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.
<br><br><br><div><span class="gmail_quote">On 2/23/06, <b class="gmail_sendername">Richard Ramsowr</b> <<a href="mailto:r.ramsowr@sbcglobal.net">r.ramsowr@sbcglobal.net</a>> wrote:</span><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">
It could be a fan going bad - and it will only get<br>worst - so look around and find a replacement for it<br>and if that doesn't solve the problem wel it's most<br>likely the drive<br><br><br>--- Pat Crowe <<a href="mailto:crowesnest@aapt.net.au">
crowesnest@aapt.net.au</a>> wrote:<br><br>> When my G4 is first switched on, it is reasonably<br>> quiet but after 20<br>> or 30 minutes the noise level has risen<br>> considerably. I understand<br>> that two 7200rpm HDs are going to make some noise
<br>> and I am assuming<br>> this is the noise I hear when first starting.<br>> If the extra noise is being generated by the cooling<br>> fans, can I<br>> assume these cooling fans are driven by demand? ie.
<br>> as the<br>> temperature climbs, the fans start and then increase<br>> speed as required?<br>> I note that the air exhausting from the CPU is not<br>> even warm.<br>> Jessamine.<br>> _______________________________________________
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