Looking around the internet some people reported the same issue - fortunately the cause and solution turned out to be quite simple, and was explained by klx300r in a Amigaworld.net forum post here. Thanks for the tip mate!
Keen to try it out also, I got started...
Keen to try it out also, I got started...
As delivered, the x1000 has vents in the case for cooling, but most of them are covered up with foam and a hard plastic edge, presumably the foam is for sound insulation.
I wanted to leave the top vents covered as dust would otherwise easily get inside the case. The side panel also has a covered vent with four screws holding the foam in place. Simply unscrew them and voila! - You have a vent for the hot air to escape more easily.
Below is a photo of the foam covering the vent once removed:
Below is a photo of the foam covering the vent once removed:
And below you can see the side panel with the foam removed:
I then reassembled my X1000, ready to try out:
You can now see into the case:
On booting AmigaOS 4 I found the x1ktemp docky had stabilised the CPU temp under 55 degrees!
Thanks to x1ktemp docky I was able to pickup this problem before it did any permanent damage to the X1000. I looked at this software in more detail in a separate blog entry here.
I thought this information would be helpful for those X1000 owners who leave their computer running for any length of time and are having temperature issues!
