Imac G5 20" NOISY FAN, just arrived and FAULTY??

antonioconte · #1 February 15th, 2005, 12:25 PM

My imac 20" arrived today, straight out of the box and upon launch, the VERY LOUD fan kicks in almost from the word go. I have a quicksilver G4 previously and I thought that was loud. This is almost twice as loud. It's kicking out so much air out of the vent at the top. To top that, it won't accept disc one of the install so I can't even get started. Plus when I do a shutdown, it shuts down but the LOUD FAN stays there and I have to force shutdown after about 5 mins. Does this sound familiar. I can't believe I got rid of a noisy G4 Quicksilver and now I've got something even more noisy!

HateEternal · #2 February 15th, 2005, 01:30 PM

I experienced this with a few that we ordered and I had to setup, it stopped doing it after I installed all the updates. It also wouldn't turn off safely, if you selected shutdown or restart it would shut the screen off but just sit there with the fans blowing hard. This was resolved at the same time that the fan always on issue was.

antonioconte · #3 February 15th, 2005, 01:33 PM

so Basically somehow I need to install all the software etc and the updates and it should go?

bobw · #4 February 15th, 2005, 01:38 PM

If it doesn't, call Apple.

Alex · #5 February 15th, 2005, 01:40 PM

I was at an Apple store recently, and someone brought in their iMac. The Genius said they were having some problems with fans running too fast and what not..

I'd call Apple/ visit the Apple Store.

**Giaguara** · #6 February 15th, 2005, 02:44 PM

Yes, call ASAP Apple. If you are in US, 1-800-APL CARE.

antonioconte · #7 February 15th, 2005, 02:46 PM

have just done that and they think it could be the power supply - they are will ing to replace. In the meantime I have forced the machine to install CD and the fan is not there anymore on boot up from the CD???? WEIRD OR WHAT?

HateEternal · #8 February 15th, 2005, 05:57 PM

Thats what I thought when I finished the software updates and it just shutoff. I at first thought it had something to do with the image I installed on it, I never booted to the preinstalled OS, just straight from the CD and imaged it, the fans kicked on durring the gray apple screen while booting from CD though.

I had it happen both to a 17" 1.8 GHz and a 20", both have been running fine since.