kurzer82004
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Last week my aluminium power book G4 12in died. Immediately I noticed that the case was noticeable hotter than normal at the time of failure.
I ran the diagnostic disk and found a bad HDD.
I replaced the HDD and reinstalled osx.
Now I've noticed that the no matter how hot the notebook gets, the cooling fan NEVER turns on.
I'm not sure if this is the reason for the failure in the first place, but I'm assuming that it is.
My question is, what is the best way to diagnose why this is happening?
Could the temp sensor have gone bad? Are the fans in the G4's known to stop unexpectedly?
How do I monitor the temp or adjust the set points for when the fan turns on?
Any information you may lend in this matter would be beneficial to me,
Thank you
I ran the diagnostic disk and found a bad HDD.
I replaced the HDD and reinstalled osx.
Now I've noticed that the no matter how hot the notebook gets, the cooling fan NEVER turns on.
I'm not sure if this is the reason for the failure in the first place, but I'm assuming that it is.
My question is, what is the best way to diagnose why this is happening?
Could the temp sensor have gone bad? Are the fans in the G4's known to stop unexpectedly?
How do I monitor the temp or adjust the set points for when the fan turns on?
Any information you may lend in this matter would be beneficial to me,
Thank you