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iMac G5 fans on all the time.
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thomasthetug
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Jan 18, 2009, 06:48 PM
 
Hi, my imac g5 usually was nice and quiet, but now the fans are always on, not full blast but there on noticeable to hear them over my music, whats going on here any ideas?
     
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Jan 18, 2009, 06:50 PM
 
The vents may be blocked with fluff, trying vacuuming them to see if it makes the fans quieter.
     
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Jan 18, 2009, 07:28 PM
 
well ive blown all the dust out with compressed air but there was something telling me to clean out the processor duct so ill try that,
     
   
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