Re: Overheating problem with GS

["Bill Garber" <willy46pa@comcast.net>]

"Sean Fahey" <a2fan@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:HgqKg.20357$kO3.2049@newssvr12.news.prodigy.com...
: This is a common issue with that unit because the fan on the AE
: Conserver is in the wrong place to cool effectively. Have you tried
: switching to a Kensington? If thats not possible, see what happens if
: you run your system with the 3.5 drives off to the side.
:
: The whole GS case is designed to cool by convection, and Apple engineers
: didn't count on expansion cards like accelerators, etc to seriously heat
: up the internals. Unfortunately adding an internal fan more or less just
: moves the hot air around.
:
: See this Google thread
:
: http://tinyurl.com/gys86
:
: Shipping from Alaska would probably suck...
:
: http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&ih=020&item=300017806839
:
: but, thats the best external cooling solution.


Removing the shields from the lid helps reduce heat quite a lot.
I have suggested this in the past and those who have done it had
claimed a very big reduction in heat accumulation.

Bill Garber
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Co-owner - GSE-Reactive.com
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