[iBook] iBook runs VERY hot

[Angus Wallace]

'Smoking hot' - I'd be *very* surprised if it ran so hot that you 
couldn't touch the outside of the case. What's the air temperature? (I 
have run my G4 800 comfortably when the air temperature is 
 >30dec/celsius)

Cheers,
-Angus

On 17/02/2005, at 1:07 AM, Brian Pearce wrote:

>> I recently bought my wife a G4 1Ghz 12" iBook.  Today she brought it
>> to me with a couple of questions regarding unrelated matters.  As I
>> held it in my hand I noticed that it was SMOKING hot underneath.
>
> Was she using it on a soft surface that might have blocked the vents 
> and impeded the air flow?
>
> The G4 processor runs hotter than the G3 -- I don't have a G4 iBook, 
> but this doesn't sound normal to me. I'd have it checked to make sure 
> the fan is operating properly, and the vents aren't blocked.
>
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