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HELP: iMac feelin' hot hot HOT
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<blockquote data-quote="Head_Unit" data-source="post: 1195030" data-attributes="member: 135495"><p>That is, according to Temperature Monitor, the CPU is easily over 60C, sometimes 70C. This is higher recently than some weeks ago*</p><p></p><p>And the machine sometimes just shuts down black, like the power cord was yanked (though oddly, not always when the temp is so high).</p><p></p><p>I started running CHUD Nap but that hasn't done much (not that I really expected it to fix things).</p><p></p><p>Yes, I need to open the machine and clean it, although the outlet is not dirty. Also check internal alignment.</p><p></p><p>But before opening, I'm looking for other suggestions.</p><p></p><p>- Like, how can I tell if a fan has stopped working? *seems like I don't hear the fan crank up, even with CPU temp high.</p><p></p><p>- Any other bright ideas or stuff to check?</p><p></p><p>- Any reason NOT to put a foil heat sink on the HDD (Which is a non-original; a WD Green 1TB)?</p><p></p><p>- Will it help if I can get Steve Jobs to come and wave a palm front near the air intake? :-D</p><p></p><p>Thanks!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Head_Unit, post: 1195030, member: 135495"] That is, according to Temperature Monitor, the CPU is easily over 60C, sometimes 70C. This is higher recently than some weeks ago* And the machine sometimes just shuts down black, like the power cord was yanked (though oddly, not always when the temp is so high). I started running CHUD Nap but that hasn't done much (not that I really expected it to fix things). Yes, I need to open the machine and clean it, although the outlet is not dirty. Also check internal alignment. But before opening, I'm looking for other suggestions. - Like, how can I tell if a fan has stopped working? *seems like I don't hear the fan crank up, even with CPU temp high. - Any other bright ideas or stuff to check? - Any reason NOT to put a foil heat sink on the HDD (Which is a non-original; a WD Green 1TB)? - Will it help if I can get Steve Jobs to come and wave a palm front near the air intake? :-D Thanks! [/QUOTE]
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