What is different between the design of the PowerMacs vs iMacs? Whatever it is it must be substantial when it comes to heat. How did Apple stuff everything into an iMac and expect not to have heat problems?
Keep in mind ... MOST of the iMacs sold ... even rev A, have had no problems at all.
There have been enough problems to draw conclusions, but it's still an extremely small sample of the machines sold.
Oh, and to answer the ? ... heat was reduced relative to the pMacs by slowing the fsb ... and limiting iMac production to the slower chips (no 2.7 singleprocessor iMacs)
Keep in mind ... MOST of the iMacs sold ... even rev A, have had no problems at all.
There have been enough problems to draw conclusions, but it's still an extremely small sample of the machines sold.
Oh, and to answer the ? ... heat was reduced relative to the pMacs by slowing the fsb ... and limiting iMac production to the slower chips (no 2.7 singleprocessor iMacs)
I wonder how much heat the buitin monitor contributes? After thinking about it, probbally very little since it's LCD.
Spinning Wheel of Death. I think some people might call it a beach ball. I couldn't remember if people called it SWOD or SBOD. Either way my iMac is FUBAR until I reboot.
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I did an SMU reset on my iMac last weekend and it brought my operating temps down by 5C. It no longer puts itself to sleep, although I've still gotten at least one SWOD since the SMU reset. Of course now that I can't make it put itself to sleep I can't bring it in for service since now they won't be able to repeat the problem.
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Originally posted by ThinkingDifferent
What is different between the design of the PowerMacs vs iMacs? Whatever it is it must be substantial when it comes to heat. How did Apple stuff everything into an iMac and expect not to have heat problems?
Keep in mind ... MOST of the iMacs sold ... even rev A, have had no problems at all.
There have been enough problems to draw conclusions, but it's still an extremely small sample of the machines sold.
Oh, and to answer the ? ... heat was reduced relative to the pMacs by slowing the fsb ... and limiting iMac production to the slower chips (no 2.7 singleprocessor iMacs)
My computer will either put itself to sleep of give me the SWOD.
What is SWOD?
Thanks.
Originally posted by KingOfSomewhereHot
Keep in mind ... MOST of the iMacs sold ... even rev A, have had no problems at all.
There have been enough problems to draw conclusions, but it's still an extremely small sample of the machines sold.
Oh, and to answer the ? ... heat was reduced relative to the pMacs by slowing the fsb ... and limiting iMac production to the slower chips (no 2.7 singleprocessor iMacs)
I wonder how much heat the buitin monitor contributes? After thinking about it, probbally very little since it's LCD.
Originally posted by Tidelwav
What is SWOD?
Thanks.
Spinning Wheel of Death. I think some people might call it a beach ball. I couldn't remember if people called it SWOD or SBOD. Either way my iMac is FUBAR until I reboot.
[on topic]
I did an SMU reset on my iMac last weekend and it brought my operating temps down by 5C. It no longer puts itself to sleep, although I've still gotten at least one SWOD since the SMU reset. Of course now that I can't make it put itself to sleep I can't bring it in for service since now they won't be able to repeat the problem.