The first G5 (Dual 1.8Ghz) is stripped and the PSU is removed, all the components are lined up for cleaning with an old toothbrush.ģ. 1x straightened out allen key tightly zip tied onto another larger/longer one for getting down into the gap on the CPU card/heatsink.
Notice my home-made long Hex tool for getting the CPUs out in the early gen G5s. All disconnected and setup under the back patio, ready for a clean up. So, here is the photo journal of the job (I stopped taking photos after doing the first two machines).ġ. The dust inside the Macs wasn't as bad as I expected, except the Mac Pro, which had a bit of a build up on the intake fans, but does get much more run time than the PowerPCs.Īs part of the process, I wanted to re-do the thermal paste on the G5s which is a job I have never done before and they all still had their factory set, cracked and powdered white silicon gunk. As a pre-new-years preparation for smashing out productivity in 2018, I decided to pull the 4 big aluminum towers out of my office and give them all a thorough clean up (plus vacuum the carpet in the dusty space they took up).
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