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PowerBook G4 Internal Cooling Fans
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<blockquote data-quote="Marrk" data-source="post: 1203505" data-attributes="member: 193327"><p>Update:</p><p></p><p>I bought the G4FanControl 0.6.1. The good news is — well, it's all good news, really — my right fan does, in fact, work. I haven't heard it come on in years, but when I used the G4FanControl to adjust the Threshold Settings, it not only came on, but it ran at variable speeds. This means the fans are functional and I do not have to take the PB apart and replace the heat sink/fans.</p><p></p><p>So, my question is: What should I set the Threshold Settings at? This thread:</p><p></p><p><a href="http://www.mac-forums.com/forums/apple-notebooks/232498-fan-control-question.html" target="_blank">http://www.mac-forums.com/forums/apple-notebooks/232498-fan-control-question.html</a></p><p></p><p>seems to argue that we should leave everything at the factory settings.</p><p></p><p>Also, can someone tell me what each sensor (Sensor 1, Sensor 2, and Sensor 3) does? Obviously, they are temperature sensors, but for what parts of the computer?</p><p></p><p>Lastly, is wearing out the fans by setting the sensors at lower thresholds a concern? Have there been a lot of fan failures?</p><p></p><p>Thanks!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Marrk, post: 1203505, member: 193327"] Update: I bought the G4FanControl 0.6.1. The good news is — well, it's all good news, really — my right fan does, in fact, work. I haven't heard it come on in years, but when I used the G4FanControl to adjust the Threshold Settings, it not only came on, but it ran at variable speeds. This means the fans are functional and I do not have to take the PB apart and replace the heat sink/fans. So, my question is: What should I set the Threshold Settings at? This thread: [url]http://www.mac-forums.com/forums/apple-notebooks/232498-fan-control-question.html[/url] seems to argue that we should leave everything at the factory settings. Also, can someone tell me what each sensor (Sensor 1, Sensor 2, and Sensor 3) does? Obviously, they are temperature sensors, but for what parts of the computer? Lastly, is wearing out the fans by setting the sensors at lower thresholds a concern? Have there been a lot of fan failures? Thanks! [/QUOTE]
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