G3 iBook hardware problems

[Dan Kahmann]

Sir -
If you are not comfortable with disassembling it, the take it to a shop.
Sounds like the cooling fan has quit working properly, or is well on the
way to it's de
mise. The best way to ruin a processor is to let it overheat - so don't run
it until you
get it checked or you may find you get to buy a new processor as well.
Also - overhating cpu's tend to cause alot of "strange" errors, be cautious.
The heat and whining noise may be the only indication you get before it
quits !

- Dan "K" man


> [Original Message]
> From: Beartooth <beartooth@adelphia.net>
> To: <yellowdog-general@lists.terrasoftsolutions.com>
> Date: 6/3/2004 7:15:48 PM
> Subject: G3 iBook hardware problems
>
>
> My wife runs only YDL3 on her machine. Recently it took to dimming the
> display a lot. An Apple-fancying friend who happened to pass through tried
> a couple things (I didn't watch, alas!) that didn't help, and suggested we
> reboot to OSX and set the brightness control Apple's way (whatever that
> is); but we never got that far. She rebooted -- and now the brightness is
> OK -- but the machine makes a strange faint whine, and the left front
> smooth place in front of the keyboard is hot to the touch. Not hot enough
> to be unpleasant, but definitely hot.
>
> I'm the nearest thing to support she has, and I don't speak hardware. What
> do we need to do? Take it to a shop?
>
> -- 
> Beartooth Implacable, curmudgeonly codger learning linux
> Remember that I know *very* little of what I'm asking about!
>
>
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