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Old 03-10-2007, 12:43 AM   #9
DrZiplok
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I'm going to assume you're talking about an intel-based Mac Mini here.

The Mini can look after itself; if it overheats, it will just shut down. As it starts to get close to "too hot", it will slow down and its internal fan will start to get quite loud - this is normal. Your car is not going to get hot enough inside to harm the Mini; the most conservatively rated components inside it are good to 85°C (over 180°F).

However, if you want to keep it happy, the most important thing to know is that it "breathes" in through the vents around the base, and out the row of vents along the back above the connectors. You should make it as difficult as possible for air to get from the out vents back to the in vents, so that the Mini is not breathing its own hot air (which it will make quite a bit of).

= Mike
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