macuserman
Well-known member
Ok so I went ahead and started another project that I have no business starting until I finish some others but here I am anyways. I picked this G5 up for super cheap $20 locally with an issue of it shutting down after being powered on for a couple minutes. It gets to the desktop and you can use it briefly before it just shuts off.
I opened it up and it’s one of the most disgusting machines I’ve ever worked on filth and dust and just grossness everywhere. I only recall one machine that was worse and it had an actual mouse nest in it. Anyhow this one is nasty everything you touch leaves your hands black. I figured I’d start with a good cleaning and see if perhaps it is just not able to cool correctly with all the nastiness. I’ve got a good bit of it apart but I’m not sure how to remove the processors I keep finding guides online that are only for the liquid cooled machines. So I’m looking for a little guidance on how best to proceed here.
I opened it up and it’s one of the most disgusting machines I’ve ever worked on filth and dust and just grossness everywhere. I only recall one machine that was worse and it had an actual mouse nest in it. Anyhow this one is nasty everything you touch leaves your hands black. I figured I’d start with a good cleaning and see if perhaps it is just not able to cool correctly with all the nastiness. I’ve got a good bit of it apart but I’m not sure how to remove the processors I keep finding guides online that are only for the liquid cooled machines. So I’m looking for a little guidance on how best to proceed here.