My iBook G4 random prompts me to restart my computer in different languages
My iBook G4 keeps prompting me to restart my computer in different languages.
Sometimes this happens at Startup (when ocasionally it sends me to a white screen where I then have to type "mac boot" to restart the system).
I had not made any changes to the HArdware or my network in the past 6 months and the only software changes I have made were to the OS - via Software Update.
I thought this might be related to a faulty hard drive - so I replaced the drive with a new one and a whole new OS (10.4.11) - did not loads any files or apps and the restart message STILL happened.
I then removed the extra 512MB of RAM (which makes up my 1GB total RAM)and the message still appeared.
I have read that Airport Cards can cause "Kernal Panic" - but even with the Aiport Network disabled, I still get the message!
I really don't want to spend too much more money on sorting this problem out as I am in danger of spending almost as much as it costs to buy a whole new MacBook.
I would be grateful if anyone can advise me on this problem - so I am not spending more time and money chasing ghosts. I will be sorry to replace the G4 - as it has been the perfect companion for about 3 - 4 years.
Thanks for reading!
Bob
Hi, Bob.
What you are seeing is a _kernel panic_.
Check out these articles on resolving kernel panics and see if they help:
http://www.thexlab.com/faqs/kernelpanics.html
http://www.macmaps.com/kernelpanic.html
http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?messageID=607531
Good luck!
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