Can't Power Up Without Unplugging Then Replugging
I'm almost positive this is my fault...
My PowerMac G4 is plugged into an outlet which is turned on an off by a lightswitch on the wall. The lightswitch has been bumped a few times, and even though I tried taping the switch to hold in the up (on) position, the bumping has occasionally shut off the power.
A few days ago, after turning my computer off the night before (the cofrrect way, using the computers power button), I pressed the power button to turn the machine on and nothing happened. The computer did not turn on.
*I unplugged the computer and then plugged it back in. Then I pressed the power button and the computer turned on!*
This is an ongoing pattern. The computer will NEVER start up from shut down without unplugged and replugging it in.
I've tried two trouble shooting tests: I've changed outlets and I've swapped power cables. No luck. Is this a Power Supply issue?
PS: Since I've gotten the computer, I've put in a new Radeon 9600 Pro graphics card, a Sonnet Allegro USB 2.0 card, and two Kingston 512 MB RAM sticks.
Thank You.
I would check the battery first. When mine went, I had no response from my Mac at all; just a light on my power button; absolutely no boot at all.
Check out things in Texas Mac Man's Battery, PRAM, PMU tutorial on the subject. His tutorial is a little dated (don't believe it even mentions G5's, or Intel Macs) but the info in it, except SMU and SMC not being included, still applies.
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Although I am an HP employee, I am speaking for myself and not for HP.
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iMac (21.5-inch, Mid 2011) (Verified)
iMac - model: iMac12,1
1 2.5 GHz Intel Core i5 CPU: 4 cores
4 GB RAM
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AMD Radeon HD 6750M - VRAM: 512 MB
iMac 1920 x 1080
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OS X 10.9.4 (13E28) - Uptime: 0 days 0:16:53
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ST3120026AS disk0 : (120.03 GB)
S.M.A.R.T. Status: Verified
EFI (disk0s1) <not mounted>: 209.7 MB
Untitled (disk0s2) / [Startup]: 119.17 GB (87.12 GB free)
Recovery HD (disk0s3) <not mounted>: 650 MB
HL-DT-STDVDRW GA32N
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Apple Inc. FaceTime HD Camera (Built-in)
CHICONY USB NetVista Full Width Keyboard
Apple Inc. BRCM2046 Hub
Apple Inc. Bluetooth USB Host Controller
Apple Computer, Inc. IR Receiver
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[loaded] com.nvidia.CUDA (1.1.0) Support
[loaded] com.sophos.kext.sav (9.0.61 - SDK 10.7) Support
[loaded] com.sophos.nke.swi (9.0.53 - SDK 10.8) Support
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CUDA: Path: /System/Library/StartupItems/CUDA
FanControlDaemon: Path: /Library/StartupItems/FanControlDaemon
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[running] com.arcsoft.eservutil.plist Support
[running] com.bjango.istatmenusdaemon.plist Support
[loaded] com.oracle.java.Helper-Tool.plist Support
[running] com.sophos.autoupdate.plist Support
[running] com.sophos.configuration.plist Support
[running] com.sophos.intercheck.plist Support
[running] com.sophos.notification.plist Support
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Flash Player: Version: 14.0.0.176 - SDK 10.6 Support
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JavaAppletPlugin: Version: Java 7 Update 67 Check version
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AirPlay: Version: 2.0 - SDK 10.9
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iSightAudio: Version: 7.7.3 - SDK 10.9
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Quartz Composer Visualizer: Version: 1.4 - SDK 10.9
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Flash Player Support
Java Support
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156 MB SophosScanD
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131 MB com.apple.IconServicesAgent
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Reinstall Lion, Mountain Lion, or Mavericks
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OS X Mountain Lion- Reinstall OS X
OS X Lion- Reinstall Mac OS X
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Hey, just need a little help!
How can I make albums from events then delete events without deleting the album?
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https://discussions.apple.com/community/ilife/iphoto
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