[G5] iMac G5 or eMac G4 - buying advice

[T.L. Miller]

>>>You can do that yourself with a can of compressed air.
>>
>>Not according to the technician.

On 6/8/05, at 6:59 PM, Zane H. Healy, <healyzh at aracnet.com> said:

>The memory and HD's are customer replaceable parts on the iMac G5, 
>aren't they?  If so, you can blow the system out yourself.  As long 
>as you don't have to worry about voiding your warranty you can do it 
>yourself (which means you definitely can once it's out of warranty.
>
>You've got to remember that computer technicians are like car 
>mechanics, they'll do their best to separate you from your money, 
>unless you find a really good one.

Here's what the 4/11 (n/c) invoice  said:
"Removed 2 of the fans and cleaned buildup from housings. Reinstalled
fans and ran 48 hrs. Highest fan speed observed was 4400 rpm. Removed
midplane and blew out 'pocket lint' blocking airflow in heatsink grid of
CP. Reassembled and ran for 3 hrs without fan running above 1800 rpm."

Before this service I was seeing the HD fan speeds hit 6k rpm -- even
higher sometimes. Right now  the HD fan speed is 2806 rpm with a SMART
temperature of 145.4°.

Tom Miller
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