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kinik · Jun 30, 2005, 01:11 AM

is it quite normal that the iMac G3 operates at a "pretty warm" temperature? also after ejecting the disc out from the slot drive, the disc felt quite warm too, is that normal?
and i guessed that the iMac G3 doesn't have a fan

Will C · Jun 30, 2005, 09:01 AM

Originally Posted by kinik

is it quite normal that the iMac G3 operates at a "pretty warm" temperature? also after ejecting the disc out from the slot drive, the disc felt quite warm too, is that normal?
and i guessed that the iMac G3 doesn't have a fan

Later G3 iMacs (such as the DV models) have no fans and all the cooling is by convection, so yes they do appear to run quite warm and yes optical discs may come out of the drive fairly was as well.

If you see flames coming out of the top of the unit, it is probably running too hot.

HTH

kick52 · Jun 30, 2005, 03:36 PM

i have an iMac G3, 333mhz that came wit 32mb ram and i think that has a fan.... it gets quite hot at the top green bit after running for an 1hr+. i can feel hot air blowing out the top and a fan sort of noise but does it actually have a fan?

Ozzpot · Jul 1, 2005, 06:24 AM

I have an old iMacDV (G3) 400. It has no fans.

It is my first mac, is now about 5 years old, and not a day has passed when you couldn't fry an egg on the thing. I'd estimate it runs at about 70-80°C. CDs come out of that slot so hot you have to juggle them to avoid a scalding. It seems to be a characteristic of these models, is perfectly normal, and should cause no problems.

kinik · Jul 1, 2005, 10:11 AM

oh then im relieved, becoz i have not own an iMac before, infact this is the first mac computer i have ever own. I thought its something wrong with the system that makes the imac ran so hot. A nice heater in da room if temperature is cold..hehehe

jamil5454 · Jul 1, 2005, 10:35 AM

Originally Posted by kinik

oh then im relieved, becoz i have not own an iMac before, infact this is the first mac computer i have ever own. I thought its something wrong with the system that makes the imac ran so hot. A nice heater in da room if temperature is cold..hehehe

Just cause it has no fans doesn't mean it warms the room more than a machine with fans. They both put out the same amount of heat, just the one with fans discharges the heat better from inside the computer.

Ozzpot · Jul 1, 2005, 11:18 AM

The next generation of Macs will superconduct at room temperature. :-P

P · Jul 2, 2005, 04:59 AM

Originally Posted by jamil5454

Just cause it has no fans doesn't mean it warms the room more than a machine with fans. They both put out the same amount of heat, just the one with fans discharges the heat better from inside the computer.

In fact, the machine with the fan warms the room more, because of the friction in the fan and of the blades against the air... Not tha you'd notice the difference, but it is that way.

Krusty · Jul 2, 2005, 06:46 AM

kick52, yes, the 333 DOES have a fan (if it has a tray loading optical drive, it has a fan. If it is a slot-loading DV, it has none).

On a side note:
I have a DV series iMac that is still in use as a network server. Best g@ddamn machine EVAR.
Runs absolutely silent (except optical drive noise when in use)
Easy to upgrade, full size internal HD (I've swapped it a few times for various reasons)
Runs later versions of X acceptably
Has all the "modern" day connectivity (FW, 100bt, even spot for 802.11b wireless airport card) so it plays nice on a network of new machines.
Though not portable, its extremely luggable to put where you need it.
Its been out of the line-up for so long now, its actually starting to look "cool" again.

I remember when I bought my 1st 400mhz DV SE in 1999 (now supplanted by a 450 DV as I gave the original to a friend who needed a machine). I had to typical concerns with upgradeability and the all-in-one form factor, etc. Turns out those fears were unfounded ... this thing's never been lacking. My roommate has a mid range business class Dell tower that was actually 1 year newer. When he bought his iPod a few years ago .. guess what? Let's go buy a firewire card. When he moved in with me and we got him hooked up on the high-speed ... hey, not even a NIC, had to go buy that after market as well. Right now the iMac serves web pages, ftp and streaming music to the outside world, serves files on the LAN, acts as Firewire hard drive to back up my main machine (I put a 120gb drive in it and gave it a partition exactly the same as the boot partition of my main machine) and a general hub in the Living room for web surfing and playing both mine and my roommate's iTunes libraries via music sharing and is the (admittedly rarely used) network fax server. With its iSub attached and discreetly hidden in a cabinet beneath it, it plays music about as loud as we can acceptably get away with in our apartment.