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Please help me figure out how to quiet the fan and keep my computer on

My PowerMac, running on OS X (10.4.11) keeps going to sleep and the top fan makes an incredibly loud noise.

How can I get it to stop shutting off and quiet the fan down?

PowerMac, Mac OS X (10.4.11)

Posted on Mar 13, 2012 10:55 PM

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Mar 13, 2012 11:06 PM in response to AnamasteZ

Hello,


At the Apple Icon at top left>About this Mac.


Then click on More Info>Hardware and report this upto *but not including the Serial#*...


Hardware Overview:


Machine Name: Power Mac G5 Quad

Machine Model: PowerMac11,2

CPU Type: PowerPC G5 (1.1)

Number Of CPUs: 4

CPU Speed: 2.5 GHz

L2 Cache (per CPU): 1 MB

Memory: 10 GB

Bus Speed: 1.25 GHz

Boot ROM Version: 5.2.7f1


Have you blown the dust out of it lately?


Get Temperature Monitor to see if it's heat related...


http://www.macupdate.com/info.php/id/12381/temperature-monitor


iStat Menus...


http://bjango.com/mac/istatmenus/


And/or iStat Pro...


http://www.islayer.com/apps/istatpro/


If you have any temps in the 70°C/160°F range, that's likely it.

Mar 14, 2012 9:44 PM in response to BDAqua

Machine Name: Power Mac G5

Machine Model: PowerMac7,3

CPU Type: PowerPC G5 (3.1)

Number Of CPUs: 2

CPU Speed: 2.7 GHz

L2 Cache (per CPU): 512 KB

Memory: 2 GB

Bus Speed: 1.35 GHz

Boot ROM Version: 5.2.4f1


Perfectly clean / I have it open / cool except for bottom area of the back of the tower, which gets hot /

above software does not work with OS 10.4, only 10.5 on up / thank you for trying

Please help me figure out how to quiet the fan and keep my computer on

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