraded my Old PISMO 400 with max Memory 1Gb and a new HD 6OGB Western Digital Scorpio.
Installed OSX (10.4.10) plus running classic.
Everything is running fine, if a bit slow, but that's fine.
My Question is, that stupid little exhaust fan never comes on.
So I figured it was fried and purchased a replacement Fan......installed new fan and still nothing?!
Fan never comes on.........is this something to do with OSX maybe?
I did boot into classic but still no Fan activity..........
Great little Laptop for doing network tasks, I just don't want to fry it though.
I did try installing Temperature Monitor but it says there are no Sensors in the Laptop.

out,
t

G4 1.25 Dual MDD, Mac OS X (10.4.6)

Posted on Oct 1, 2007 9:05 AM

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  • by jpl,

    jpl jpl Oct 1, 2007 10:17 AM in response to Thomas Vacchino
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    Oct 1, 2007 10:17 AM in response to Thomas Vacchino
    Thomas,

    Since you are running 9.x and I am assuming not just Classic but can boot to 9.x, download Newer Gauge Pro 1.1:
    http://www.macupdate.com/info.php/id/4512

    This utility can measure your CPU's die-junction temperature. The Pismo generally will run in the 120°F > 150°F range; the fan is designed to spin up around 180°F as I recall. IBM rates this CPU as being stable up to 221°F. Most owners of black G3s never hear the fan run since the slower CPUs, fewer components, and larger dimensions of the 'book allow for lower temps than the new furnaces from all manufacturers.

    I started my Wallstreet 10 minutes ago and it's temp is just 107°F as it sits idling. I would not be concerned about your fan unless Gauge Pro reports some unusual temps.
  • by Thomas Vacchino,

    Thomas Vacchino Thomas Vacchino Oct 1, 2007 11:19 AM in response to jpl
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    Oct 1, 2007 11:19 AM in response to jpl
    jpl:
    Thanx for the reply..........yes, it is set up to Dual Boot.
    I downloaded the Gauge PRO, nice little Application.
    Let's see, the PISMO has been running for about 3hrs before I installed the Gauge Pro.
    I am currently getting a CPU Temp of only 86F (Also running a Cooling Pad)
    Guess I didn't need to replace that Fan after all?

    Thanx for the quick response.

    out,
    t

    Message was edited by: Thomas Vacchino
  • by Edzso,

    Edzso Edzso Nov 9, 2007 9:45 PM in response to Thomas Vacchino
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    Nov 9, 2007 9:45 PM in response to Thomas Vacchino
    In the 6 years I had our Mr. Pismo (1G RAM/30HD) I never had the fan kick in....but once I upgraded it with a G4, I can get it to go on when uploading a full set of songs to my iPod, or using a few very intensive apps at the same time. She does make a good whine though when its on, and push a chunk of air!