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Multibridge overheating???
I have a new multibridge pro – one of 11… and after 5 minutes it starts rebooting itself and shutting down the video processing. When connected by USB – the temp reading is over 2400 degrees!! I’m guessing the temp sensor is defective – but does anyone have any ideas or seen something like this?
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6 Replies
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Hi,
Doesn’t sound good. Make sure you run the latest driver and see if this is still happening (drivers contain firmware updates), and if it does, you should speak to your reseller about an RMA.
regards
Kristian Lam
Blackmagic Design -
Unfortunately – our vendor ProMAX went out of business last week. Who should I contact at Blackmagic Design to RMA the unit??
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Hello Jason,
Give us a yell at our Milpitas Office. 408.954.0500 option 2 will get you through to the support staff. They can handle the RMA directly.
Sincerely,
Joshua
Director of Support
Blackmagic Design Inc. -
On related note – My Multibridge Pro runs hot but still works fine. The problem is the noise created by the cooling fan – It’s considerably louder than the other gear – VTR’s, workstations,etc. Is this normal?
Is the fan controlled by a processoror is it always on high? I’ve considered putting it in a rack to help reduce fan noise, but I don’t want to restrict the airflow around it since it already runs hot. Since the vents are on the edges of the unit, will this be a problem?
Primary System Info
Mac Pro 2×3.2 Quadcore – 10.5.3 – QT 7.4.5 – 6MBram – nvidia8800GT – SATA internal & external storage – Blackmagic Multibridge Pro (v6.7)- Open GL 1.5.6 – Wacom Intous2 tablet -
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[Will Salley] “The problem is the noise created by the cooling fan – It’s considerably louder than the other gear – VTR’s, workstations,etc. Is this normal?”
It will quiet down to near silence if you just leave it on all the time.
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