Cooling fan for iMac G5 - at top speed

Even when only one program is open (like now with Firefox) the cooling fan is running at top speed.
Is there any way to check on why and solve the problem?

Hi jaygreenman,
Just wanted to suggest, since you are not receiving much help here, that you may want to post your topic over in the iMac G5 usage forum:
http://discussions.apple.com/forum.jspa?forumID=881
Do a search there for "fan running full speed" or something similar and you'll find a lot of topics dealing with fan problems.
Sorry that's all I can suggest but hope that helps some,
littleshoulders

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