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The power went out overnight, I turned the computer on in the morning and the fan went on with the computer. Now I don't know how to turn it off.
Does someone out there know how?
Thanks!!!
iMac
Sorry,
Don't understand ! turn off what ? the fan (there are three if it's a G5) the computer ?
More info please.
Custom mini.
Hi Custom mini,
It's the iMac G5 with Intel, and it's the fan that blows out from under the monitor. It had never been on before until this incident. It is making the machine run slower and sluggish. I did the restart; I did the shut down and restart; I ran a system hardware check. I did not find any problems anywhere. The fan still runs with the computer on. The only way to get it off is when I hold the on/off button for a good 4 seconds it goes off, but the system goes to sleep too. I hope this is more information for you. I have a newer iMac at work and the fan is never running on that. On that on I have the 28" Monitor. I am somewhat dumbfounded here as I have done all the troubleshooting I can possibly think of at this point.
Thank you,
Dawn
It's the iMac G5 with Intel
There is no such iMac. It is either a PPC G5 iMac or an Intel iMac.
Please use About this Mac to verify what iMac you have.
My Bad, it's an iMac, PPC 2.66 Intel, Core 2 Duo. Running 10.5.8 OS on it.
Thank You,
Dawn
Intel Core 2 Duo is not PPC - it's Intel. PPC (G5. G4, G3) were retired in 2005.
Try resetting the SMU and PRAM.
Resetting the SMC (System Management Controller) on Intel-based Macs:
http://support.apple.com/kb/ht3964 and
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1237?viewlocale=en_US
Resetting your Mac's PRAM and NVRAM:
B*! Late again!
Message was edited by: noondaywitch
Ok Klause1, I'll give each a try until it works. I will let you know what the outcome is too.
Thank you.
Dawn
After shutting down and pulling the plug out for a full 10 seconds, I started up and I reset the PRAM.
The fan is now off.
Thank you everyone for all your help!
Dawn
How do I turn off the fan?
