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| Powermac G5 Hard Drive Heat/Cooling Tips |
The issue of hard drive heat in G5s has been reported several times in the past - some blaming the heat for drive failures (I'm not the only one to see drive failures with a G5, and at least one reader had repeated failures. Granted as a percentage of total users, it's probably small.) I can't prove the drive failures are due to heat, but cooler is always better. One common observation has been that the hard drive cooling fan never seems to spin any faster than its initial low speed.
Last night a G5 owner sent a long email with comments, temperature tests and a tip on relocating the Hard Drive Cooling Fan Temperature Sensor to better cool the G5's hard drives. See the Powermac G5 Hard Drive Heat/Cooling Tips page for details.
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| Rate Your CPU Upgrade Reports Database Updated |
| The Rate Your CPU Upgrade database has been updated with 2 new reports this morning (reader entries Yesterday; entries today are added the next newsday morning). Total to date: 8,930. Here's a summary of the update added today (search by brand/mac model for full reports - latest reports always shown first):
- Giga Designs G4/1.4GHz in (sawtooth) G4/AGP (rated 10)
- Powerlogix G3/900 in B&W G3 (rated 9)
(My reviews of G4 and G3 upgrades w/apps/game tests, install info, etc. are linked here. OC/CPU module articles are on the Systems page.)
(Warning - Overclocking may not be reliable and could lead to hardware failure or corrupted data.) You can find the full reports by searching the database selecting the indicated Mac model and upgrade card brand/type. If you've upgraded the CPU on your Mac, please post an entry in the database. Search the database for entries from most every upgradable Mac model *before* you buy. (Searchable by mac model/upgrade brand). For detailed reviews with performance tests and install tips, see the CPU Upgrades page.)
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| CDRW/CD/DVD/Hard Drive/Cardreader Compatibility Database Update Listing |
| The Drive Compatibility Database had 7 new reports added (reader entries from Yesterday; entries today are added the next newsday morning). The database includes reports on Combo DVD-CDRW, CDROMs, DVD-ROM, DVD-RAM, DVD-R, CDRW, Hard Drives and Removables (tape drive, ORB, ZIP, MO drives, CF/Smartmedia readers, etc.) in all interface types (IDE, IDE RAID cards, Firewire, SCSI, adapters). Current total 11,848 reports. (searching by drive type/brand, mac model etc. listed below will show the full reports, most recent first)
CDRW Drives:
- USB Iomega 48x24x48x used w/Beige G3 (OS 9.1)
(no itunes burn support)
Combo DVD-CDR Drives:
- Exp. bay Liteon LSC-24081M (24x12x24x + 8x DVD-ROM) in Powerbook G3 2000 (OS X 10.3)
DVD+R/RW + DVD-R/RW Drives:
- IDE Liteon (didn't note model no. only speeds) in G4/AGP (OS X)
(no native burn support, said patchburn didn't help)
- IDE Pioneer DVR-106 in B&W G3 (OS X 10.3)
(didn't note if bootable from CD)
(Illustrated CD drive install guide here covers G4 towers up to the Digital Audio Model, Beige G3 MT and B&W G3 Macs)
Hard Drives:
- IDE Fujitsu mht2060at 60GB in PowerBook G4 (OS 9.2) (problems noted)
(Reader FYI - PowerBook G4 Ti 15in. LCD illustrated Hard Drive install guide here
Powerbook G4 12in LCD illustrated Hard Drive install guide here)
- IDE Serial ATA card w/Hitachi 7K250 120GB in G4/AGP (OS X 10.3)
- IDE Maxtor DiamondMax Plus 80GB in G4/AGP (OS X 10.3)
(Illustrated guide to adding a 2nd HD here in B&W G3 rev2 and G4 towers up to the QuickSilver models.
IDE articles page RAID section has an illustrated guide for adding 2 more drives in the side bays.)
You can find full owner reports (latest shown first) by searching the database by drive/brand/interface/mac models (the latest reports are shown first in searches).
For guides to installing CD/CDRW/DVD drives or Hard drives in many mac models, see the IDE Articles page. The Firewire articles page also has guides on case kits, installing drives, etc.
If you've added a IDE, SCSI, Firewire or USB hard drive, CDRW, tape drive, etc. make sure you add a report to the database. (If you post an updated entry - make sure you use the same name, etc. as you did before so I can find your past entry. Thanks.)
(Incomplete entries are deleted. Do not post questions in the database, it's for drive reports not questions on what drive to buy - for that try searching the database for reports from owners of your mac model on the drive type/brand/interface, etc. you're interested in.)
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