Can an almost full slave disk cause freezes?

Question

Hi, my rock solid Giga has started to freeze intermittently.
I have run Disk Utility, Mac Janitor, Machelp, reset the PRAM and CMU.
I have 120gig HD that only has 15% left on it, it does not contain the OS.
The processors (Powerlogix Dual 1.2's) are getting a little hot to the touch.
Can the slave disk be overworking the processors because it is nearly full?
I have over 50% left on the disk that contains the OS.
What can be making the processors get hot and causing the freezes?
I have pulled out a Radeon 9800 Mac Pro and put back the old rage 128 pro and so far it hasnt frozen, the reason I pulled the 9800 was because it was the last item fitted... but it has been fine for months until now....
What can be causing this?

Answer 1

Hi-
Don't worry about the motherboard- that's an all or
nothing issue.
phew.. thank funk for that.
So, you're down to 2 things, I'd say- RAM or OS.
RAM has been disturbed in the last few weeks, as has been fitted to other machines, but appears to work.
Download and run Memtest to test your RAM-
http://www.memtestosx.org/
I havent done this, I re-swapped two other 512 sticks instead, (only got one gig in the Mac at the moment)
I think we talked about an Archive and Install, or
reinstall before, didn't we? If not, let's think
about doing such.
We did indeed discuss this, and time sems to be playing Agent Provocatuer, I need to sort this quickly I know... but this freezing issue has presented itself.
Except for the RAM, you've pretty
well eliminated the hardware. That leaves you with
the OS. It's a fact, that ocasionally, the OS needs
to be reinstalled. The BEST is a zero the hard drive,
and new install ( biggest pain in the * as well).
Irony...
BUT, at a minimum, after the results of the RAM test,
I would consider an Archive and Install to be a good
move towards a stable system.
I will research how to achieve this.
http://macosg.com/group/viewtopic.php?t=800
link is dead.
I noticed that you are running 10.4.9 (?). Did you
check on the CPU Director for your Powerlogix
processor? It needs updated, or your processor won't
work as before.
This looks like a clue... you have a sharp eye japamac... I have just checked and indeed I have 10.4.10
http://www.powerlogix.com/products/cpudirector/index.h
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This link is also dead.
By the way, did you verify your processor fans were
working prior to removing it? Also, did you use CPU
Director to check the temperature? Note that the
"redline starts at about 90℃. Or, did CPUD need
updating?
Can you help me with part please? fans were working, what is CPU director?
I have searched for it and cannot find it, what does it do?
I think this is going to be a nightmare..........
(Trivia) In a 28-30 ℃ room, my PLogix CPU (single)
doesn't exceed 48 ℃ (though I do have other fan mods,
I don't ever recall it running over
58℃).
G4AGP(450)Sawtooth, 2ghz PowerLogix,
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