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From: eastender on 20 Apr 2010 04:10
I've just connected a G5 (1.6GHz base unit) to a Mini via target disk
mode (via an external drive) using firewire 400 as I want to work using
the G5's two disks today. Works fine except the G5's fans have ramped up
to almost full blast - any idea why?

E.
From: eastender on 20 Apr 2010 04:19
In article <slrnhsqoic.21e9.jim(a)wotan.magrathea.local>,
Jim <jim(a)magrathea.plus.com> wrote:

> I think when you boot a machine in Target Disk Mode there's little or no
> power management going on, so the fans ramp up to full and stay there.

OK thanks - that makes sense. But it's so loud I can't work with it so
I'll have to find some space elsewhere to copy the directories I need...

Did you get your Cube's sound sorted?

E.
From: Jim on 20 Apr 2010 04:23
On 2010-04-20, eastender <nospam(a)nospam.com> wrote:
> In article <slrnhsqoic.21e9.jim(a)wotan.magrathea.local>,
> Jim <jim(a)magrathea.plus.com> wrote:
>
>> I think when you boot a machine in Target Disk Mode there's little or no
>> power management going on, so the fans ramp up to full and stay there.
>
> OK thanks - that makes sense. But it's so loud I can't work with it so
> I'll have to find some space elsewhere to copy the directories I need...
>
> Did you get your Cube's sound sorted?

No, but I stopped looking fairly quickly. It's not a major issue, just a "it
would be nice" kind of thing.

Jim
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From: zoara on 20 Apr 2010 17:54
Jim <jim(a)magrathea.plus.com> wrote:
> On 2010-04-20, eastender <nospam(a)nospam.com> wrote:
> > I've just connected a G5 (1.6GHz base unit) to a Mini via target
> > disk
> > mode (via an external drive) using firewire 400 as I want to work
> > using
> > the G5's two disks today. Works fine except the G5's fans have
> > ramped up
> > to almost full blast - any idea why?
>
> I think when you boot a machine in Target Disk Mode there's little or
> no
> power management going on, so the fans ramp up to full and stay there.
>

There's an upside though - hoverMac!

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