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HELP: iMac feelin' hot hot HOT
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<blockquote data-quote="Steve Austin" data-source="post: 1195366" data-attributes="member: 181349"><p>Are you reading them in 'Celsius or Fahrenheit'. Could be a faulty fan too, take it for a checkup.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>Sure. My mac came with standard 4GB ram and after a while it just wasn't cutting the mustard when i did some HD editing, so i bit the bullet and decided to max out my mac to 16GB.</p><p></p><p>Off I went to an reputable online ram provider (begins Cr) and made sure that I ordered the correct type of ram for my mac (DDR3 - 1333 MHz).</p><p></p><p>Took out the macs Apple supplied 4GB ram and installed the upgrade ram, and thats when the shutdowns started.</p><p></p><p>I looked around the suppliers forum (and others) and it seems that quite a few people have experienced these sporadic 'shutdowns' after upgrading their ram and it looks like it happens when you add the full amount.</p><p></p><p>Anyway, I did all the resets that people suggested (SMC,VRAM,PRAM) and tested all the ram modules and slots (all were okay), but it was still happening .</p><p></p><p>Then I put back the Apple supplied ram (2X2GB) and just added 8GB of the upgrade (2x4GB) which gave my mac 12GB Total ram.</p><p>I also checked my power multi-plug socket to make sure there wasn't a short on one of them and swapped the plugs around.</p><p></p><p>So far it seems to have sorted out the shutdowns I just hope I haven't spoke (or typed) too soon.</p><p></p><p>Conclusion:</p><p>It's not the upgraded ram modules.</p><p>It's not the macs ram slots.</p><p>There maybe a system conflict when doing a full ram upgrade.</p><p>I might just be lucky<img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite8" alt=":D" title="Big grin :D" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":D" /></p><p></p><p>Cheers.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Steve Austin, post: 1195366, member: 181349"] Are you reading them in 'Celsius or Fahrenheit'. Could be a faulty fan too, take it for a checkup. Sure. My mac came with standard 4GB ram and after a while it just wasn't cutting the mustard when i did some HD editing, so i bit the bullet and decided to max out my mac to 16GB. Off I went to an reputable online ram provider (begins Cr) and made sure that I ordered the correct type of ram for my mac (DDR3 - 1333 MHz). Took out the macs Apple supplied 4GB ram and installed the upgrade ram, and thats when the shutdowns started. I looked around the suppliers forum (and others) and it seems that quite a few people have experienced these sporadic 'shutdowns' after upgrading their ram and it looks like it happens when you add the full amount. Anyway, I did all the resets that people suggested (SMC,VRAM,PRAM) and tested all the ram modules and slots (all were okay), but it was still happening . Then I put back the Apple supplied ram (2X2GB) and just added 8GB of the upgrade (2x4GB) which gave my mac 12GB Total ram. I also checked my power multi-plug socket to make sure there wasn't a short on one of them and swapped the plugs around. So far it seems to have sorted out the shutdowns I just hope I haven't spoke (or typed) too soon. Conclusion: It's not the upgraded ram modules. It's not the macs ram slots. There maybe a system conflict when doing a full ram upgrade. I might just be lucky:D Cheers. [/QUOTE]
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