over-exited fan on G5 2.7 dual

over-exited fan on G5 2.7 dual

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It's not often easy to clean these G5 Beasts, but have you access to a high pressure air compressor? I use 100PSI to clean most areas.

I've often wondered if the amount of RAM sticks affected the Memory Controller temp much, I have all but 2 slots filled with 10GB, my temps stay about 57°C, I think the 66-67°C on yours is going to aggravate the lead-free solder issue around the slots & controller.

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I have a 2.7. and had the same problem with noisy fans. There are lots of 'fixes', none of which worked for me. Removing the LCS can be a bit daunting but is not too hard. I changed the thermal paste and the unit had no leaks, I did not change the coolant but will do that next time.

To stop the racket I removed the two front input fans and replaced them with ultra quiet after market fans. I wired them a PC fan controler card which powers and regulates the noise/speed of the fans. I am about to do the same with the rear fans, this stops the 'ramping' of the fans. There are reports of 'ramping' G5 fans as far back as 2005, my thoughts are that the sensors which control the fans are too sensitive and even when users have had new logic boards, the problem often returns.

Bottom line, the early attempts at liquid cooling and fan control where not really very good, but as my mac only cost about 120 dollars I don't mind chopping it up and adding PC fans and to be honest it's a fun project to try to get all the Apple fans out and high quality silent fans in. Hope this was helpfull in some way.

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How to retrieve old nickname in Game center?

How to retrieve old nickname in Game center?

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Aprox a year ago I registered nickname iBolit.
At that time I've had iPhone 3G.
Now I somehow can't login with the same nickname from my new iPhone 4G...
Thing is that I'm using the same Apple ID....
I have been using game center for at least six months (most likely longer) and enjoying their games. However this evening I went to play one of my game center games Eternal Warriors a game by GLU and it asked me to accept the game center terms of service. This seemed routine to me so I accepted. Then it booted my Busta80 game center ID and replaced it with one that my wife had set up over a year ago. Now when I try and get my old ID linked back to my apple ID it tells me that that nickname is already in use. Someone help!
Anyone knows something about this subject?

Answer :

This also had me in a panic but this is what worked for me.

When Game Center was launched, it was trying to log me in by default with my email address whatever@whatever.com, but I had to change this to my Apple ID which is just a string of text, and then I put in my password for my Apple ID.

If you do not know your Apple ID, search your inbox for "Apple" and hopefully the email from the past is in there somewhere.

You can also try and find your Apple ID on this Apple Webpage:-

https://appleid.apple.com/cgi-bin/WebObjects/MyAppleId.woa

Also, earlier, ! had to change my Apple ID password because it was not secure enough by default and it was not letting me log in, so I went from the link in my email to the apple password change page and I changed the password to make the new security happy.

Game Center then logged me in first time and didn't have to put in a nickname or anything - yay

Hope this helps someone - I would have cried to have to redo all those **** achievements!!

Regards,

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Switch Apple IDs in Game Centre

Switch Apple IDs in Game Centre

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Is it possible to switch Apple IDs in Game Centre? I made this fake Apple ID when I first got my iPhone (just in case anything happened in the first couple months) and I played a few games, got a few achievements etc etc. But now I made an actual Apple ID with correct information and stuff and I want to change the fake Apple ID currently in my Game Centre account with the real one I just made. Problem comes up when I type in my actual ID to switch. It says 'The Apple ID you have entered is already in use'. Please help, I dont know why thats coming up.

Answer :

Well, you should have ensured that you were using the one you intended to use with Game Center. Scores, achievements, and friends are not tracked across multiple Apple IDs, nor can you merge Apple ID's(Apple is working on allowing this, but currently you can't). All you can do is change the account you are signed into.

In game center, there is a banner showing your email. Touch that and you will see, view and sign out. Touch sign out.

But as wjosten says, you can't merge the accounts together and the ownership of the games will belong to the old account.

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WiFi won't connect with Data Roaming Turned Off

WiFi won't connect with Data Roaming Turned Off

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I am currently travelling in the US and have turned Data Roaming Off. However, when i try and connect to a WiFi network it says that i need to turn Data Roaming on!??

I traveled earlier this year on iOS 3 with no issues connecting to WiFi...now it's not working.

Any ideas?

Answer :

Not Yet

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Wi-Fi issues after iOS 5.0.1 update on iPad.

Wi-Fi issues after iOS 5.0.1 update on iPad.

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After updating to 5.0.1 I can't access the internet through my home wifi. It worked right up until the update, now it shows as connected to wifi but it won't access any online services. I can connect only through my iPhone acting as an hotspot. Any Ideas on what to do? Is anyone else having this issue?

Answer :

Restart your WiFi router by removing power to it for 30 seconds.

On your iPhone go to Settings > General > Reset > Reset network settings.

Now try to connect.

While wifi connection is never good on ipad according to my experiecne, the situation is worsend after ios 5.0.1. It takes approximatley 2 to 3 minutes for me to connect to the home router, (it took 30 secs at most in the past). When I go out for outdoor wifi, the hotspots of some internet service providers can never be connected, the refreshing circles keeping spinning for 3 to 5 minutes and nothing happen.

The bottom line is, battery life seems to run longer than before, but I don't think it is an acceptable trade-off.


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Installed iOS 5.0.1 now WiFi won't connect

Installed iOS 5.0.1 now WiFi won't connect

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My 6 month old iPhone 4 has been having problems locating my home WiFi for the past few days.
It locates every other WiFi network outside of my house, but inside it can only find my neighbours, and with lower signal strength than usual.
At my school it has no problems finding and connecting to the free WiFi there.
My family's iPad's and our macbook pro's have no trouble connecting to the WiFi so it is probably not a problem with the router.
I've tried everything, I've turned WiFi on and off, reset network settings, reset the phone itself, all with no success.

Please help me guys, I need WiFi!

Answer :

I too am having the same issue with iOS5.0.1. I've not tried tweaking the router, but why should I have to? iPhone WiFi worked before the update and now it can't find the network intermittently. My gut tells me in trying to address the battery issue, they are limiting power to the WiFi chip and that's interferring with the phone being able to "see" available networks. In my case, I can be right on top of the router and I only get the spinning dial. I also get multiple lock-ups that require a hard reboot. Last night I had to do 3 reboots in an hour.

I tried all the reccomended solutions including seting the iphone to use a static ip address and dns etc... no change. BUT, Tonight I kept trying different settings on the router and found that by changing the 2.4ghz radio from n+g, to g only, then back to n+g somehow fixed the problem (at least so far). So it seems to be some kind of compatibility problem when using the n+g mixed mode on the AP. Keep in mind that all my ohter wifi devices continued to connect just fine before I toggled the router settings. In my case, the router is a Cisco/Linksys wrt600n router running DD-WRT firmware v24-sp2 (08/07/10) mega (SVN revision 14896)...

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Apple Mobile Device Service has stopped working. Vista SP2, iTunes 10.5

Apple Mobile Device Service has stopped working. Vista SP2, iTunes 10.5
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I've been having an issue syncing my iPhone to iTunes. Here's a description of the problem:

-With an up-to-date Apple Mobile Device Service, error windows constantly pop-up saying that it has stopped working. If I close the error window, another one pops up fifteen seconds later.

-If I plug my iPhone into my computer, it is not recognized in iTunes, because Apple Mobile Device Service is not running.

-This error does not occur on my desktop PC, so I have been able to sync my iPhone by loading all of my files onto a USB and transferring them onto it. However, I would much rather not.

Here are the steps that I have taken:

-Uninstalled and reinstalled iTunes 10.5 with firewall off

-Individually uninstalled and reinstalled the Apple Mobile Device Service with firewall off

-Stopped and Restarted the Apple Mobile Device Service in Administrative Tools -> Services

-Extensively searched the internet for solutions

-Replaced Apple Mobile Device Service for iTunes 10.5 with Apple Mobile Device Service for iTunes 10.1 (This worked PARTIALLY. The error windows have now stopped popping up altogether, but I cannot sync with iTunes because the Apple Mobile Device Service is out of date. It asks me to update it, I agree, and I get the Apple Mobile Device Service that spawns error windows and still does not allow me to sync my iPhone.)

I am running Windows Vista SP2, and iTunes 10.5. My Internet Security suite is AVG Internet Security 2011. My iPhone is running iOS 5.0.0. Here is a full report of the error:

Problem Event Name: APPCRASH
Application Name: AppleMobileDeviceService.exe
Application Version: 17.88.0.8
Application Timestamp: 4e66ceff
Fault Module Name: kernel32.dll
Fault Module Version: 6.0.6002.18449
Fault Module Timestamp: 4da47967
Exception Code: c06d007e
Exception Offset: 0003fc56
OS Version: 6.0.6002.2.2.0.768.3
Locale ID: 4105
Additional Information 1: 599e
Additional Information 2: 30e036b93244793a42096718411570bd
Additional Information 3: 7229
Additional Information 4: 80ac1a21efab121ee7fb685acd0c57bc

Any ideas would be greatly appreciated. Thanks!

Answer :

Just a shot in the dark, but have you downloaded any program from Megaupload, like MegaKey? If so then that is your problem. I had been having the exact same problem for the past 2 weeks. I couldn't figure out what it was and tried everything that you have.. Then was on a board and someone mentioned Megakey. Having tried everything else, I uninstalled the program and reinstalled the current ITunes and AMDS. My Ipad and Iphone connected with no problem.

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Adapter or Wireless Bridge compatible with TimeCapsule

Adapter or Wireless Bridge compatible with TimeCapsule

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I would like to connect my home theater ethernet enabled equipment to my TC 11n network. I envision an adapter that has the same 11n 2.4GHz and 5GHz WiFi performance and is as compatible as, say a MacBook to obtain maximum speeds. However it must have at least 2 ethernet ports, acting as a bridge or router to feed the home theater equipment.

Anything out there?

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+Anything out there?+

An AirPort Extreme would do exactly what you want if you set it up to "extend a wireless network". In this configuration, the AirPort Extreme provides expanded wireless coverage and the ethernet ports (3) are enabled, so you could connect ethernet devices.

Keep in mind that your "ethernet" connections will only be as good as the quality that your wireless network allows. The AirPort Extreme would need to be positioned in a location where it receives a strong signal from your Time Capsule.

An alternate setup might be to take a look a ethernet powerline adapters to provide an ethernet signal to your remote devices by using the AC power lines in your home. Most major router manufactures offer these types of products..Linksys, Netgear, D-Link, etc. Try "Google" for more info.

+Can the TC and Extreme be set to operate in 11n only in 5GHz but 11g in 2.4GHz?+

Both devices can do this if you have the "dual band" versions. Apple started shipping a dual band Time Capsule approximately a year ago, so depending on what generation of product you have, it may or may not be possible for it to handle 5 GHz and 2.4 GHz simultaneously.

If you are not sure, check the model number on the bottom of the Time Capsule and post back and we'll check on this.

A new AirPort Exptreme will be dual band, of course.

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configure the airport extreme 11n as an access point

configure the airport extreme 11n as an access point?

Here's the situation, I got one airport extreme 11n as a christmas gift while I purchased one for myself not to long ago. Now my place is pretty big so I'm thinking about making the second extreme an access point for another area of the house. Can i do that with the extreme? Does anyone know where i can find the instructions ?

Yes.

If you are connecting the 2 AirPort Extreme base station (AEBS) via Ethernet, configure the new AEBS to operate in "bridge" mode. Have it create a wireless network with the same parameters as the network created by the first AEBS.

If you want it to do it wirelessly that is also possible.

If you are using 802.11n only mode, you can use the new "extend a wireless network" feature to connect the 2 AEBS.

If you are using a 802.11b/g compatible mode, you need to use WDS to connect the 2 AEBS.

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Can the Airport Extreme work as an Access point

Can the Airport Extreme work as an Access point

As subject says, can the Extreme work as a regular access point? That is, no routing between networks - just serving wifi clients to my LAN?

Yes, if you configure the AirPort Extreme in Bridge Mode.

ATV as access point?

ATV as access point?

Can apple tv be used as an ethernet access point? My new Samsung Blu-ray player will not even see my TC.

No. The ATV can connect to an existing network but doesn't function as an access point. If you're Samsung uses WiFi, there shouldn't be any reason that I can think of that it shouldn't access a network that uses a TC as a router. The only thing I can think of is that you may have set the TC to only use "n" and the Samsung isn't capable of that. You'd need to check your settings for the TC using the Airport Utility in your Utility folder. As I'm not currently using an Apple Airport device, I can't access the exact settings.

Best of luck.

How can i make my iPhone an access point?

How can i make my iPhone an access point?

i was wondering about how i can transfer the internet from my iPhone into my laptop wireleselly or by Bluetooth or using the cable?
so how can i make my iPhone an access point??

Thanks in advance

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How to Transfer iPhone Apps to Another iPhone

How to Transfer iPhone Apps to Another iPhone - Before anyone gets concerned, the linked article simply shows you how to authorize other computers to use your iTunes account, which Apple allows (you can have up to 5 computers authorized to use your iTunes account). Technically, though, this is meant for users in the same household, and not to share with your friends.

Here is a nice link showing how you can transfer your paid application from one iphone to another without paying twice.

http://www.ehow.com/how_4864095_transfer-iphone-apps-another-iphone.html

Thought it might be helpful to newbie guys like me.

How do I change my app store login?

How do I change my app store login?

Just click on the name that is in the little silver box in the right hand corner of the iTunes Store Page. Click on Sign Out, then enter her own Apple ID and password and you both should be good to go

I entered my login name on my friends iphone so she could download a free game, and now that she has created her own itunes account, she wants to use her own account, but when she goes to download anything from the app store, my account name is already entered, and I can't seem to figure out how to enter a different acount. Any suggestions?

You have to sync her iphone to her own itunes account on a computer.

1. Open up itunes and go to the itunes store.

2. Check the email address at the upper right hand corner of the screen.

3. If this is your email address, click it and tell her to put in her own itunes login info.

4. Sync iphone.

Now her itunes info will be stored on the iphone!

Download My Xbox LIVE for iPad

Download My Xbox LIVE for iPad

My Xbox LIVE app for iOS devices, released by Microsoft, brings the features of Microsoft's gaming service to iPad. With the app, you can track and compare your achievements, chat with Xbox Live friends, and edit your 3D avatars.

My Xbox LIVE has a clean interface, with no problems or any crashes on my iPad 2. The app makes the Xbox 360 a powerful home entertainment device.

Download My Xbox LIVE (Free) from iTunes.

Download Notability ($0.99) from iTunes

Download Notability ($0.99) from iTunes

Notability is the best note taking app for iPad with lots of features, including full-featured handwriting, note taking, linked audio recording, media insertion, annotate PDFs, cloud sync your notes to Dropbox, and more. You can use it to capture information at school, work, or anywhere.

The UI on this app is user friendly and customizable. I have tried a number of note apps, but this's the best. You can draw, write and type. If you don't like typing, you can record it. Perfect for classes and meetings. Thanks for the Dropbox sync function.

Download Notability ($0.99) from iTunes.

Download Unstuck (Free) from iTunes

Download Unstuck (Free) from iTunes

Unstuck is absolutely a very powerful life planning app that offers up personalized digital tools and community. The app helps you see your life from a third person perspective, gives you tips, and lets you get unstuck. Really good at determining problems.

Unstuck app is very helpful. It provides a great way to organize my through around issues when I'm feeling stuck. For getting unstuck on live, you must take action and follow the recommendations.

Download Unstuck (Free) from iTunes.

Manage iPad multiple email signatures on iOS 5

Manage iPad multiple email signatures on iOS 5 - The iOS 5 is still officially lacking support for this feature. Apple hasn't made that option available.

If you need to do that, you can try the tip. Tap Setting > General > Keyboard, and use "Add New Shortcut…" to create many keyboard shortcuts for each different signature. You can also use Mail Enhancer to get custom signatures for per email accounts on jailbroken iPad.

Cannot access Newsstand store on iPad

Cannot access Newsstand store on iPad - How to connect and setting NewsStand Store

After updating my iPad to iOS 5, I can't access the Newsstand store. I had it all installed correctly, but the "Store" button is always greyed out. There is only the New York Times in the library and I cann't add others to the newsstand app.

If you have the same issue, press the home and hold buttons at the same time for shutting down, and then hold the button again until the apple logo appears. Fix the problem.

Turning an iPhone into an iPod touch - keep the original SIM!

Turning an iPhone into an iPod touch - keep the original SIM!
The kids had used old iPhones as IPod touches without trouble, but apparently I'd never done a factory reset.

If you do that, the phone can't be used -- until it's activated.

You need a SIM card that was either originally used to activate the phone, or that works with a currently active phone:

Using an iPhone without a wireless service plan

Follow these steps to use your iPhone without a wireless service plan:

Insert the SIM card from your new, activated iPhone or one that was previously used to activate the original iPhone.

Connect the iPhone to iTunes on a computer connected to the Internet.Once iTunes activates the device, you're free to use the iPhone as if it were an iPod touch.

... It may be necessary to repeat this process after updating or restoring the device.

Yikes. If I'd known that then, when I got my 4S, I'd have asked to keep the old SIM card and had them give me a new SIM. Instead we just swapped the old SIM. (Not sure if AT&T will do this, it's an advantage of ordering you iPhone from Apple for home delivery.)

Lesson: When you upgrade your iPhone, keep the SIM card that was previously used to activate the device.

Update: On the brighter side, iOS 5 allows use of FaceTime and iMessage without a SIM card. You can't use them in airplane mode however.

Update 11/30/2011: iMessage behavior is flaky in a SIM-Less iPhone. More on that later. In a separate experiment on another phone I found a SIM card that had previously been used in a different iPhone worked to get pasts the iTunes check even though the number no longer existed and the SIM card was no longer valid.