[X4U] G5 Fan Run Amok

[Spoolman Nancy]

What OS are you running? Does it have the Power Mac G5 Firmware  
Update 5.1.4? It is here:  http://www.apple.com/support/downloads/ 
powermacg5firmwareupdate.html

Mine still speeds up every now and then, but nothing like a B1 taking  
off like it used to!

Nanc


On Oct 20, 2005, at 7:37 PM, Zane H. Healy wrote:

> At 6:24 PM -0400 10/20/05, Stephen Lanza wrote:
>> I have a dual G5 2.0 that has been experiencing an unusual fan  
>> problem. On
>> random occasions where I haven't used the machine for a while (like
>> overnight), I come back to the machine to find the fan running  
>> continuously
>> at a high speed.
>
> I've seen this happen a few times in the two years I've owned my  
> system.  I think it has been a grand total of 3-5 times.
>
> When this happens the system has apparently crashed and decided  
> that it's overheating and needs the fans running full bore.
>
> It is *VERY* disturbing!
>
> 		Zane
>
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