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Very strange - I recently purchased an intel imac and hooked both imacs up to a internet router via ethernet (to transfer files, etc.). A number of times (seemingly random) the iMac G5 started up all by itself. Since then I have disconnected the G5 from the ethernet connection, but it stills shares the wireless internet connection via airport. Anyway, just now the G5 started up by itself. This has only occurred since purchasing the intel imac and I am at a total loss to explain it. Is there some connection between the 2 computers that's causing this to happen? Does it have to do with the internet connection? Internet and File Sharing are set to "off" in System Preferences.

Hey Nathan,
You might go into - applications > utilities > terminal - and see if something shows up under the log there.
Otherwise if this is the ALS model you could open it up and look for bad capacitors like here:
http://jimwarholic.com/2008/07/how-to-repair-apple-imac-g5.php
A power supply problem could also cause this. To look inside the ALS power supply you'd need a security Torx.
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