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Apple Computing Products:
macOS - Desktop Hardware
G5 makes "fan power up" sounds every few minutes
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<blockquote data-quote="bassplayrr" data-source="post: 77666" data-attributes="member: 8546"><p>You compare the sound to that of when you first install a CD, so this may be a dumb question, but do you have a CD in the drive when you hear this noise? Sometimes when I leave a CD or DVD in the drive for prolonged periods of time the drive will do that 'whir-up' noise a it does when I first inserted the disk. Other than that all I can assume is that your CPU is just warm enough to kick in a fan, yet not warm enough to keep the running for long. You may also want to confirm in the 'energy saver' settings that your CPU is set to automatic and not highest as highest will often increase the fan noise.</p><p></p><p>-Chris</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="bassplayrr, post: 77666, member: 8546"] You compare the sound to that of when you first install a CD, so this may be a dumb question, but do you have a CD in the drive when you hear this noise? Sometimes when I leave a CD or DVD in the drive for prolonged periods of time the drive will do that 'whir-up' noise a it does when I first inserted the disk. Other than that all I can assume is that your CPU is just warm enough to kick in a fan, yet not warm enough to keep the running for long. You may also want to confirm in the 'energy saver' settings that your CPU is set to automatic and not highest as highest will often increase the fan noise. -Chris [/QUOTE]
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