On 15 Dec 2005, at 01:32, PoolMouse wrote: > Nick Scalise <nickscalise at cox.net> wrote: > >> > From: Jan Melichar <janmel at mac.com> >>> >>> I was 'forced' to upgrade to 10.4.3 and since then the fans on >>> the G5 GHz dual have been coming on much more often. I seem to >>> remember this being discussed a while back and a solution >>> suggested. Could someone remind me what the 'solution' was. >> >> Unplug the machine for a couple minutes. >> >> Set processor to Automatic in Energy Saver Preferences > > actually you should set to "highest" to prevent the runaway fan issue. > Thanks for the various tips. Unpluging and setting ESP to 'highest' had done the trick. - fans now silenced. By way what does the unplugging do? Jan