Real sorry to hear that wish you well - your either in for some long days and nights or maybe a new mac! which one would you but the iMac, the G5 or a new Intel Mac (WOW THAT'S THE FIRST TIME I TYPED THOSE WORDS) Any way good luck rick --- Brandon Robinson <lectoid at gmail.com> wrote: > I wish it were that simple. The P/S is dead. I > don't get any voltage out > of it. I took it apart and can see some char, I > might try to replace some > components, but usually something else caused the > P/S to die other than the > component that died. > > > On 2/23/06, Richard Ramsowr > <r.ramsowr at sbcglobal.net> wrote: > > > > It could be a fan going bad - and it will only get > > worst - so look around and find a replacement for > it > > and if that doesn't solve the problem wel it's > most > > likely the drive > > > > > > --- Pat Crowe <crowesnest at aapt.net.au> wrote: > > > > > When my G4 is first switched on, it is > reasonably > > > quiet but after 20 > > > or 30 minutes the noise level has risen > > > considerably. I understand > > > that two 7200rpm HDs are going to make some > noise > > > and I am assuming > > > this is the noise I hear when first starting. > > > If the extra noise is being generated by the > cooling > > > fans, can I > > > assume these cooling fans are driven by demand? > ie. > > > as the > > > temperature climbs, the fans start and then > increase > > > speed as required? > > > I note that the air exhausting from the CPU is > not > > > even warm. > > > Jessamine. > > > _______________________________________________ > > > G4 mailing list > > > G4 at listserver.themacintoshguy.com > > > > > > http://listserver.themacintoshguy.com/mailman/listinfo/g4 > > > > > > Listmom is trying to clean out his closets! > Vintage > > > Mac and random stuff: > > > > http://search.ebay.com/_W0QQsassZmacguy1984 > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > G4 mailing list > > G4 at listserver.themacintoshguy.com > > > http://listserver.themacintoshguy.com/mailman/listinfo/g4 > > > > Listmom is trying to clean out his closets! > Vintage Mac and random stuff: > > > http://search.ebay.com/_W0QQsassZmacguy1984 > > > > _______________________________________________ > G4 mailing list > G4 at listserver.themacintoshguy.com > http://listserver.themacintoshguy.com/mailman/listinfo/g4 > > Listmom is trying to clean out his closets! Vintage > Mac and random stuff: > http://search.ebay.com/_W0QQsassZmacguy1984