raygun01 Juuuust great. Plug in and turn on Mac Pro... Fan turns on insanely loud and I smell something burning. Rotten apple.

77 responses to this plurk.

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  August 02, 2008 at 05:05 allen099 says Sorry Jason . Those are the Mac's I'm accustomed to dealing with. Call back, and they will overnight you one if you complain.
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  August 02, 2008 at 05:06 raygun01 says Is this a common issue allen099?
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  August 02, 2008 at 05:08 bigepaz says oh no! mac Fail!
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  August 02, 2008 at 05:09 Teslanaut says I wish I had a Mac Pro. But I'm happy with my Aluminum iMac
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  August 02, 2008 at 05:11 raygun01 says bigepaz is you Mac Pro pretty quiet typically? This thing was like CRAZY loud.
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  August 02, 2008 at 05:12 RogueTess says nooooooo!!!!! Can you kick the tires?
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  August 02, 2008 at 05:12 allen099 says it's not a common issue on this one. It was on the PMG5 with liquid cooling. Do you know where it's coming from?
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  August 02, 2008 at 05:13 allen099 says take your HDD's out, and start it up. also unhook your AP/BT card
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  August 02, 2008 at 05:13 allen099 says oh, and it will be loud until you put the plastic cover on
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  August 02, 2008 at 05:14 raygun01 says I'll take those drives out... no ap/bt cards so that's no issue.
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  August 02, 2008 at 05:14 allen099 says ok, np. i'll be around in the Plurk neigborhood here waiting for the suspense
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  August 02, 2008 at 05:16 allen099 says you may be experiencing a PSU failure btw..(i know you dont need me to tell you that )
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  August 02, 2008 at 05:18 Rafa I had insomnia, so I'm gonna wait to see what happens as well.
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  August 02, 2008 at 05:17 bigepaz says my Mac Pro is pretty crazy quiet.
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  August 02, 2008 at 05:18 raygun01 says removing all extra drives works... Question: Since there's no "cable" is cable select wrong for the drives?
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  August 02, 2008 at 05:19 raygun01 says (oh and thank you!!!!)
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  August 02, 2008 at 05:18 allen099 says no
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  August 02, 2008 at 05:20 allen099 says there is no cable, but the connections are like PC MLB's...the controllers are on the board
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  August 02, 2008 at 05:21 allen099 says so, no burning smell without drives? smell each drive near the SATA connection...also sniff near the PSU on the bottom..
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  August 02, 2008 at 05:22 ktreb thinks "sniff near the PSU on the bottom" is kind of funny. I know...it's juvenille.
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  August 02, 2008 at 05:24 Rafa I know this is a terrible thing to happen with a brand new machine, but I laughed @ "sniff near the PSU"
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  August 02, 2008 at 05:24 ktreb Sorry.
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  August 02, 2008 at 05:24 allen099 says i figured it would get some smiles . just trying to help raygun01's karma
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  August 02, 2008 at 05:24 raygun01 says no burning smell at all without the drives...
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  August 02, 2008 at 05:25 raygun01 says (now pull the PSU's finger)
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  August 02, 2008 at 05:24 allen099 says ok, keep the machine on for a few mins, keep the plastic on (w/o aluminum door)
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  August 02, 2008 at 05:25 Rafa you're the joker trying to help the dark knight, allen099
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  August 02, 2008 at 05:25 raygun01 says No burning smell near the bottom either.
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  August 02, 2008 at 05:26 allen099 says it may be thermal paste between processors and MLB...i have witnessed that on new machines, rarely though
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  August 02, 2008 at 05:25 raygun01 says Could an improperly pin'd drive been the cause? In other words, if the drives were set to Cable Select and they shouldn't be..
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  August 02, 2008 at 05:26 raygun01 says could that be a cause?
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  August 02, 2008 at 05:27 allen099 says nope, that shouldn't cause it because the SMC (sys mgmt controller) is very good..smart about that
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  August 02, 2008 at 05:27 raygun01 says (doesn't seem like it could, but I'm not positive either)
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  August 02, 2008 at 05:28 raygun01 says hmmm then that's bizarre.
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  August 02, 2008 at 05:28 allen099 says you may want to reset SMC by doing the second part of this: support.apple.com/kb/HT1806 -- where it says "another way..."
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  August 02, 2008 at 05:33 raygun01 says Looks like it reset when I unplugged it to remove the drives. I'll do it again to be safe.
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  August 02, 2008 at 05:35 raygun01 says Quick question: With 3 other drives, what mode do u recommend I put them in? M/S/CS/nothing?
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  August 02, 2008 at 05:35 raygun01 says I *thought* CS made the most sense, but then we see what happened!
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  August 02, 2008 at 05:35 allen099 says you can do nothing..and it will self-assign depending on the slot they're in
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  August 02, 2008 at 05:35 allen099 says and no worries about the questions. keep pelting me with 'em. this is what i love to do
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  August 02, 2008 at 05:37 raygun01 says Seriously, thanks for helping me! Completely appreciated. In your opinion, is the whole "burning" thing just a fluke?
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  August 02, 2008 at 05:37 raygun01 says No big deal at this time? I guess if it becomes a big deal, its covred under warranty.
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  August 02, 2008 at 05:38 allen099 says did you put all the drives back in, and no more burning?
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  August 02, 2008 at 05:38 allen099 says and you have 14 days to return for a brand new one (sometimes they give you longer)...otherwise 1 yr warranty
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  August 02, 2008 at 05:40 allen099 says I will be your resident genius if you'd like
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  August 02, 2008 at 05:43 RogueTess is happy to hear the new toy is running quietly. I can now go to sleep without anxiety.
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  August 02, 2008 at 05:48 raygun01 says All drives in - fan noise issue again at which point I shut it down quickly to avoid said burning.
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  August 02, 2008 at 05:49 raygun01 says I'll now try each drive alone to see if maybe it's one drive that causing it.
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  August 02, 2008 at 05:50 allen099 says alright. put one drive in at a time...
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  August 02, 2008 at 05:50 allen099 says once you've figured out which drive it is, just put that one drive alone into the first SATA slot..see if it happens again
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  August 02, 2008 at 05:50 allen099 says if it doesnt happen, but a new drive into the same SATA slot where the first drive was that started the fans/burn
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  August 02, 2008 at 05:51 allen099 says lol you got it from here. i dont need to say a word
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  August 02, 2008 at 05:57 raygun01 says So I'm not sure if you've heard me dog on Seagate about a drive issue with them over the past 80 mos...
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  August 02, 2008 at 05:57 raygun01 says Long story short, new drive failed, replacement failed, replacement failed...
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  August 02, 2008 at 05:56 raygun01 says they sent me a drive now 3 times larger than the one I bought b/c of my issues. It worked in my old machine.
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  August 02, 2008 at 05:58 raygun01 says Guess which drive is causing the weirdness? The replacement of a replacement of a replacement of a failed drive. wow.
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  August 02, 2008 at 05:57 allen099 says yes, I have to be honest and tell you that SeaGate and LaCie have the highest failure rates in the industry
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  August 02, 2008 at 05:58 allen099 says sorry to hear about the problem...hopefully you have a backup. Random question, but does that drive work ok in the G4?
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  August 02, 2008 at 05:58 raygun01 says All other drives work together fine... plug that one drive in, no startup chime, fan turns on, you know the rest.
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  August 02, 2008 at 05:59 raygun01 says oh and by 80 mos I meant 8
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  August 02, 2008 at 06:00 allen099 says yeah 80 months might be a long time for a manufacturer to duke it out with you
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  August 02, 2008 at 06:02 raygun01 says yes works fine in the G4, tho I only got it a few weeks ago so I wasnt using it for anything b/c of new computer coming soon.
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  August 02, 2008 at 06:03 allen099 says cool, well looks like issue resolved
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  August 02, 2008 at 06:04 allen099 says enjoy the Mac Pro! Octo-Core to the rescue.
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  August 02, 2008 at 06:06 raygun01 says I think I figured it out!
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  August 02, 2008 at 06:07 ktreb Wow, Plurk...bringing people with tech issues together...
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  August 02, 2008 at 06:08 raygun01 says hahaha totally.
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  August 02, 2008 at 06:07 raygun01 says So I think when I inserted the drive into the mac pro slot, a few of the pins bent slightly and are touching another pin.
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  August 02, 2008 at 06:09 raygun01 says Crossing fingers as I'm about to power up to see...
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  August 02, 2008 at 06:08 allen099 says awesome. got a flathead screwdriver?
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  August 02, 2008 at 06:11 raygun01 says Success! Problem solved.
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  August 02, 2008 at 06:12 raygun01 says phew! Thanks for everything allen099!! Have a shot on me!
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  August 02, 2008 at 06:12 raygun01 says I just wish I knew exactly how those pins bent... very bizarre. i was being overly cautious with those things.
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  August 02, 2008 at 06:14 raygun01 says although none of the drives are mounted. I swear... I know just enough to get myself in trouble.
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  August 02, 2008 at 06:15 allen099 says lol well good job detective . yeah can't really bend them on the way into the Mac Pro..it slides right in. Ahh well. Crisis averted.
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  August 02, 2008 at 14:24 stkxppro says oh......that stinks
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  August 02, 2008 at 14:27 Khaled so is it called a Lemon ? HA