IMac 24" 2.93GHz turns off
My AppleCare just ran out a little while ago and now my iMac is starting to shut off. Usually, in iMovie and iPhoto but today if I plug a USB Memory stick in I lose connection to my Bluetooth devices. Yesterday, everytime I tried to open a .pdf file on the USB drive the computer would shut off. I am fairly certain it is the logic board but was hoping that someone may have had a similar issue? I wish this had happen a couple months ago then it would have still been covered. Any advice would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks,
Derek
I ran the memory test and here are the results.
Test sequence 1 of 255:
Running tests on full 5986MB region...
Stuck Address : setting 1 of 16 ok
Linear PRN : setting 1 of 16ok
Running comparison tests using 2993MB buffers...
Random Value : ok
Compare XOR : ok
Compare SUB : ok
Compare MUL : ok
Compare DIV : ok
Compare OR : ok
Compare AND : ok
Sequential Increment: ok
Solid Bits : Block Sequential : setting 1 of 256ok
Checkerboard : ok
Bit Spread : setting 1 of 128 ok
Bit Flip : setting 1 of 512ok
Walking Ones : setting 1 of 128 ok
Walking Zeroes : setting 1 of 128 ok
These are Temperature Monitor readings
2012-06-02 16:49:39 +0000
Ambient Air: 82℉
CPU A Heatsink: 108℉
CPU A Proximity: 118℉
CPU A Temperature Diode: 108℉
Display Screen Proximity: 118℉
Graphics Processor Heatsink 1: 140℉
Graphics Processor Temperature Diode: 145℉
Hard Drive Bay 1: 129℉
Main Logic Board: 118℉
Northbridge Chip: 156℉
Northbridge Heat Sink: 149℉
Northbridge Position 1: 129℉
Optical Drive: 113℉
Power Supply Position 1: 153℉
SMART Disk WDC WD6400AAKS-40H2B0 (WD-WCASY4396914): 135℉
CPU Core 1: 106℉
CPU Core 2: 106℉
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