Dual 1 ghz machine manual restart problems

i bought a used dual 1 ghz quicksilver. its been asking me to manually restart it now and then. im not sure if its kernel panics or not. i have no idea what the problem is or whats goin on. i also had a hardware problem before where the on button would not work when i pressed it. it would just light up and not turn on. i have it connected to a cintiq 21ux if that means anything. please help asap!!! thanks.

Unplugging a Mac from it's power source causes the battery to discharge as it trys to maintain PRAM settings and the Macs clock. We already know it was unplugged as it was in storage. Since it's not a rechargable battery it'll need to be replaced.
I would check it 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 Mans tutorial on the subject. His tutorial is a little dated (don't believe it even mentions G5's) but the info in it, except SMU not being included, still applies.
I would do this first. If you still have issues after that, post back! The tutorial will tell you how.
Cheers!
DALE

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Dual G5 2.7 MHz restarting problem

Lately my Dual G5 2.7 Mhz tower has started to play up when I restart, or force shutdown. I switch on the computer and sometimes the start-up chime is cut out at the end. The fans (sometimes) in the machine start-up yet the screens remain black. Once I leave the machine off overnight, or for some time, then it restarts normally. Is it a heat issue? Can it be fixed?

Could be a heat issue, seems like when it's cool it's fine.
Go ahead and get this program Hardware Monitor
http://www.bresink.de/osx/HardwareMonitor.html
And in the Sensor Overview is the Specified upper Limits for your processors.
Make a note of all the temps and apx fan speeds at certian times, especially before whatever happens that's making the screen dark.
Sometimes it's the video card that's overheated or malfunctioning.
The Dual 2.7 is the hottest PowerMac G5, so unless you got a ice cold room below 75ºF or s, it's possible it could be overheating.
It's still possible to get AppleCare provided you can prove you bought the machine under a year ago.
Your not restarting/starting the machine from a power strip are you? with a bunch of other stuff drawing current with your G5 at the same time?
This can cause funky reboots too. So perhaps you need to cut some things off that power line and see if your ok. Brownouts and PowerMac's don't mix too well, it needs a nice strong source of power.

2 Sony Devices, No Longer Seen By iMove, or Mac G4 Dual 1 Ghz Machine..

Hi There,
I am having a hard time, and my computer is acting very un-Mac like.
Sometime between the beginning of November, and now, something has changed in my system which makes, iMovie,, Final Cut Express, and My G4 in general, no longer see my Sony Camcorder, or Sony Digital 8 VCR.
I just did a big project at the beginning of November, so I know it was working.
What I've done to try to rectify it, so far.
Can an Security update cause such a problem?
Repaired permissions, Zapped pram, remove battery for pram, reset open firmware, brought the firewire cord in question to our local Apple store, and it seemed to work fine, booted in safe mode.
My iSight camera works fine, but I am going to need to import more video soon, and I'm kind of at a loss..
Any help, or advice would be appreciated..
Happy Holidays,
Eric
PS I'm going take out the pram battery overnight for good measure. Or overkill.

Hi
When I burned my two Cameras I also could control FW, play, BW BUT no picture.
That's why they had to be tested on another Mac. It's the A/D chip in the Cameras
that died for me. Everything else worked OK. Recording to tape (normal
filming) play back via analog port etc.
Here is my full trouble shooting list.
May be You find some help in my list:
Mac:
- hardware
◊ Slow hard disk (fragmented: repair permissions, repair hard disk, use a faster hard disk)
◊ I wonder how full your Mac's hard disc is. (David Babsky) A near full hard disk prevents Import/Capture.
10% free is recommended + space for Import/Capture + work space (about 4 to
5 times the amount needed for Capture) eg on a 200Gb hard disk You need 20Gb + (one hour tape)
13Gb + 50Gb = about 80 to 90Gb free space.
◊ Disconnect all other ext devices (FW and USB) exept Camera (and keyboard + mouse) and try again
◊ Reset PRAM
◊ Bad RAM-chips
◊ disconnect Mac from powerline (not just switch off, really plug out) for a few minutes to reset FW ports
- software
◊ File-Vault is on - turn it off
◊ Something is occupying the CPU/System, like other programs, Internet etc.
◊ Do You have desktop pictures or screen or energy-savers active? Try turning them off.
◊ Updating - OS has to be a clean install - not an update eg from X.3.x to X.4.x (no good) OS X.4.0-5 needs a clean install to work (I use X.3.9)
◊ Updating QT and/or other updates (to 7 needs v6 to be cleaned out first) QT v.7.0.0-4 needs a clean install to work (I use 6.5.2)
◊ Have you tried the crazy fix: Open GarageBand, play a few notes, close it and reopen iMovie. The camera should import fine now. Sue/SDillini
◊ Running iDVD at the same time as iMovie can cause problems: (Lennart Thelander)
◊ If You also have installed FinalCut Express/pro there are possibly problems with this
◊ Did You select the right sort of project? DV, DV Widescreen, HDV 1080i , HDV 20p, MPEG-4 or iSight.
iMovie:
◊ remove bookmarks in iMovie project
◊ Trash: com.apple.iMovie.plist and com.apple.iMovie3.plist : files (Xinram)
Connection:
◊ don’t Daisy chain Camcorder <--> external hard disk <--> Mac
◊ FW-wire cable, is it OK?
◊ USB/USB2 is NO GO !
◊ Cheque FW connection at Camera end. OK? (Adam Smith1)
◊ Cheque FW connection at Mac end. OK?
Camera:
◊ The Camera is set to VTR ? (not as when You ”film” record with it)
◊ You may be need to go to the Camera menu and select digital out.
◊ defective camera TRY IT ON ANOTHER MAC ! (if the A/D chip in the camera is harmed then it will say in iMovie that the camera is connected and You can forward resp. backward the tape but there will be no picture or sound just the blue screen).
◊ connect camera to power-line, not battery-only....(Karsten Schlüter)
◊ Canons don't allow daisychaining on firewire, make it "only device" on port (Karsten Schlüter)
◊ Cheque the menu on Your Camera so that it communicates with the FW digitally to Your Mac
◊ Date and Time is correct on Your Camera ?
Tape:
◊ Drop outs on the miniDV-tape - make a camera to camera copy on a tape which You have previous recorded with a time code (dummy recording).
◊ Break in the time-code on the miniDV tape (make a camera to camera copy on a tape which is pre-recorded with nothing/anything so that the tape has a time-code from beginning to the end)
◊ If You recorded in LP-mode (90 min on a standard 60 min tape with 12-bit sound). Try to change in iMovie pref. to import but not as individual clips. If this doesn’t work You have to make a Camera to Camera copy with the receiving Camera set to SP-mode and 16-bit sound.
More:
◊ follow advises here http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=43000
◊ follow Grandmaster Dan's advice for Sony cameras here: http://www.danslagle.com/mac/iMovie/usage/5020.shtml
NEWS: Jerry Harris writes:
I know that in a lot of the new Sony HD cameras, iMovie requires that you turn iLink Conv off. I would look for a similar setting for your camera. This setting has to do with shooting a movie in one format, and using the camera to import as a different format. For instance, if you shoot HD footage and have iLink conv on - the camera will send DV to the computer etc...
So, case in point: look for a setting on your camera that has to do with the video format and see if that helps.
I had a similar problem -
Macbook + iMovie HD + HDV Camera = No import
Took me a little while to work out that the project file I had opened and was trying to capture into was set to DV and not HDV 1080i, hence iMovie was not detecting my H
DV camera's signal - hence always reverting to the isight camera.
Try opening a new project. At the filename dialog box, you should see an 'options' button which should allow you to select the appropriate video format depending on your needs. You should be able to choose between DV, DV Widescreen, HDV 1080i and HDV 720i. Choose DV or DV Widescreen if you're about to import from a DV camera. iMovie's default might be HDV.
All the best!.. ”ahroyboy”
It seems I've probably got a loose or damaged pin on the firewire connector. I happened to place the camera/dock/cable in a position where it was able to connect, and even import.
Something else to add to anyone in a similar position is to take a look at your system profile when the camera is attached. This is how I realized that it was talking to the laptop finally, but it would be a good debugging step - if your computer can see the camera, it's likely not in the physical setup. ( CraigP )
This camera will not be recognised by iMovie, as the HDD format that it is recorded in, is not standard video file. All you can do is, connect the camera to firewire then:
- open the camera, like a hard drive from the finder or desktop.
- import footage to the computer in movies, or anwhere you choose.
- sometimes HDD camera footage can be imported directly to iMovie.
- may have to convert the video, in a third party application.
- then drag and drop video into the iMovie oane on the right side.
Had a customer with the same problem once and this was the only method of importation of video footage, the photos come into iMovie great but the video, was a headache.
Anyway this should get ya importing Bach Goldie
Yours Bengt W

Power Mac G5 dual 2 gHz with graphic problem ?

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Hi to all : On my G5 dual 2 GHz (Model M9590LL/A) I installed OSX 10.5 and updated it to 10.5.8.
The machine works fine. But the system preference window is just a white empty rectangle.
The corresponding menus work fine, but I cannot know what is the content.
I reinstalled it 3 times, every time with the same result.
Leaving the system at 10.5, updating by internet or from the CD resulted in the same problem.
I reformatted the disc, so it was a fresh install every time.
The machine has 8 GB RAM.
Thanks for your help !

Hi, was it SWUpdate, or...
1058 Combo Update, 10.5.8...
http://support.apple.com/downloads/Mac_OS_X_10_5_8_Combo_Update
Repair Permissions afterwords, reboot?
Safe Boot , (holding Shift key down at bootup), use Disk Utility from there to Repair Permissions, test if things work OK in Safe Mode.
Then move these files to the Desktop for now...
/Users/YourUserName/Library/Preferences/com.apple.finder.plist
/Users/YourUserName/Library/Preferences/com.apple.systempreferences.plist
/Users/YourUserName/Library/Preferences/com.apple.desktop.plist
/Users/YourUserName/Library/Preferences/com.apple.recentitems.plist
Reboot & test.
PS. Safe boot may stay on the gray radian for a long time, let it go, it's trying to repair the Hard Drive.

I'm working on my iMac PowerMac8,2 PowerPC G5 (3.1) 2 GHz machine and have been having problems with the computer shutting down unpredictably. After the problem becoming impossible to work with, I shut the machine down. Now a little better, but reoccuring

I'm working with my iMac PPC G5, PowerMac8,2, 2 GHz machine running OS X 10.4.11, and was having a problem for a while with the machine shutting down unexpectedly. There was no clear pattern to when it was shutting down as far as I could tell. For a while, it would also not restart when buttoned on.
I set the machine aside for a while, probably a month or more, and then got it back out after its rustication. It started up and runs significantly better than it had been, but I have noticed it shutting down sometimes now again, though not as frequently as before. Sometimes it runs for a good long time between active work, sleep mode, and active work again. Once in a while it does shut down when no one is working on it (while asleep). But now it always restarts when buttoned on.
I've done the thorough vacuuming of any dust from the unit vents. I wonder if there's anything else I should try. In most other ways the machine works pretty well and has become the family desktop for basic uses, so I'd like to keep it running if I can. A little frustrating to not be able to upgrade all programs (iTunes) to useable versions, but that's another story....
I would appreciate any ideas about the shut down problem.
TCC

Option 1
Reset your PRAM. Press and hold down the Command Option P R keys while starting your computer. You will hear the startup chime. continue holding down those keys until you hear the startup chime a second time. Release the keys. If the computer restarts, you will need to reset your Date and Time. It might be time to replace your PRAM battery. The G5 iMacs require a 3 volt CR2032 lithium watch/camera battery like below:
http://eshop.macsales.com/item/NewerTech/CR2032/
You can find these batteries at Walmart, Kmart, Target, most local drugstore chains, for between $3-$5, or at Radio Shack for $12-$20.
If you have any G5 iMac model EXCEPT the iSight version, you can probably do the battery install yourself. Watch this video on upgrading your iMac's RAM to show you how to remove the back of your iMac, if you don't already know how:
http://eshop.macsales.com/installvideos/imac_g5_mem_m/
While you have the back off, use a can of compressed air to blow the dust out the vents at the bottom of the iMac, the fans, and anywhere else you can. Also inspect the 28-30 capacitors on the logic board. Look for dark spots, if they look puffy or swollen, or leaks.
Option 2
Reset the SMC by removing all cables (USB, Firewire, Ethernet, Modem, Power cord) from the back of your computer. Let it sit for one minute. Press and hold the power on button on the back of the iMac while plugging in the power cord. Release the power on button. Count to five, the press the power on button again.
Option 3
Place your original, came with the iMac when purchased install disk, into the slot on the iMac, press and hold the C key while pressing the power on button on the back of the computer. (If you have upgraded your OS from when you purchased your iMac, example your iMac came with OS 10.3 installed, and you're now using OS 10.5, then use the OS 10.5 Retail Install disk that you had used to upgrade your OS instead of the original, came with the iMac disk.)
Continue holding the C key until you see the OS starting to load. DO NOT do an OS installation. At the top Menu bar, select Utilities or Utility, and pull down to Disk Utility. On the left side of the window that opens,select your normal OS drive. Click First Aid at the top middle of the window if it isn't already selected. Click Repair Disk from the lower right area of the window. When that is done, click Repair Permissions to the left of the Repair Disk button you clicked earlier.
When that is done, quit Disk Utility. From the top Menu bar (I think its under Utilities) select the Start Up Manager, and choose your normal boot volume as the startup disk. Restart the computer. If successful, and you've rebooted from your normal startup disk, eject the install DVD/CD, and you're good to go.
Good luck.

G4 Dual 1Gb with restart problem

I have the weirdest problem. I have a G4 Dual 1GB powermac which has a problem with restart. It will start up and close down normally but I cannot restart it. If for any reason it crashes, or I need to do a restart, it seems to go into a sulk and refuses to do anything for a week.
If it is shut down normally there is no problem about starting. If however it has been restarted, when you turn on the front power switch it lights up and the fan roars a bit and then nothing ...
I've tried resetting the PRAM and changing the battery. I have also tried reseating the memory and the processors but to no avail - so - any ideas anyone???
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Sounds like you need to reset the PMU switch on the motherboard - don't ask me how you do this, I can't find the appropriate Apple Tech Doc which explains this.
Or, the battery may need replacing, but only do this if the PMU doesn't solve it.

Startup problems w/ Power Mac G4 (QuickSilver 2002) M8667LL (dual 1 GHz)?

Startup problems w/ Power Mac G4 (QuickSilver 2002) M8667LL (dual 1 GHz)
Starts up with bong and then a long wait then screen comes on with old time smiley Mac and spinning beach ball then another long wait and then OS X loading bar and then a panic screen. Subsequent start, bong, and then hard drive spins for 6 or 7 minutes, then hard drive stops and then nothing. Could this be symptomatic of a hard drive failure?
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I am pleased to report that I think the problem has been solved. Apparently the strange behavior can be attributed to overheating. After some on line research and the help of people on this list I opened the case and found that the logic board fan was clogged full of lint and dust. After cleaning it I discovered that the fan is inoperable. The computer is now operating with the case open and a small electric fan directed at the logic board heat sink. The computer has been operating flawlessly now for several hours. Will have to replace the bad cooling fan and clean the computer regularly. Thanks so much to all of the people who have responded to my request for help. Would like to mention that a firm with a canine connection charged me over a hundred dollars to report that their diagnosis is a faulty logic board.
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I used Target mode to transfer files to a new iMac running Snow Leopard 10.6.8 from an older Dual core Intel machine (EMC 2105) also on 10.6.8. but originally Tiger 10.4. The operation was successful and I ejected the disk icon from the new machine and po

IS THE SITUATION HOPELESS
I used Target mode to transfer files to a new i7 iMac running Snow Leopard 10.6.8 from an older Dual core Intel machine (EMC 2105) also on 10.6.8. but originally Tiger 10.4. The operation was successful and I ejected the disk icon from the new machine and powered down the old machine. When this was restarted the next day there was a grey screen with flashing Mac symbol alternating with a 'no entry' sign and occasionally a question mark.Keyboard and mouse were unusable so k inserted the original instal disc (No.1 for 10.4. with installer 1.0.4) which came with the machine in 2006 in an attempt to boot from this. The ensuing window said this was not possible and now it cannot be ejected.I have tried everything ! It offers Disk Utility and other options like Terminal but that doesn't work either.I 'repaired disk' and that was pronounced o.k. None of the various keystrokes at start up will work, and the computer will only offer the installer disc continually.The only option would seem to be is to erase the hard drive completely from the disc in the machine.I don't want to do this as there is still material which I need to recover. I think the drive has in some way been corrupted by using it in target mode, and I don't know if there are any other options to try.
Please tell me how to get this disc to eject !

Graham Giles wrote:
Have you seen this type of problem before? I think it could be a serious issue for anyone in a similar position.
No; but then, I've not had occasion to use TDM. I've been using firerwire drives for over 10 years, both FW400 and FW800, with no issues except a bit of instability using a B&W G3 machine.
TDM should be safe. Using cautious, manual copying of files from the Target machine to the Host machine should not result in unexpected loss of files or damage to the Target drive's directories. It should behave exactly the same as if it were an external (to the Host) firewire drive.
• I don't suppose there is anything I can do to 'put back' lost items from a separate Time Machine drive which has an up to date backup on it.
There is probably a way to do that - seems to me that's one of the reasons for a Time Machine volume.
On the other hand, if the Time Machine volume is rigidly linked to the now-absent OS on the original drive, there may be no way to effectively access the files in the TM archive.
I know that using a cloned drive would work well in this instance.
I have no experience with Time Machine, so perhaps someone who has will chime in with suggestions.
With the machine in TDM with the other machine, have you tried running Disk Utility to see if you can effect repairs to the drive?

Clean Install G4 Dual 1 GHz-Not enough Disk Space Error? -SLOW USB copies

HELP puhleeeeze!
This seems to be an issue on various sites with no one being able to figure out what is the cause and a solution. One person stated his problem went away with a fullwipe and clean-reinstall of everything. But this is what I did already.
What is the reason for the "Not Enough Disk Space" error message when both my hard drives have gigs of space available. If I had hair I'd be pulling it out by now! When trying to copy a file to my 2 internal hard drives that have a lot of space available, but only by the USB port?!!
I have a Power Mac G4 Mirrored Door (MDD) Dual 1 GHz with a clean install of 10.5.8 from the Original Mac OS X Leopard DVD. Both internal hard drives are 60GB and 100GB. The hard drives were wiped clean with Disc Utilities and reformatted to Mac OS Extended (Journaled). The Power Mac only has the OS and a few music apps installed. Easily over 30 GB of space left on the the main G4 interal hard drive and about 75 GB on the other internal hard drive.
The error seems to only happen when I connect a USB flash drive to the USB port. I tried to copy a 50MB update to the desktop-"Not Enough Disk Space" error message happened.
I know that the G4 MDD Power Macs only have USB 1.0. Is this a USB 2.0 issue? Another issue is that it has very slow USB speed (dramtically slower than normal USB 1.0 copying of files. And this is only when it is successful. Is it a USB format issue? I know I couldn't get an external USB 2.0 drive to mount on the Power Mac at all. Disc Utilities could see it but it still would not mount. I have a friend who has an older G4 single processor Mac that doesn't experience these issues with its USB 1.0 ports.
Now here's the kicker:
If I put in a CD disc in the DVD/RW drive, it copies with no problems to either hard drive. If I connect to the Power Mac via the ethernet network, files can copy with no problems. But any USB connection - I get a the "Not Enough Disk Space" error message. I know this is an old mac... but it's never been problematic until this latest wipe and update to Leopard 10.5.8.
Is there a solution to this? Any and all help, feedback, comments, thoughts are greatly appreciated in advance!!!

Hello everyone,
Ok, I did the ultimate task. I erased the hard drives, AGAIN. Just to start fresh from scratch. Hard drives were erased. Did a new install of Mac OS 10.5. And all was well. I could copy with no problems. I gave the computer to my friend and all was good for a couple of days and then the issue came back again. He couldn't copy anything to his internal hard drives and we received the "Not enough disk space" error message! I was baffled. A complete hard drive erase 2 times, 2 fresh Mac OS 10.5 installs and it works for a few days and then coping to HD we got the same **** problem again! THEN - I remembered that the PRAM battery was dead on this G4 Mirrored-Door Dual 1GHz PowerMac. I had recommended that he get a new battery, because this computer would always have the incorrect date and time after every restart. So with recalling this, I had him reset the PRAM by holding down the CMD+OPT+P+R keys after a restart (start-up Chime). I had him hold the keys for at least 3 start-up-chimes. Soon as the G4 Power Mac started up everything was fine again. He was able to copy files to his hard drives again with the "Not enough disk space" error message.
So everyone! Try zapping your PRAM (resetting the PRAM) and see if this solves your problem. I told my friend to get a new PRAM battery to replace the old one that is completely dead. I have not heard back from him. I will ask him again if the problem has come back.
If that fails: My only other solution would be to consider that it is possible that Mac OS 10.5 has a conflict or issue with the G4 Processors and maybe it is safer to install Mac OS 10.3 or 10.4. Because this problem only has occured after installing Mac OS 10.5, the highest version of the Mac OS the Dual 1GHz Mirrored-Door G4 can be installed.
Cheers,
B

K7N2G-L restart problem

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If I do a cold start my system will boot up ok,but if I have to do a "restart" after installing something it boots up and the gets to the part where it says "Searching for IDE devices" and it will hang.If I power off and then on again it will boot up normaly.Apart from that it runs well...any ideas ?(
Athlon xp 1800+

Running The K7N2G-ILSR
Antec Case, with 360 Watt power Supply.
Dual SATA Raptor 37.5 Gig WD Drives Raided
Dual WD 80 Gig 7200 RPM Drives
Single Maxtor 120 Gig 7200 RPM Drive
52x24x52x CDRW
16X DVD Rom Drive
Athlon XP2500+ Barton Core CPU w/Full Copper Heat Sink
dual 512meg DDR 333 in slots 1 and 3
Radeon 9700 Pro 8x AGO 128 Meg Video Card
4 80mm Cooling Fans Throughout the case.
CPU Temp runs on average between 50c - 60c
Case Temp runs on average about 89f - 100f
When I set this thing up I had a 300 Watt supply and it did not fully run things and did have some problems with the HD lights staying on, my guess was due to not enough power. So beefing it up to 360 Watts fixed that.
Also had restart problems quite often, at least 3 or 4 times a day it would just reboot on its own, I run and operate a computer store , so I had the ability to try different things to fix this. Turns out the memory on the nForce chipset boards is VERY important. Brand new sticks from a variety of sources had different affects, including not counting all the memory properly, restarting randomly and not booting at all. Believe it or not, one of the cheapest memory makers on the market seems to have been the best for use in the machine and that would be the Kingston Value Ram. So, if at all possible try getting some of them and see what happens. The worst??? All Components Memory.
You guys should also look at the 4 lights that are or should be in the back of your machine provided by MSI for your troubleshooting aids.. They do work and are quite helpful.
Sorry for the lengthy message post, but thought maybe I could be of some help to somebody.

MacBook (White) is freezing needing manual restart, Office 08 related?

Please forgive me if this is in the wrong thread, this is my first time posting; I really couldn't figure out where this should go; I won't be offended if it gets moved.
For quite some time now, about a year and a half, every so often my computer would suddenly start to bog down, show the beach ball, one by one things would stop working such as the app dock, corners, etc., then mouse stops responding and eventually results in needing to be manually restarted. This whole process from start to finish takes about 30-60 seconds. I never once have received a crash report or any sort of clue as to what causes this problem. It would seem to happen rather randomly, but infrequently enough to not really be a true nuisance.
However, in September I switched from 10.5 to 10.6 and am updated to 10.6.4. At the same time, I started to heavily need to use this computer to type college papers and I constantly am using Office 2008. Around the time I switched to SL, this problem has increased to seemingly every two hours or so. It is causing major problems as I am losing large portions of work. I can give you what I have learned and what I have tried, but I cannot seem to find any sort of solution:
1. Possibly a corruption with a font - I opened fontbook, verified and cleaned up all duplicates and a few with critical errors, rebooted and reset the PRAM. No change.
2. Possibly a compatibility issue between Office 2008 and SL - I reinstalled Office 2008, updated everything, cleared the msword plist, reset PRAM, and still no alleviation.
Also, before SL, it seemed to be utterly random; now it does seem to coincide with the use of at least MS Word, and especially when I try to copy/paste or drag and drop something, and possibly when autosave is triggered but there is still no set pattern. I have found various tidbits of information online that lead me to believe that it might have something to do with something Office uses referred to as a Temporary Scratch File used to hold copied text, when drag-and-dropping, etc. and that it may be reaching a size limit that causes a fatal crash. Also, just before it crashed this last time, just before it completely froze, a window popped up from Word that read
"Word encountered an error reading JM2010Bus.tmp (name of file that was being used). The file may be corrupt."
I understand myself that this is pointing to the autosave file that Word uses, but it is not specific to just this file. It will happen seemingly at random regardless of the file being used and regardless of content or size.
Unfortunately (and maddeningly), I do not have any sort of error report or crash status that comes up after a restart, at least not automatically. Perhaps if there is a way to look at some sort of activity log leading up to a crash, I might be able to give you some more info about this problem, but I can't find anything myself. About the only facts I can give you are that it seems to occur mostly when Word is in use, and tends to be related to using copy/paste and/or autosave. The computer itself is a 2.1 GHz Intel Core Duo with 2Gb RAM and 320 GB HD. Office and OSX10.6.4 are all updated to the most recent available. This problem has persisted after switching from OSX 10.5 to 10.6, and has persisted past swapping in a new HD. Also, I own a black MacBook and a Mac Pro, both of which run Office 2008 and SL, and have never once encountered this problem. I can say for sure that it is software related and not hardware; this problem originally occurred in my black MacBook, but after I swapped drives from black and white, it only now happens in the white and the black is fine.
Please send me off in the right direction; I have to say that I am totally lost with this problem. I can't seem to find anything on this specifically or what to do about it after hours of searching on this forum and in google. I'm pulling my hair out!

How much free space is on the hard drive? Boot from your OS installer disk (10.6.x) and run Repair Disk from Disk Utility.

Manual Sleep Problem

Occasionally, when I try to put my G5 to sleep manually, it won't go to sleep. I always make sure that all powered peripherals are unplugged. And then the problem goes away after restarting. But the the manual sleep problem returns within a week or so. I prefer to keep my Energy Saver on "Never Sleep" because I run Pro Tools on my machine and it doesn't support sleep mode.
Has anyone else had this problem?
Thanks

David Penick1-
From your description it is most likely one of the externally attached devices.
The USB and FW hubs built in to the Apple monitors have a habit of causing this problem. I would disconnect those hubs first and see what happens.
It may be one of the drives as well.
I would suggest disconnecting all external peripherals except keyboard and mouse and see if the problem goes away. If it does, keep adding devices one at a time until you discover which one is causing the problem.
Luck-
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PCI Graphics in Quicksilver Dual 1 Ghz?

I recently was given a dual 1 ghz Quicksilver. The previous owner suspects logic board problems but before I give up I'd like to try a different video card, perhaps in a PCI slot instead of the AGP where the current card is. Anyone know if this is OK to do? Perhaps with the ATI Radeon 9200 PCI Edition? Any other cards you suggest? Thanks for any info!

I am troubleshooting a G4 AGP Sawtooth machine, and I did just what you are asking about. I pulled the AGP graphics card and installed a PCI graphics card. It works fine on this particular machine; I would guess it would work with yours also. Good luck!
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No Chime, display or illuminated power button QS Dual 1 Ghz

Hi. I have a PM G4 Dual 1 Ghz. It was a great computer until about 2 years ago when it sadly stopped working. I found a broken capacitor on the motherboard (No. 820-1342-B) , so figured it was a bad MB. I replaced the board with a (No. 820-1276-A) board and had no luck. The symptoms-the same as on the new board. I purchased a tested and working board (No. 820-1342-B) and still had no luck. I am beginning to suspect a problem with my processor card or my power supply but I don't want to put any more money into it. I have tried to reset PRAM but the keyboard isn't recieving power. The symptoms: Power light when pressed in, red light on logic board, fans, hd, and optical drive work. No keyboard, display, or chime. Please help- I want to donate this computer and can't bear throwing it away

You never said if you replaced the PRAM battery.
I would check it 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.
For G4's and earlier models, check out things in Texas Mac Man's Battery, PRAM, PMU tutorial on the subject.
There are other tips in there too.
Dale

Logic on a dual 1ghz processor machine.

I have a quicksilver dual 1ghz processor machine with 1.5gig ram. The minimum requirement for Logic is a single 1.25ghz processor. It would "seem" like a dual 1ghz processor board would trumph a single 1.25ghz processor. I went to the local Apple store and asked several "genious" and software reps if I could run logic on my machine and the best I could get was "ummmmmm, good question...."
Does anyone know if I can run it? Apple doesn't - and if you buy the software and it doesn't work, you can't return it.

I was using a G4 MDD 1 ghz dual when I first upgraded to LP8. it did work but it was much slower and problematic than LP7. I found a good deal on a G5 on ebay and I am very glad I went that way. You will get a warning message when you instal Logic Studio, but it will work
Don

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