Late 2005; SMU Reset silenced the machine!

Wow, effective to say the least.
I suffered from a various Fan noise problems, it was like nearly all the fans were not running in heir noise optimum state/rpm's
I pressed the SMU reset button and voila, almost ALL noises are gone now. I actually started hearing beep noise of high pitch just to discover it was my ADSL modem.
The machine is nearly whisper silent now, the problems i used to have were Whirring noise from somewhere, Pulsating fan noise (clearly audiable), Ringing noise from HD Bay fan, SLOT intake fan was generally scratchy and other odd sounds that were clearly audiable.
The only thing i can hear is the default idle noise of a G5, i am certain. I really recommend this procedure to anyone with a Late 2005 G5 and suffering from any fan noise problems.

Its near the memory modules, behind the intake fans, 5cm right from the battery.
Remember to press it only once!

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my G5 quad is very fast, but too loud. The Main Logic Board Backside Fan increases speed after maximal 5 Minutes up to 3000 rpm, even if the quad really does nothing. I tried to reset the SMU by removing the power cord, but no difference.
An Apple instructor sent me this:
"To reset the SMU on a Power Mac G5 (Late 2005) computer, either use the steps listed above for the Power Mac G5 (Late 2004) or:
Turn off the computer by selecting Shut Down from the Apple menu or by holding the power button until the computer turns off.
Open and remove both the metallic outer door and the inner plastic air deflector.
Remove the fan assembly immediately to the left of the processor module.
Press the SMU reset button on the logic board.
Replace the fan assembly, air deflector, and outer door.
Turn on the computer."
…but I can't find the SMU reset button. Can anybody help me?
Powermac G5 quad Mac OS X (10.4.3) 2,5 GB RAM

Hello
Choose "turn off" in the Apple menu, unplug the power cord, open the side door, unplug the lower fan, put your hands on the Quad Tower Case before you touch the SMU Button, then push the button only one time.
Here is a Picture from a Dual-Core 2.0, should be on the same place:
http://img470.imageshack.us/img470/7594/quadsmubutton8gq.png
Apples Knowledgebase Article says it works also like for older Late 2004 G5's. A little confusing for me.
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=300341
Power Mac G5 2.0 Dual-Core | Firmware 5.2.7f1 | 512MB Ram | Mac OS X (10.4.3) | GeForce 6600 LE PCIe 128 MB | Pioneer DVR-110D

Frequent need for smu reset and restart

What could be causing this? A little background: Everything had been fine for some time, than just recently have had problems with this iMac. I had 2 gigs of crucial ram that appeared to go bad in the last two weeks, evidenced by kernel panics. Replaced that with the old chip (512 megs) that I was able to get to work. Now from time to time, the computer will freeze and the fan noise will get very loud. This is solved by a restart. Frequently, especially after the computer has been shut down overnite, I need to do an smu reset (unplug the power cord for 10 seconds, plug it back in with the power button held down, then restart.)

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Resetting the SMU on a Power Mac G5 (Late 2005)

Guys,
I was just reading the "How to reset the SMU on a Power Mac G5 (Late 2004/2005)" page http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=300341 and am now a little confused.
I own a Power Mac G5 (Late 2005), and every night before bed I turn it off and take the power plug out of the wall. In the instructions to resetting the SMU on a Power Mac G5, it states to remove the power cord from the computer for 15 seconds and then plug it back in.
By me always taking the power away from the computer, is this resetting the SMU every time? If so, can this cause problems?
Regards,
Daniel
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Presuming that you are referring to the 'relay click' sound when the G5 is first connected to mains power -
I have not seen an Apple Official mention of this initial relay sound, let alone an explanation of what the initial relay does; but, over the course of two years in the G5 Usage forum, the absence of it is invariably bad news for the Power Supply Unit(PSU)(or other major bits). So - yes, it is supposed to happen.
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http://www.thexlab.com/faqs/maintscripts.html
Trust this helps.

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Hi, looks like... A1126 Bluetooth...
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and I will be going to a retailer tommorow its just that I live quite far from any retailers and was hopin to see if anyone knew wheather the reatilers sold them so I could avoid wasting money going in there just to have to come back
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Late 2005; SMU Reset silenced the machine!

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