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My powerMac G5 keeps freezing with the fans highly idled

My powerMac G5 keeps freezing with the fans highly idled

PowerMac, iOS 4.3.3

Posted on May 31, 2012 6:37 AM

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May 31, 2012 10:57 AM in response to tAXxFree21

Hello,

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.

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