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

[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





>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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