[G4] Could the problem be a weak power supply?

[Jay E. Krauss, Jr.]

	One mistake in my previous post-both Temperature Monitor Lite 
and Temperature Monitor are freeware. Their big brother, Hardware 
Monitor, is shareware.
Jay E Krauss Jr




>	As the owner of two MDDs, I can attest to increased internal 
>temperature becoming a problem over time. If you wish to keep an eye 
>on what the temperature is, I would suggest downloading and 
>installing Temperature Monitor Lite (free) or Temperature Monitor 
>(shareware) from http://www.bresink.com/osx/TemperatureMonitor.html
>	My personal suggestion would be to rule out elevated 
>temperature as the culprit before investigating the power supply. 
>(Check the shield just behind the lower front grill and see if it 
>has become filled with dust. If that doesn't fix the problem, adding 
>a PCI slot fan may help.)
>	If you don't have the CHUD 3.5.2 preference pane installed, I 
>would suggest that, also. It balances processor power against use, 
>so processors aren't running at full speed (and heat production) 
>unless needed. [More recent CHUD versions do not offer this option; 
>the file is free, but hidden in Apple's Developer section]
>Jay E Krauss Jr
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>>Hello,
>>
>>Can a weak power supply in my Powermac G4 MDD cause kernal panics 
>>when loading software from a genuine Apple Install/Restore DVD?
>>
>>I partitioned my 80GB hard drive into 3 partitions and loaded 
>>Panther successfully off of the genuine Apple Install/Restore DVD 
>>to the first partition.  However, when I tried to install Panther 
>>onto the second partition, the installation kept crashing and I 
>>kept getting a "You have to restart..." message, finally I gave up.
>>
>>I don't have problems installing Panther through the Firewire 400 
>>port at the Genius bar in the Apple Store.  I am speculating that 
>>the DVD drive needs more power than the Firewire port and that 
>>voltage fluctuations from a weak power supply could be causing 
>>kernal panics which result in a crashed installation.
>>
>>I am further speculating that the reason why the first installation 
>>went ok and the second installation crashed is because the power 
>>supply warmed up and began to get weak.
>>
>>What do you think?
>>
>>Bruce Ryan Nakamura
>>
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