Imac g4 won't shut down all the way

Recently installed OS X Tiger. When I shut down the computer all the icons and the dock on the desktop go away, but the computer doesn't completely shut off. Any ideas? Anyone? Thanks!

Hello bad dad:
Welcome to Apple discussions.
I would run the hardware tester that came with your computer to see if it detects any problem.
I would also run repair disk from your software install DVD.
I would then (if the above do not "fix" anything) probably do an archive and install to eliminate software issues that may have occurred when you installed OS X:
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=107120
Barry

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I have a 2009 iMac. It is shutting down all the time. I am beyond over this. If no luck with help on here I am making an appointment to have service.

I am getting ready to call and schedule to take imac in for service. Thought I would try on here first. It is shutting down all the time. Its like it just crashes.

Paul,
Thank you for the quick response. here is my mac. I sure hope someone can pin point the cause of this.
Hardware Information:
          iMac (21.5-inch, Late 2009)
          iMac - model: iMac10,1
          1 3.06 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo CPU: 2 cores
          12 GB RAM
Video Information:
          NVIDIA GeForce 9400 - VRAM: 256 MB
System Software:
          OS X 10.9.2 (13C64) - Uptime: 0 days 0:1:47
Disk Information:
          ST3500418ASQ disk0 : (500.11 GB)
                    EFI (disk0s1) <not mounted>: 209.7 MB
                    disk0s2 (disk0s2) <not mounted>: 499.25 GB
                    Recovery HD (disk0s3) <not mounted>: 650 MB
          OPTIARC DVD RW AD-5680H
USB Information:
          Apple Inc. Built-in iSight
          Apple Internal Memory Card Reader
          Canon MX410 series
          Apple Computer, Inc. IR Receiver
          Apple Inc. BRCM2046 Hub
                    Apple Inc. Bluetooth USB Host Controller
FireWire Information:
Thunderbolt Information:
Configuration files:
          /etc/hosts - Count: 1
Kernel Extensions:
          com.rogueamoeba.InstantOn          (5.0.2 - SDK 10.6)
          com.Cycling74.driver.Soundflower          (1.5.3 - SDK 10.6)
Startup Items:
          HP IO: Path: /Library/StartupItems/HP IO
Launch Daemons:
          [System] com.adobe.fpsaud.plist 3rd-Party support link
          [System] com.adobe.SwitchBoard.plist 3rd-Party support link
          [System] com.macpaw.CleanMyMac2.Agent.plist 3rd-Party support link
          [System] com.oracle.java.Helper-Tool.plist 3rd-Party support link
Launch Agents:
          [System] com.adobe.AAM.Updater-1.0.plist 3rd-Party support link
          [System] com.hp.help.tocgenerator.plist 3rd-Party support link
          [System] com.hp.messagecenter.launcher.plist 3rd-Party support link
          [System] com.oracle.java.Java-Updater.plist 3rd-Party support link
User Launch Agents:
          [not loaded] com.adobe.AAM.Updater-1.0.plist 3rd-Party support link
          [not loaded] com.adobe.ARM.[...].plist 3rd-Party support link
          [not loaded] com.google.Chrome.framework.plist 3rd-Party support link
          [not loaded] com.google.keystone.agent.plist 3rd-Party support link
          [not loaded] com.macpaw.CleanMyMac2Helper.diskSpaceWatcher.plist 3rd-Party support link
          [not loaded] com.macpaw.CleanMyMac2Helper.scheduledScan.plist 3rd-Party support link
          [not loaded] com.macpaw.CleanMyMac2Helper.trashWatcher.plist 3rd-Party support link
          [not loaded] com.zeobit.MacKeeper.Helper.plist 3rd-Party support link
User Login Items:
          smcFanControl
          Growl
          iAntiVirus
          HP Scheduler
          HP Product Research
          HPEventHandler
Internet Plug-ins:
          Easy-WebPrint EX: Version: 1.1.0 3rd-Party support link
          Google Earth Web Plug-in: Version: 6.2 3rd-Party support link
          Default Browser: Version: 537 - SDK 10.9
          Unity Web Player: Version: UnityPlayer version 3.1.0f4 3rd-Party support link
          AdobePDFViewerNPAPI: Version: 11.0.06 - SDK 10.6 3rd-Party support link
          FlashPlayer-10.6: Version: 12.0.0.77 - SDK 10.6 3rd-Party support link
          Silverlight: Version: 5.1.20913.0 - SDK 10.6 3rd-Party support link
          Flash Player: Version: 12.0.0.77 - SDK 10.6 3rd-Party support link
          QuickTime Plugin: Version: 7.7.3
          iPhotoPhotocast: Version: 7.0
          AdobePDFViewer: Version: 11.0.06 - SDK 10.6 3rd-Party support link
          EPPEX Plugin: Version: 3.0.5.0 3rd-Party support link
          JavaAppletPlugin: Version: Java 7 Update 51 3rd-Party support link
Safari Extensions:
          Facebook Improved: Version: 1.8
          Add To Amazon Wish List: Version: 1.8
          Omnibar: Version: 1.2
          Social Fixer: Version: 9.0
          Ultimate Status Bar: Version: 1.3
          Pinterest: Version: 1.0
          AddThis: Version: 1.7
          Facebook Photo Zoom: Version: 1.1206.11.1
          GMail Counter: Version: 0.9.3
          Reload Button: Version: 1.2
          SafariRestore: Version: 6.0.1
          Facebook Cleaner: Version: 3.3
          My eBay Manager: Version: 3.0.2.0
          Turn Off the Lights: Version: 2.3.0.5
          AdBlock: Version: 2.6.18
          1-ClickWeather: Version: 1.0
          Bing Highlights: Version: 1.0.24
Audio Plug-ins:
          BluetoothAudioPlugIn: Version: 1.0 - SDK 10.9
          AirPlay: Version: 2.0 - SDK 10.9
          AppleAVBAudio: Version: 203.2 - SDK 10.9
          iSightAudio: Version: 7.7.3 - SDK 10.9
iTunes Plug-ins:
          Quartz Composer Visualizer: Version: 1.4 - SDK 10.9
User iTunes Plug-ins:
          AudioScrobbler: Version: 6.0.5 - SDK 10.8 3rd-Party support link
User Internet Plug-ins:
          CitrixOnlineWebDeploymentPlugin: Version: 1.0.105 3rd-Party support link
          Google Earth Web Plug-in: Version: 7.1 3rd-Party support link
3rd Party Preference Panes:
          Flash Player 3rd-Party support link
          Java 3rd-Party support link
Old Applications:
          None
Time Machine:
          Skip System Files: NO
          Mobile backups: OFF
          Auto backup: YES
          Volumes being backed up:
          Destinations:
                    My Passport for Mac [Network] (Last used)
                    Total size: 465.29 GB
                    Total number of backups: 61
                    Oldest backup: 2013-08-19 15:41:53 +0000
                    Last backup: 2014-03-18 16:18:22 +0000
                    Size of backup disk: Excellent
                              Backup size 465.29 GB > (Disk size 0 B X 3)
          Time Machine details may not be accurate.
          All volumes being backed up may not be listed.
Top Processes by CPU:
              38%          AAM Updates Notifier
              19%          iavd
               8%          iAntiVirus
               4%          WindowServer
               1%          Safari
Top Processes by Memory:
          233 MB          thunderbird
          197 MB          Safari
          135 MB          MailTab for Gmail
          98 MB          ocspd
          61 MB          WindowServer
Virtual Memory Information:
          9.01 GB          Free RAM
          1.79 GB          Active RAM
          249 MB          Inactive RAM
          715 MB          Wired RAM
          291 MB          Page-ins
          0 B          Page-outs

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Is anyone experiencing problems using the Startup Disk in System Preferences?
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inknpaper wrote:
Leopard should be a more efficient operating system than Tiger and thus everything should work slightly faster, if not a lot faster.
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My ipod touch4 (32gb) shuts down all the time, even though the battery is not dead. Seems ever since update in July 2011 I have been having issues with the battery. Please help!

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Imac g4 won't shut down all the way

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