Mac Mini shuts down without warning, doesn't want to re-boot again

My mini is only 3 months old. I upgraded to 2 gigs of Ram when I got it (saved about a hundred bucks). It seems to be overheating and shutting down, problem is it happens all the time. When I try to restart it, I must wait until it is cold to the touch otherwise it will lock-up and I have to manually shut it down again. I have tried raising the mini up a little to try and get some extra air underneath but no luck. Should I take it back/get it serviced?

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Is it just coincidence that several people are finding this issue arise at this point in time or has an update affected it (not that I've updated anything on it recently other than installing the new version of Inquisitor for Safari).
It's just coincidental I think - and given you've not updated anything, it is therefore not an update-related issue. However, the way the G4 mini's cooling system is designed, it's entirely possible for many things to potentially contribute to escalating heat issues in the system. In the first instance, the systems tend to collect dust and debris inside and around the vents as a result of the way the airflow is directed, so cleaning can be helpful. A strong vacuum cleaner used around the vents at the base and on the back can remove a lot of material and help system cooling. There's also potential for the CPU heatsink to become dislodged if the system has been opened or subject to movement or vibration, or for the thermal paste between it and processor to degrade, reducing efficiency of the heatsink. In addition, there's a thermal pad squeezed between the underside of the logic board and the base of the casing, designed to help draw heat from the CPU and dissipate it that way. The pad can deteriorate - it's a service part so can be replaced. Add to that the possibility for the fan to fail, and for any combination of the above to occur, and you have a number of scenarios in which an otherwise healthy Mac mini can begin to show thermal problems.
In your situation, I'd start by cleaning the system out. If you've previously opened it, I'd say do so again and take some time to ensure that all dust and debris is removed - blowing through the system can be sufficient for that. Also check the heatsink is secure and that when running, the fan is actually spinning. If you haven't previously opened it and don't want to try, try the vacuum cleaner method on the vents to see if that helps.
If those steps don't help, then it becomes increasingly likely the system needs some service attention, and the thermal pad and paste become likely culprits.

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HI Arthur.
I did think that the EFI warning could be a spurious error (I've had a few such errors before).
In desperation, I wiped my original boot disc, installed a fresh Mavericks OS, and then restored from TM, but from a backup before the original shutdowns occured (luckily I have multiple backups for my working files). I had to leave this restore over the weekend (it's my work computer), but it appeared to have worked this morning.
I've been very careful in what I've done since, trying to keep an eye on any processes, apps or combination of things that could trigger a shutdown, but – so far – I've not been able to replicate the issue. It may be that a vital system file became corrupted during my work or during the kernel panic – hence the repeated panics – but I don't see how that would explain the same issue on my clone drive.
I'm also being exceedingly vigilante for any signs of disc issues, just in case the EFI warning is an issue.
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Diagnostics Information: ℹ️
    Feb 2, 2015, 01:02:57 PM    Self test - passed
Any suggestions as to what might be wrong? I cannot seem to run AHT (no reaction when booting with D-key pressed)
Thanks!

EtreCheck version: 2.1.8 (121)
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        BANK 0/DIMM0
            4 GB DDR3 1067 MHz ok
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            4 GB DDR3 1067 MHz ok
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    103 MB    WindowServer
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Diagnostics Information: ℹ️
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    Feb 2, 2015, 03:36:38 PM    /Users/[redacted]/Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/nb_alert_2015-02-02-153638_[re dacted].crash

My MacBook shuts down without warning. Recently installed snow leopard. Battery is fine. Any ideas?

My MacBook shuts down without warning. I recently installed Snow Leopard and increased my RAM/Memory. My battery is fine. When I took it to the Genius Bar and they ran a diagnostic, nothing showed up. It appeared fine and did not shut down during the time I was in the Apple Store. Of course, once I made the two-hour drive home, my computer shut down within two minutes of using it. Any ideas? Do I need a new computer? This one is about 5 years old.

Sounds like a buggerd battery chip. If the MacBook turns off at a certain percent all the time, then your battery's status chip is damaged and is (quite literally) lying to Mac OS X.
If it is actually hitting 0%, then temperature could be an issue or a there may be an issue with the battery itself.
My advice: you may need to get a new MacBook as a new battery for 2006-model MacBook may be hard to come by (and defintiely no warranty support from Apple).

Shut down without warning @ 30% , firewire not working , sleep mode problem

Hello!
I seem to have a combination of problems in which I believe that somehow they must be related altogether. I would appreciate any advice you may have on the cause of these problems and/or any solutions. Here's a detailed list of the problems:
1. The computer shuts down without warning at about 30% battery.
2. The Firewire doesn't seem to work when I try to connect my external HD.
3. The firewire Bus data is not shown on the System Profiler.
4. The sleep mode doesn't work; if I press the "sleep" icon, it doesn't respond to it.
5. When I close the lid and open it again, the screen remains turned off which requires me to force shut down the computer every time. Yet, it seems that its only the screen that does not want to come back up, the unit seems operational.
6. The sleep light indicator does not pulse when lid is closed, it stays on.
Actions taken:I have tried resetting the Power Management Unit (PMU) to no avail. Have the battery update. Have reset the PRAM.
Thanks in advance for any help!

Temp: (on start-up in regualr mode, about 2 minutes from boot up)
AMBIE: 25ºC
CPU A Heatsink: 31ºC
CPU A Proximity: 35ºC
CPU A Temperature Diode: 32ºC
Display Screen Proximity: 29ºC
Graphics Processor Heatsink 1: 34ºC
Graphics Processor Temperature Diode: 44ºC
Hard Drive Bay 1: 31ºC
Main Logic Board: 32ºC
Northbridge Chip: 55ºC
Northbridge Heat Sink: 50ºC
Northbridge Position 1: 39ºC
Optical Drive: 26ºC
Power Supply Position 1: 42ºC
SMAR Disk WDC: 33ºC
CPU Core 1: 33ºC
CPU Core 2: 32ºC
less then 5 minutes in the computer shut itself off...
went to safe mode, temp was as follows:
20 minutes running safe mode:
28ºC
50ºC
55ºC
56ºC
50ºC
54ºC - Graphics Processor Heatsink 1
64ºC - Graphics Processor Temperature Diode
47ºC
52ºC
86ºC
81ºC
62ºC
41ºC
74ºC - Power Supply Position 1
49ºC
few hours running in safe mode:
26ºC
49ºC
56ºC
56ºC
52ºC
54ºC - Graphics Processor Heatsink 1
64ºC - Graphics Processor Temperature Diode
50ºC
54ºC
89ºC
84ºC
64ºC
45ºC
80ºC - Power Supply Position 1
53ºC

Mac Mini shutting down while asleep.

I have frequent problems with my Mac Mini shutting down while asleep. Resetting the SMC doesn't seem to help. SMC firmware is the latest version. Hardware details are:
Model Name:          Mac mini
Model Identifier:          Macmini6,2
Processor Name:          Intel Core i7
Processor Speed:          2.3 GHz
Number of Processors:          1
Total Number of Cores:          4
L2 Cache (per Core):          256 KB
L3 Cache:          6 MB
Memory:          8 GB
Boot ROM Version:          MM61.0106.B03
SMC Version (system):          2.8f1
OS X 10.9.1

If you have more than one user account, you must be logged in as an administrator to carry out these instructions.
This procedure is a diagnostic test. It makes no changes to your data.
Please triple-click anywhere in the line below on this page to select it:
syslog -k Sender kernel -k Message CSeq 'n Cause: -' | tail | awk '/:/{$4=""; print}' | pbcopy
Copy the selected text to the Clipboard by pressing the key combination command-C.
Launch the built-in Terminal application in any of the following ways:
☞ Enter the first few letters of its name into a Spotlight search. Select it in the results (it should be at the top.)
☞ In the Finder, select Go ▹ Utilities from the menu bar, or press the key combination shift-command-U. The application is in the folder that opens.
☞ Open LaunchPad. Click Utilities, then Terminal in the icon grid.
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My MacBook Keeps shutting down without warning

Every since downloading Mavericks I have been having problems with my MacBook Pro. The worst thing is that the computer randomly shuts down without warning. Today this has happended about a dozen or more times. Every time it generates a report that is sent to Apple. I have coppied the first few lines of the report and I have pasted it below, I can post up the full report if need be: if anyone can help that would be great!
Anonymous UUID: 4F286140-3E8B-EF8D-E423-43178335AC4F
Wed Feb 26 16:22:55 2014
panic(cpu 2 caller 0xffffff7f8d6befac): "GPU Panic: [<None>] 5 3 7f 0 0 0 0 3 : NVRM[0/1:0:0]: Read Error 0x00000100: CFG 0xffffffff 0xffffffff 0xffffffff, BAR0 0xd2000000 0xffffff80aaa07000 0x0a5480a2, D0, P2/4\n"@/SourceCache/AppleGraphicsControl/AppleGraphicsControl-3.4.12/src/Apple MuxControl/kext/GPUPanic.cpp:127
Backtrace (CPU 2), Frame : Return Address
0xffffff8087dc2ea0 : 0xffffff800b222f69
0xffffff8087dc2f20 : 0xffffff7f8d6befac
0xffffff8087dc2ff0 : 0xffffff7f8bcba53d
0xffffff8087dc30b0 : 0xffffff7f8bd86d9e
0xffffff8087dc30f0 : 0xffffff7f8bd86dfc
0xffffff8087dc3160 : 0xffffff7f8c00b5be
0xffffff8087dc3290 : 0xffffff7f8bdaad41
0xffffff8087dc32b0 : 0xffffff7f8bcc108d
0xffffff8087dc3360 : 0xffffff7f8bcbebae
0xffffff8087dc3560 : 0xffffff7f8bcc04d7
0xffffff8087dc3630 : 0xffffff7f8cceb5bf
0xffffff8087dc3700 : 0xffffff7f8cd15993
0xffffff8087dc3780 : 0xffffff7f8ccfdcc0
0xffffff8087dc37e0 : 0xffffff7f8ccfe5ba
0xffffff8087dc3830 : 0xffffff7f8ccfe934
0xffffff8087dc38a0 : 0xffffff7f8ccff1a8
0xffffff8087dc38e0 : 0xffffff7f8cccc1ca
0xffffff8087dc3a60 : 0xffffff7f8ccfbb20
0xffffff8087dc3b20 : 0xffffff7f8cccacb9
0xffffff8087dc3b70 : 0xffffff800b6cc226
0xffffff8087dc3b90 : 0xffffff800b6cd821
0xffffff8087dc3bf0 : 0xffffff800b6cb28f
0xffffff8087dc3d40 : 0xffffff800b2b6008
0xffffff8087dc3e50 : 0xffffff800b226bb1
0xffffff8087dc3e80 : 0xffffff800b2139b5
0xffffff8087dc3ef0 : 0xffffff800b21e003
0xffffff8087dc3f70 : 0xffffff800b2c921d
0xffffff8087dc3fb0 : 0xffffff800b2f3e26
      Kernel Extensions in backtrace:
com.apple.driver.AppleMuxControl(3.4.12)[A4934A66-0E30-36E9-984A-650481102449]@ 0xffffff7f8d6b1000->0xffffff7f8d6c3fff
dependency: com.apple.driver.AppleGraphicsControl(3.4.12)[661E3C87-5B97-3272-88FF-B9BA9B6E2 4ED]@0xffffff7f8d6a9000
dependency: com.apple.iokit.IOACPIFamily(1.4)[045D5D6F-AD1E-36DB-A249-A346E2B48E54]@0xfffff f7f8bb24000
dependency: com.apple.iokit.IOPCIFamily(2.8)[447B4896-16FF-3616-95A2-1C516B2A1498]@0xffffff 7f8b8ba000
dependency: com.apple.iokit.IOGraphicsFamily(2.3.6)[38E388A5-92D6-3388-B799-F2498E582287]@0 xffffff7f8bc16000

Hi Mende1,
thanks very much for the help; the problem only started after I upgraded to Mavericks and started immediately after that. I have seen that there are other problems with my GPU particularly the icons on my desktop decaying. My computer is a mid 2010 CPU, it backs up automatically to our AirPort
In any case here is the full error message:
Anonymous UUID: 4F286140-3E8B-EF8D-E423-43178335AC4F
Wed Feb 26 16:22:55 2014
panic(cpu 2 caller 0xffffff7f8d6befac): "GPU Panic: [<None>] 5 3 7f 0 0 0 0 3 : NVRM[0/1:0:0]: Read Error 0x00000100: CFG 0xffffffff 0xffffffff 0xffffffff, BAR0 0xd2000000 0xffffff80aaa07000 0x0a5480a2, D0, P2/4\n"@/SourceCache/AppleGraphicsControl/AppleGraphicsControl-3.4.12/src/Apple MuxControl/kext/GPUPanic.cpp:127
Backtrace (CPU 2), Frame : Return Address
0xffffff8087dc2ea0 : 0xffffff800b222f69
0xffffff8087dc2f20 : 0xffffff7f8d6befac
0xffffff8087dc2ff0 : 0xffffff7f8bcba53d
0xffffff8087dc30b0 : 0xffffff7f8bd86d9e
0xffffff8087dc30f0 : 0xffffff7f8bd86dfc
0xffffff8087dc3160 : 0xffffff7f8c00b5be
0xffffff8087dc3290 : 0xffffff7f8bdaad41
0xffffff8087dc32b0 : 0xffffff7f8bcc108d
0xffffff8087dc3360 : 0xffffff7f8bcbebae
0xffffff8087dc3560 : 0xffffff7f8bcc04d7
0xffffff8087dc3630 : 0xffffff7f8cceb5bf
0xffffff8087dc3700 : 0xffffff7f8cd15993
0xffffff8087dc3780 : 0xffffff7f8ccfdcc0
0xffffff8087dc37e0 : 0xffffff7f8ccfe5ba
0xffffff8087dc3830 : 0xffffff7f8ccfe934
0xffffff8087dc38a0 : 0xffffff7f8ccff1a8
0xffffff8087dc38e0 : 0xffffff7f8cccc1ca
0xffffff8087dc3a60 : 0xffffff7f8ccfbb20
0xffffff8087dc3b20 : 0xffffff7f8cccacb9
0xffffff8087dc3b70 : 0xffffff800b6cc226
0xffffff8087dc3b90 : 0xffffff800b6cd821
0xffffff8087dc3bf0 : 0xffffff800b6cb28f
0xffffff8087dc3d40 : 0xffffff800b2b6008
0xffffff8087dc3e50 : 0xffffff800b226bb1
0xffffff8087dc3e80 : 0xffffff800b2139b5
0xffffff8087dc3ef0 : 0xffffff800b21e003
0xffffff8087dc3f70 : 0xffffff800b2c921d
0xffffff8087dc3fb0 : 0xffffff800b2f3e26
      Kernel Extensions in backtrace:
com.apple.driver.AppleMuxControl(3.4.12)[A4934A66-0E30-36E9-984A-650481102449]@ 0xffffff7f8d6b1000->0xffffff7f8d6c3fff
dependency: com.apple.driver.AppleGraphicsControl(3.4.12)[661E3C87-5B97-3272-88FF-B9BA9B6E2 4ED]@0xffffff7f8d6a9000
dependency: com.apple.iokit.IOACPIFamily(1.4)[045D5D6F-AD1E-36DB-A249-A346E2B48E54]@0xfffff f7f8bb24000
dependency: com.apple.iokit.IOPCIFamily(2.8)[447B4896-16FF-3616-95A2-1C516B2A1498]@0xffffff 7f8b8ba000
dependency: com.apple.iokit.IOGraphicsFamily(2.3.6)[38E388A5-92D6-3388-B799-F2498E582287]@0 xffffff7f8bc16000
dependency: com.apple.driver.AppleBacklightExpert(1.0.4)[E04639C5-D734-3AB3-A682-FE66694C66 53]@0xffffff7f8d6ac000
com.apple.nvidia.classic.NVDAResmanTesla(8.1.8)[0A1B6F41-168D-307A-BABD-162F3B3 C2786]@0xffffff7f8bc69000->0xffffff7f8bed8fff
dependency: com.apple.iokit.IOPCIFamily(2.8)[447B4896-16FF-3616-95A2-1C516B2A1498]@0xffffff 7f8b8ba000
dependency: com.apple.iokit.IONDRVSupport(2.3.6)[86BA68C6-18DD-30A1-ABF6-54597AD6C277]@0xff ffff7f8bc59000
dependency: com.apple.iokit.IOGraphicsFamily(2.3.6)[38E388A5-92D6-3388-B799-F2498E582287]@0 xffffff7f8bc16000
com.apple.nvidia.classic.NVDANV50HalTesla(8.1.8)[3666E0FC-87C7-3329-BD8C-2F1ADE D100A4]@0xffffff7f8bee3000->0xffffff7f8c18ffff
dependency: com.apple.nvidia.classic.NVDAResmanTesla(8.1.8)[0A1B6F41-168D-307A-BABD-162F3B3 C2786]@0xffffff7f8bc69000
dependency: com.apple.iokit.IOPCIFamily(2.8)[447B4896-16FF-3616-95A2-1C516B2A1498]@0xffffff 7f8b8ba000
com.apple.GeForceTesla(8.1.8)[7DAF283F-6FD3-3783-B3CC-D23964F1B9B8]@0xffffff7f8 ccb9000->0xffffff7f8cd83fff
dependency: com.apple.iokit.IOPCIFamily(2.8)[447B4896-16FF-3616-95A2-1C516B2A1498]@0xffffff 7f8b8ba000
dependency: com.apple.iokit.IONDRVSupport(2.3.6)[86BA68C6-18DD-30A1-ABF6-54597AD6C277]@0xff ffff7f8bc59000
            dependency: com.apple.iokit.IOGraphicsFamily(2.3.6)[38E388A5-92D6-3388-B799-F2498E582287]@0 xffffff7f8bc16000
dependency: com.apple.nvidia.classic.NVDAResmanTesla(8.1.8)[0A1B6F41-168D-307A-BABD-162F3B3 C2786]@0xffffff7f8bc69000
BSD process name corresponding to current thread: WindowServer
Mac OS version:
13B42
Kernel version:
Darwin Kernel Version 13.0.0: Thu Sep 19 22:22:27 PDT 2013; root:xnu-2422.1.72~6/RELEASE_X86_64
Kernel UUID: 1D9369E3-D0A5-31B6-8D16-BFFBBB390393
Kernel slide:     0x000000000b000000
Kernel text base: 0xffffff800b200000
System model name: MacBookPro6,2 (Mac-F22586C8)
System uptime in nanoseconds: 5409208322931
last loaded kext at 1260272477635: com.apple.filesystems.afpfs            11.0 (addr 0xffffff7f8d82b000, size 348160)
last unloaded kext at 341345478490: com.apple.filesystems.msdosfs            1.9 (addr 0xffffff7f8d7c1000, size 57344)
loaded kexts:
com.apple.filesystems.afpfs            11.0
com.apple.nke.asp-tcp            8.0.0
com.apple.filesystems.smbfs            2.0.0
com.apple.driver.AudioAUUC            1.60
com.apple.driver.AppleHWSensor            1.9.5d0
com.apple.driver.AGPM            100.14.11
com.apple.filesystems.autofs            3.0
com.apple.iokit.IOBluetoothSerialManager            4.2.0f6
com.apple.driver.AppleMikeyHIDDriver            124
com.apple.driver.AppleHDA            2.5.3fc1
com.apple.driver.AppleSMCLMU            2.0.4d1
com.apple.driver.AppleMikeyDriver            2.5.3fc1
com.apple.GeForceTesla            8.1.8
com.apple.driver.AppleUpstreamUserClient            3.5.13
com.apple.driver.AppleMuxControl            3.4.12
com.apple.driver.AppleMCCSControl            1.1.12
com.apple.iokit.BroadcomBluetoothHostControllerUSBTransport            4.2.0f6
com.apple.driver.AppleSMCPDRC            1.0.0
com.apple.driver.AppleLPC            1.7.0
com.apple.driver.AppleIntelHDGraphics            8.1.8
com.apple.driver.AppleIntelHDGraphicsFB            8.1.8
com.apple.iokit.IOUserEthernet            1.0.0d1
com.apple.Dont_Steal_Mac_OS_X            7.0.0
com.apple.driver.AppleHWAccess            1
com.apple.driver.ACPI_SMC_PlatformPlugin            1.0.0
com.apple.driver.SMCMotionSensor            3.0.4d1
com.apple.driver.AppleUSBTCButtons            240.2
com.apple.driver.AppleUSBTCKeyboard            240.2
com.apple.driver.AppleUSBCardReader            3.3.5
com.apple.driver.AppleIRController            325.7
com.apple.AppleFSCompression.AppleFSCompressionTypeDataless            1.0.0d1
com.apple.AppleFSCompression.AppleFSCompressionTypeZlib            1.0.0d1
com.apple.BootCache            35
com.apple.iokit.SCSITaskUserClient            3.6.0
com.apple.driver.XsanFilter            404
com.apple.iokit.IOAHCIBlockStorage            2.4.0
com.apple.driver.AppleUSBHub            650.4.4
com.apple.driver.AppleFWOHCI            4.9.9
com.apple.driver.AirPort.Brcm4331            700.20.22
com.apple.driver.AppleAHCIPort            2.9.5
com.apple.iokit.AppleBCM5701Ethernet            3.6.9b9
com.apple.driver.AppleUSBEHCI            650.4.1
com.apple.driver.AppleSmartBatteryManager            161.0.0
com.apple.driver.AppleACPIButtons            2.0
com.apple.driver.AppleRTC            2.0
com.apple.driver.AppleHPET            1.8
com.apple.driver.AppleSMBIOS            2.0
com.apple.driver.AppleACPIEC            2.0
com.apple.driver.AppleAPIC            1.7
com.apple.driver.AppleIntelCPUPowerManagementClient            216.0.0
com.apple.nke.applicationfirewall            153
com.apple.security.quarantine            3
com.apple.driver.AppleIntelCPUPowerManagement            216.0.0
com.apple.security.SecureRemotePassword            1.0
com.apple.AppleGraphicsDeviceControl            3.4.12
com.apple.kext.triggers            1.0
com.apple.iokit.IOSerialFamily            10.0.7
com.apple.driver.DspFuncLib            2.5.3fc1
com.apple.vecLib.kext            1.0.0
com.apple.iokit.IOAudioFamily            1.9.4fc11
com.apple.kext.OSvKernDSPLib            1.14
com.apple.iokit.IOFireWireIP            2.2.5
com.apple.driver.AppleHDAController            2.5.3fc1
com.apple.iokit.IOHDAFamily            2.5.3fc1
com.apple.driver.AppleSMBusPCI            1.0.12d1
com.apple.nvidia.classic.NVDANV50HalTesla            8.1.8
com.apple.nvidia.classic.NVDAResmanTesla            8.1.8
com.apple.driver.AppleGraphicsControl            3.4.12
com.apple.driver.AppleBacklightExpert            1.0.4
com.apple.driver.AppleSMBusController            1.0.11d1
com.apple.iokit.IOBluetoothHostControllerUSBTransport            4.2.0f6
com.apple.iokit.IONDRVSupport            2.3.6
com.apple.iokit.IOSurface            91
com.apple.iokit.IOGraphicsFamily            2.3.6
com.apple.iokit.IOBluetoothFamily            4.2.0f6
com.apple.driver.IOPlatformPluginLegacy            1.0.0
com.apple.driver.IOPlatformPluginFamily            5.5.1d27
com.apple.driver.AppleSMC            3.1.6d1
com.apple.driver.AppleUSBMultitouch            240.6
com.apple.iokit.IOSCSIBlockCommandsDevice            3.6.0
com.apple.iokit.IOUSBMassStorageClass            3.6.0
com.apple.iokit.IOUSBHIDDriver            650.4.4
com.apple.driver.AppleUSBMergeNub            650.4.0
com.apple.driver.AppleUSBComposite            650.4.0
com.apple.iokit.IOSCSIMultimediaCommandsDevice            3.6.0
com.apple.iokit.IOBDStorageFamily            1.7
com.apple.iokit.IODVDStorageFamily            1.7.1
com.apple.iokit.IOCDStorageFamily            1.7.1
com.apple.iokit.IOAHCISerialATAPI            2.6.0
com.apple.iokit.IOSCSIArchitectureModelFamily            3.6.0
com.apple.iokit.IOFireWireFamily            4.5.5
com.apple.iokit.IOUSBUserClient            650.4.4
com.apple.iokit.IO80211Family            600.34
com.apple.iokit.IOAHCIFamily            2.6.0
com.apple.iokit.IOEthernetAVBController            1.0.3b3
com.apple.driver.mDNSOffloadUserClient            1.0.1b4
com.apple.iokit.IONetworkingFamily            3.2
com.apple.iokit.IOUSBFamily            650.4.4
com.apple.driver.AppleEFINVRAM            2.0
com.apple.driver.AppleEFIRuntime            2.0
com.apple.iokit.IOHIDFamily            2.0.0
com.apple.iokit.IOSMBusFamily            1.1
com.apple.security.sandbox            278.10
com.apple.kext.AppleMatch            1.0.0d1
com.apple.security.TMSafetyNet            7
com.apple.driver.AppleKeyStore            2
com.apple.driver.DiskImages            371.1
com.apple.iokit.IOStorageFamily            1.9
com.apple.iokit.IOReportFamily            21
com.apple.driver.AppleFDEKeyStore            28.30
com.apple.driver.AppleACPIPlatform            2.0
com.apple.iokit.IOPCIFamily            2.8
com.apple.iokit.IOACPIFamily            1.4
com.apple.kec.pthread            1
com.apple.kec.corecrypto            1.0

Mac mini shut down on its own, will not restart, grey screen, spinning wheel. Unplugged everything, will still not restart. Did safe boot, will not restart after safe boot, only grey screen with spinning wheel.

Mac mini shut down on its own. Could not restart, chime, grey screen and spinning wheel. Unplugged everything but monitor, still only chime, grey screen and spinning wheel. Started in safe boot, shut Down, will not restart.
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Hi BDAqua,
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I have Tech Tool 6, would you recommend to run a repair check on that, or just leave well enough alone.
I agree with you on the new Mac's, I have problems with no disc for back up, until they realize their mistake I will stay with Snow a Leopard. This is the first problem I have experienced, so I can't complain. Their last programs are not as perfected as under Steve, prior to his handling over the reins, hope this is not going to be the future we can expect from Apple.
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Gratefully,
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I have used this configuration for years without a problem.
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tried different configuartions of my external hard drives
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Can somebody give me some advice on this?
My iMac 8,1 shuts down without warning it seems that it is when I am using FCE. Its as if there is a complete power loss, again no warning, just a black screen. It always starts up when I push the start button on the back of the machine.
This problem has only started since I moved into a new home.
It is plugged into a surge protector.
I am running the latest update of OS10.6
I have an external HD connected by 800 firewire. This is where the FCE project is saved along with all of the footage.
I have used this configuration for years without a problem.
The problem does not occur when I am using safari or itunes or mail.
The steps I have taken so far are:
reset the PRAM
reset the SMC
tried different outlets in the house in case of a wiring problem in the house
removed and reseated both 1GB RAM chips.
tried different configuartions of my external hard drives
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