Welcome to the MacNN Forums.

If this is your first visit, be sure to check out the FAQ by clicking the link above. You may have to register before you can post: click the register link above to proceed. To start viewing messages, select the forum that you want to visit from the selection below.

You are here: MacNN Forums > Software - Troubleshooting and Discussion > Mac OS X > tiger likes ram.....

tiger likes ram.....
Thread Tools
ph0ust
Senior User
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: earth
Status: Offline
Reply With Quote
Aug 19, 2005, 11:14 AM
 
so for a few weeks now i have been trying to figure out why my fan kicked on permanently (and loudly) as soon as i upgraded my imac (17" g4 1ghz) from jaguar to tiger. apparently, 1gb or ram just isn't "cool" when running tiger. as soon as i added a 1gb stick (total = 1.5gb now) that fan went back to its normal quite hum. there are a LOT of differences now: fan is off, login from sleep is quick, boot time is faster, and lots more. the apps are still a bit slow to launch though.

now all i need to figure out is why my system profiler says my "machine model" is a "PowerMac6,1" instead of an imac. still says the "machine name" is "iMac". ever seen this?
     
budster101
Baninated
Join Date: Dec 2004
Location: Illinois might be cold and flat, but at least it's ugly.
Status: Offline
Reply With Quote
Aug 19, 2005, 11:16 AM
 
Where did you get the 'tiger' install from?
     
kick52
Baninated
Join Date: May 2005
Location: England
Status: Offline
Reply With Quote
Aug 19, 2005, 12:37 PM
 
strange. i heard that tiger messes around with some of the fans in some iMacs. i think the apple care solution was to press the two reset buttons or somat but i really dont know.
     
budster101
Baninated
Join Date: Dec 2004
Location: Illinois might be cold and flat, but at least it's ugly.
Status: Offline
Reply With Quote
Aug 19, 2005, 12:47 PM
 
Do a Clean install.
     
   
Thread Tools
Forum Links
Forum Rules
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts
BB code is On
Smilies are On
[IMG] code is On
HTML code is Off
Trackbacks are On
Pingbacks are On
Refbacks are On
Top
Privacy Policy
All times are GMT -5. The time now is 12:44 AM.
All contents of these forums © 1995-2011 MacNN. All rights reserved.
Branding + Design: www.gesamtbild.com
vBulletin v.3.8.7 © 2000-2011, Jelsoft Enterprises Ltd., Content Relevant URLs by vBSEO 3.3.2