My Powerbook G4 gets so hot.

My powerbook is now 3 years old and after suffering a fall to the floor, the notebook gets so hot it is hard to keep on my lap. I am a college student on a limited budget - any thoughts? I know it is out of warranty.

My newly acquired G4 isn't abnormally hot, from what I've read, but I'd like to keep it a bit cooler to prolong the life of its components and battery. I asked my son what most people use, and he said, "None, because they're too cumbersome." Well, I can go along with getting something less obtrusive, but I do want something. I've seen:
1. Rain Design's iLap
http://www.raindesigninc.com/ilap.html
2. Zalman's ZM-NC1000
http://www.zalman.co.kr/eng/product/view.asp?idx=224&code=030
3. Thermaltake's T3000 R14AN01
http://www.thermaltake.com/product/Cooler/NBcooling/R14AN01/R14AN01.asp
4. Yanko Design's MBP Cooler
http://www.yankodesign.com/index.php/2007/08/27/cooling-that-macbook-pro/
I like that the Yanko has recesses for the feet, so it plants the aluminum plates together for better heatsink effect, but where does the air from the fan go?
The T3000 has great heat tube technology, but there is no connection between the notebook and the surface due to the stand off effect of the rubber feet.
The Zalman makes the most sense, but a passive cooler would be preferable.
I guess Rain's solution would be OK, but I'd drill recesses in the corners for the rubber feet to drop in. I like the solid connection between the heatsink surfaces. Any other nice ones available with passive cooling, good heatsink surface connection, and compact/transportable design?

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My powerbook G4 gets very hot...

is this normal?

Hot enough to be uncomfortable on your lap - normal. Hotter than that no.The TiBooks have two fans; the first to kick in is generally the one on the back right hand side near the power connector and I find thsi comes on pretty much whenever it's on charge. When the processor starts working hard too the middle back fan also kicks in.
You should really not use your TiBook on your lap as it needs to have air circulating underneath the casing to cool it off.
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My Powerbook gets so hot its hard to keep on my lap

My powerbook is now 3 years old and after suffering a fall to the floor, the notebook gets so hot it is hard to keep on my lap. I am a college student on a limited budget - any thoughts? I know it is out of warranty.

Well, a new post in the appropriate G4 Powerbook usage forum would be good. You posted in the G5 Tower forum.
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Your Energy Saver settings, under System Preferences, allows for the CPU performance to be set to Automatic, Reduced, or Highest.
Possibly, with the increased graphics requirement and a change in one of these settings, could put you over the edge.
It is not a good idea to continually force a shut-down like that, imo, and you will be better served by quitting things you don't need (like the temp monitor which increases the load by itself) , reducing your settings, and elevating the book (especially during the summer months) to allow the dissiapation to work.
They will get hot doing what you describe.
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How Can you get your hot mail.

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Hello,
If you want to use MSN / Hotmail with Apple's mail, check out the program HTTPMail Plugin at:
http://www.automagic-software.com/downloads.php
You can also download it from SourceForge:
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And, strangely, while both the developer's site and SourceForge lists the latest version as 1.47 - Tiger release 2005-11-25, I found a 1.48 release at:
http://mac.softpedia.com/get/Internet-Utilities/httpmail-plugin.shtml
And also:
http://www.macupdate.com/info.php/id/10842
And also:
http://www.versiontracker.com/dyn/moreinfo/macosx/18189
I just downloaded the 1.48 version, and it is in-fact a 1.48 release. So, that would appear to be the most current version. Perhaps the normal / direct sites just haven't been updated yet.
You can see a screen-shot and brief description of the older 1.46 version at:
http://www.apple.com/downloads/macosx/email_chat/danielshttpmailplugin.html
The 1.47 version of the httpmail plug-in was released in November of 2005. But, the 1.48 version was apparently released in March of 2006.
It is not a "universal binary". It is a PowerPC only program / plug-in.
This is not an issue if you are using a PowerPC Mac. You can just install it and use it.
As for Intel Macs, it will install, but not run in a Intel Native program.
If you want to use a PowerPC plug-in with Mail on an Intel Mac, then you have to set Mail to run in PowerPC mode through Rosetta.
That will enable the plug-in to work. But, that means running mail through Rosetta which may be slower.
Just to be safe, you might actually want to set mail to run in Rosetta before you install the plug-in. That would probably be the safest route.
Here's a document about forcing a program to run in Rosetta.
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=303120
Give this a try and see if it works for you.
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Hi rhaughan,
I see that you have concerns about your operating temperature of your computer while using resource-heavy applications such as gaming applications. I have an article that will address some of the concerns you have mentioned:
Mac notebooks: Operating temperature - Apple Support
http://support.apple.com/en-is/HT201640
While there are third-party utilities that measure the temperature of a notebook computer, it is important to understand that these utilities are not measuring the external case temperature. The actual case temperature is much lower. Never use third-party applications to diagnose possible hardware issues—instead, contact Apple or go to an Apple Retail Store or Apple Authorized Service Provider.
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Hi All,
I am getting increasingly frustrated at the battery grossly overheating ( as in cannot hold it on legs as gets too hot) also that I have to keep it on constant charge a other wise it discharges from 100% to zero in well under and hour. Is this a battery or design fault of this particular model. Its not even a year old but I also know whilst they brought it out in March 2012 they discontinued in October 2012...
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Not normal. Take it to an Apple Store for evaluation.
Make a Genius Bar Reservation
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Is your iPad jailbroken?
Unauthorized modification of iOS can cause security vulnerabilities, instability, shortened battery life, and other issues
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3743
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Greetings to all.
I would like to start a thread about the iMac G5 and heat. I found a few old threads, but I would like to bring that topic up again.
I have a 1st Generation iMac G5 (purchased end November 2004). For the second time since November 2004, it was defective and the Logicboard was replaced (so my Apple Dealer told me).
First time, in November 2005, the screen went pink. Second time, earlier this month, my Mac didn't boot anymore.
The full amount for the repair (including shipping to Apple (Belgium), work hours, etc.) was over 500.00 euro (about 700 USD for you, Americans).
I believe that the iMac G5 (at least: my 1st Gen one) is simply getting too warm.
The day before, I installed "Hardware Monitor". It gave the following (average) temperatures:
CPU: 60.6 - 63.8° Celsius (141-164° F)
HD: 57.5° C (135.5° F)
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CPU: 36.5° C (97.5° F)
HD: 26° C (78.5° F)
My second PC, an old (modded) HP Vectra, with an Intel P4 at 1.6 GHz and a 80 Gb Seagate Barracuda, gives as average temperature (HD only):
HD: 37° C (98° F)
It may not be correct to compare my iMac with PC's - but harddisks are harddisks, wheather it is a Western Digital (250 HD in my Mac) or a Seagate (PC HD's), and it is only logical that a(n average) HD temperature of 57 degrees Celsius (128° F) in the long term can not be healthy, while the harddisks of my PC's are a lot, lot cooler.
The PPC, too, gets much hotter than my Athlon CPU (and the P4 most likely too).
Therefor: is my suspicion correct that the/my iMac G5 in general is getting too hot for its own good? Even though it may be summer here (Belgium), I still find such a difference in heat values between my iMac and my PC's not "right".
Both the times that my iMac was defective, the Logicboard was replaced.
Is it possible that in both cases heat is the problem (directly or indirectly) of the defects of my iMac?
Basically we have a desktop computer constructed like a laptop, with all the hardware stuffed together in a very tight space. Why did they not keep the heat issue more in mind, when the iMac G5 was designed?
I believe that the heat is a very negative factor in the/my iMac G5. If I will have to pay such a small fortune, every time my Mac breaks down, being a Mac owner will become quite expensive.
iMac G5 (PPC), 17-inch, Superdrive, Mac OS X (10.4.10) 1.5 GB RAM, 250 Gb Western Digital HD
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Your Mac should have been repaired under the Apple power supply or video and power issues as long as your serial numbers were covered.
As far as normal operating temps are concerned, my Rev A is at this moment, running at CPU T-Diode 144∘and my Hard Drive is at 128∘so your temperatures seem well within normal ranges.
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