Computer Freezes after 5 minutes or less of uptime

iMac g5 17" Ambient Light Sensor
1.8 ghz, 512 mb ram, 160 gb hd
Computer randomly freezes after 5 minutes or less of uptime, regardless of what it is doing.
Even freezes during Apple Hardware Test
Changed memory
Reset PRAM
Replaced HD
Removed CD Drive
Tested power supply - perfect working condition
I started in verbose mode and this is what I got. Can anyone help me out with what it is telling me?
standard timesplicing quantum is 1000 us
vmpagebootstrap: 124531 free pages
migtable_maxdispl = 70
91 prelinked modules
Copyright (c) 1982, 1986, 1989, 1991, 1993
The Regents of the University of California. All rights reserved.
using 1310 buffer headers and 1310 cluster IO buffer headers
AppleKauaiATA shasta-ata features enabled
DART enabled
USB caused awake event (EHCI)
FireWire (OHCI) Apple ID 52 built-in now active, GUID 001124ff feccbeba; max speed s400
CSRHIDTransitionDriver::probe: -v
CSRHIDTransitionDriver::start before command
Security auditing service present
BSM auditing present
disabled
rooting via boot-uuid from /chosen: 219A46D4-EC3D-3CAC-8CCF-FFFF41F7635A
Waiting on <dict ID="0"><key>IOProviderClass</key><stringID="1">IOResources</string><key>IOResou rceMatch</key><string ID="2">boot-uuid-media</string></dict>
Got boot device = IOService:/MacRISC4PE/ht@,f2000000/AppleMacRiscHT/pci@3/IOPCI2PCIBridge/k2-sata -root@C/AppleK2SATRoot/k2-sata@0/AppleK2SATA/ATADeviceNub@0/IOATABlockStorageDri ver/IOATABlockStorageDriver/ST3160023AS Media/IOApplePartitionScheme/Untitled 3@3
BSD root: disk0s3, major 14, minor 2
jnl: replay_journal: from 3501056 to: 7775744 (joffset 0xa701000)
AppleSMU -- shutdown cause = 3
AppleSMU::PMU vers = 0x000d006b, SPU vers = 0x26, SDH vers = 0x01,
CSRHIDTransitionDriver::stop
^^ That is where it freezes. Fans start whirring very loudly.
Any help would be great.
Thanks in advance!

UPDATE: now verbose mode tells me this:
standard timesplicing quantum is 1000 us
vmpagebootstrap: 124531 free pages
migtable_maxdispl = 70
91 prelinked modules
Copyright (c) 1982, 1986, 1989, 1991, 1993
The Regents of the University of California. All rights reserved.
using 1310 buffer headers and 1310 cluster IO buffer headers
AppleKauaiATA shasta-ata features enabled
DART enabled
USB caused awake event (EHCI)
FireWire (OHCI) Apple ID 52 built-in now active, GUID 001124ff feccbeba; max speed s400
CSRHIDTransitionDriver::probe: -v
CSRHIDTransitionDriver::start before command
Security auditing service present
BSM auditing present
disabled
rooting via boot-uuid from /chosen: 219A46D4-EC3D-3CAC-8CCF-FFFF41F7635A
Waiting on <dict ID="0"><key>IOProviderClass</key><stringID="1">IOResources</string><key>IOResou rceMatch</key><string ID="2">boot-uuid-media</string></dict>
Got boot device = IOService:/MacRISC4PE/ht@,f2000000/AppleMacRiscHT/pci@3/IOPCI2PCIBridge/k2-sata -root@C/AppleK2SATRoot/k2-sata@0/AppleK2SATA/ATADeviceNub@0/IOATABlockStorageDri ver/IOATABlockStorageDriver/ST3160023AS Media/IOApplePartitionScheme/Untitled 3@3
BSD root: disk0s3, major 14, minor 2
jnl: replay_journal: from 3501056 to: 7775744 (joffset 0xa701000)
AppleSMU -- shutdown cause = 2
AppleSMU::PMU vers = 0x000d006b, SPU vers = 0x26, SDH vers = 0x01,
Checking disk
Mounting local filesystems
Then it freezes and the fans start whirring.

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My I book G4 keeps freezing after 2 minutes everytime!

Im having trouble with my Ibook G4. Every time I turn it on. after 2 minutes to three minutes, it freezes on me. I cant move the mouse or anything. When I close the laptop, it is still on. Next I power it down and when I try to put it back on, I get the blue screen. Is there anyone that can help me with this problem? Help me please.

I have exactly the same problem - It totally freezes - no message or anything, just drop-dead nothing works any more.
If I let the computer "rest" for awhile, it starts up and runs for a bit, then eventually freezes. I had installed some (third-party) RAM (a Gig), but took that out (ran the diagnostics before and after with no problem either time).
The longer I let it sit, the longer it would run without a crash. If I started it up, but didn't actually do anything (after turning off the sleep function), it wouldn't freeze at all, but after running some apps, it would eventually freeze.
I hadn't thought of the over heating as being the problem, although it makes the most sense since I did everything else I could possible do, including running disk utility, zeroing the drive and re-installing, running Disk Warrior - nothing worked.
The computer was less than 3 months old when I started having this problem, and it was one of a few - the hinge was apparently too tight, which created stress on the monitor, so the seam where the monitor meets the plastic came apart, I had a few issues with synching with my acct., and various other minor issues.
I just sent it back to be looked at... I'll post when I get some feedback. I'm actually hoping that they just send me a new computer instead of sending this one back, as it shouldn't have had so many problems so early on.
One final note: When I bought the computer, it had Tiger installed, but the system discs in the box were Panther.9
I had to borrow a Tiger disc from a friend in order to run the Utilities and re install the software. Nobody at the Apple store or online could figure out why that would happen, but it did. Strange.

I attempted to import pics from iphoto to a folder on my desktop but somehow clicked desktop so 45,000 pics loaded, now computer freezes after trying to load everything. possible to reverse this? options? restore hd from time machine? pls help!!!

long story short...i attempted to import pics from iphoto to a folder on my desktop but somehow clicked desktop so 45,000 pics loaded to my desktop and now my computer freezes up after trying to load everything, and i'm not able to just drag the photos into the folder. is it possible to reverse this? what are my options? restore hd from time machine?
a further question to restoring my hd from a previous backup on time machine...it says it will erase the hd. does it actually erase everything or does it just erase anything that may have been added or downloaded since that backup? this is confusing to me.
another problem which is part of the original problem is it seems that when i connect my iphone to my computer and iphoto uploads my pics...it doesn't just upload new ones, it duplicates and uploads every picture again...which is why i have 45,000 pics...they are 40,000 duplicates! what's up with that?
I have a macbook pro, and recently updated the os to Yosemite. the iphoto app is out of date, but i'll worry about that once i can figure out how to get all those pics off the desktop. also, i recently purchased and installed 8g of new ram, but that hasn't seemed to help.
any advice would be appreciated!
thanks!!

thanks for replying.
the booting and walking away and then attempting to browse and clean method is what i've been trying to do. it won't let me drag and drop and just freezes up and goes to sleep after 2 minutes. it's a never ending battle with very few results. which is why i questioned the method of just restoring the hd from a time machine backup.
do you think restoring the hd from time machine will resolve the issue with all pics on the desktop? and everything will be as it was from the date i restore it from? sorry, as you can tell, i'm not overly computer savvy.
i have a really old desktop mac...i can try connecting the two...how does one boot a mac in 'target mode'?
as for the iphoto cleaning and organizing issue...that is what i was trying to accomplish with importing them to a folder. was going to browse and clean from there...but somehow imported to desktop which is what's complicating everything. once i get them off the desktop i can work on the iphoto issue...which as i mentioned...i didn't take 45,000 pics...i've just taken about 4,500 over the last few years, and they are being duplicated in iphoto. this was my attempt to clean it out entirely and start over. it will basically be a lot of deleting.
one problem, seems to lead me to more...which is just my luck. :-)
thanks again, for your help.

Apple Hardware Test freezes after 2 minutes

I have an early 2012 MacBook Pro with 8gb of RAM. Over the weekend I turned it on it ran very slow, to the point where I could only open up a finder window after five-ten minutes. My harddrive is still in tactic and the computer works fine in recovery mood. I did a PRAM reset and also SMC thinking that will solve the problem. Then when I went to turn on the computer it gives a loading screen for about a minute and then turns off. So I went in and ran a diagnostic test, both the extended and the shorter one. In both cases it gets to about 90% on the progress bar and then freezes. The mouse is still responsive, but it is very laggy. In the extended test it froze at 37 minutes and with the shorter test it froze after 2 minutes.
I was wondering if anyone had a similar issue and knew how to solve it.

Klawder1 wrote:
. We were however able to get into recovery mood if that counts for anything.
Did you Open Disk Utility>First Aid and run Verify and Repair? (When in the recovery partition)
Ciao.

Mac freezes after 10 minutes, hard drive and sata cable replaced

MacBook Pro (MacBook Pro 15" Unibody 2.53 GHz Mid 2009) froze about a month ago. Computer would get slow and then just stop responding. Wouldn't even respond to force quit commands. Press and hold power button only way to free it up.
Directory Scan, Volume Structure failed. Bad Blocks.
Purchased new hard drive (Western Digital Blue 320 GB Mobile Hard Drive: 2.5 Inch, 5400 RPM, SATA II, 8 MB Cache) and replaced. Try restore from time machine, fails - freezes up with about 20 minutes remaining to finish.
Got a USB SATA cable (external) and new SATA cable (internal) for computer.
The drive and computer work fine when connected via external USB. Ran Apple Harware Test (ok), reset NVRAM, all software is up to date.
I replaced SATA cable in computer and tried drive internal - same problems. Still freezes after working for just a short while.
So to sum it up, new drive works via external USB but not when installed internally.
Any ideas what it could be? Did I buy the wrong drive? Do I have two bad SATA cables? Something else entirely?
Thanks! Mike

On you picture going from right to left. the cables are/WIFI/Optical Drive/Hard Drive/ Battery. What you have circled is the cable for the Hard Drive. Sometimes you can have a little extra tape on the connector. I would not use it as a grab point to remove an reseat the cable. You would want to carefully pull the cable loose and make sure there is no separation in it and then reseat it. I cannot see your hard drive in the picture,so I do not know if you have the sata or ssd drive. If it is the sata drive ,do you hear any light clicking noise when you startup? This would mean that you have possible drive damage. If you have a ssd drive (solid state drive) it is not possible to damage the drive by jarring it as there are no moving parts. Make sure all connection cables are fully seated. Include reseating of memory. If in recovery/utilities/disk utilities/ your startup volume does not show, that is problematic.There is single user and SMC reset. after that I do not know what to advise.https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT201295 https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT203176

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