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Apr 6, 2016 6:18 PM in response to WDECLASEby BDAqua,★HelpfulHello,
Have you blown the dust out lately?
Get Temperature Monitor to see if it's heat related...
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Apr 6, 2016 6:20 PM in response to BDAquaby WDECLASE,Thanks for your reply, I have opened and cleaned out the dust... will try the temperature monitor...If it is running hot, what would my course of action be?
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Apr 7, 2016 5:53 AM in response to WDECLASEby Limnos,This is a G5 tower model? I think some of those were water cooled and you may need to rebuild the cooling system. It could instead be the CPU paste is having problems and needs replacing.
When you blow out dust make sure you also do it for the fans, particularly the CPU fan. I use one of those cans of compressed air but I try not to get too close for too long because I am concerned about freezing a component and causing it to crack.
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Apr 7, 2016 3:48 PM in response to WDECLASEby Allan Jones,★HelpfulAllow me to add a tip to the excellent advice already provided: when you blow out the dust, do it outside. The first time I blew dust out a Mac tower computer I had it on the kitchen table and had no idea how much stuff can accumulate over time. What came out looked like a re-creation of the dust storm in the movie "The Grapes of Wrath."
Dear Wife was not pleased with my cleaning efforts, which ultimately extended to the entire dining area!
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Apr 8, 2016 1:49 PM in response to WDECLASEby K Shaffer,There are some who had issue with dust inside the power supply, so that area is also
one to consider dust-removal to help it run cooler. There may be a partial disassembly
required to access the inner sanctum; not sure if an ifixit repair guide could help there.
Good luck!