My power mac g4 was working fine i hit a key and it shut down and now it has the symble of the firewire slot floting around the screen and i can not get it to start back up

my power mac g4 was working fine i hit a key and it shut down and know it has a symble floting around the screen like the firewirs symble and ot wont turn back on how do i fix it

It does sound like the T key is stuck.
One way to test to see if the keyboard is at fault is to disconnect the keyboard, then start up the Mac.
Note - on that model, you can force a shutdown by holding in the power button (the one on the front panel of the machine) for 8 to 10 seconds.
You can also force a restart by pressing the small convex (bulges out slightly) button under the power button on the front panel (it's the one on the left).

Similar Messages

  • My time capsule is blinking orange and I can not get it to stop.  I have done a hard reset and unplugged it but it continues to blink orange.  This all started because the time capsule stated it was delayed in backing up so I thought I would try to reset.

    My time capsule stated that it was delayed in backing up so I decided to do a hard reset on the time capsule.  Now I am getting a blinking orange light and I can not get it to go back to green.  I have had to hard wire the modem into my computer for connection.  I need some help please.  Thank you.

    Assuming it is not simply broken, a slowly flashing LED probably means the TC is not receiving an IP address from the modem. Make sure you power down your modem whenever you change what is connected to it.
    Having to unplug the Ethernet cable from the TC and plugging it in to your Mac repeatedly so that you can communicate is tedious enough, but endeavor to add the power cycle exercise to that action.

  • Hello, I use MAC AIR OSX 10.6.8 and have Adobe CS2, that I was using 2 years ago on my older computer. I stopped using it because it would close down in the middle of work. Now I would like to reinstall it on the MacAir but I can not get it working. It te

    Hello, I use MAC AIR OSX 10.6.8 and have Adobe CS2, that I was using 2 years ago on my older computer. I stopped using it because it would close down in the middle of work. Now I would like to reinstall it on the MacAir but I can not get it working. It tells Adobe doesnT support my System. But I can not update my old version or activate it. What can I do?

    The mac you want to install photoshop cs2 on is running mac os x 10.6.8 Snow Leopard?
    (photoshop cs2 won't run on intel macs with mac os x newer than snow leopard)
    Did you ever have cs2 installed on this particular computer before?
    If the problem is that you already installed cs2, but it won't activate, that's because adobe took the activation servers offline for some older adobe products such as cs2.
    You'll need to use the non activation version of cs2 from here and the supplied serial number:
    Activation server shut down for Creative Suite 2, Acrobat 7, and Macromedia products

  • I had a crash of the mac 10.4.11 after I restarted my comp the google toolbar vanished and i can not get it back it does not install ((( all my bookmarks are there

    I had a google toolbar on my 3.6 firefox for at least one year . After my Mac crashed and I restarted everything it vanished and i can not get it back I tried to reinstall it does not work and when i go to add ons it tells me it is not available for 3.6 Firefox All my bookmarks re there (((

    Yup, your question and Diane's answer helped me also. Tho' I had had problems before getting into the iTunes store I always managed to find a way. Today they had me blocked cold with the "Update to 10" advert no matter what I did. Other questioners are being told, incorrectly as it turns out, that they have to update their OS to accomodate iTunes 10 and upgrade to iTunes 10. I did the download which did not take up much more room on my crowded old hard drive and now I'm back in business.

  • I was wondering how to get my background back? it just quit on me one day and I can not get it back, I was wondering how to get my background back? it just quit on me one day and I can not get it back

    I was wondering how to get my background back? it just quit on me one day and I can not get it back, I was wondering how to get my background back? it just quit on me one day and I can not get it back

    explain further please...
    Is this your problem?
    Program, Utility, Desktop picture, Screensaver won't open or save changes
    https://discussions.apple.com/docs/DOC-3046
    https://discussions.apple.com/community/notebooks/macbook_pro?view=documents

  • Printer went offline after a print was interrupted and I can not get it to work again.

    Printer had been set up and was working but a paper interruption stopped it and I can not get it to print or remove the offline setting

    That will probably be because its their licence and will be registered to them..??
    You won't be able to open CC files in CS2, that is to many versions back.

  • Hi i need some help im having problems the ipod can not be turned , in fact it was working fine but suddenly switched off and did not return to light n because it reconnected and if I had drums

    hi i need some help im having problems , the ipod can not be turned , in fact it was working fine but suddenly switched off and did not return to light n because it reconnected and if I had drums  . what can i do to turned on .
    its an ipod touch 64gb

    That symptom is covered here:
    iPod touch: Hardware troubleshooting

  • Can not get adobe to start up

    can not get adobe to start

    I'm still not closer to understanding what you actualyl mean, but on teh chance that this is referring to Flash player, you may wanan have a look at this:
    Flash Player Help | Installation problems | Mac OS
    Mylenium

  • I am using my time capsule to back up and I can not get the green light, what should I do

    Hi everyone
    I posted a quesiton yesterday and when I got up this morning the time machine / capsule (not sure of the difference) had unlocked itself!. The other problem persists and that is that the amber light continues to flash and I can not get the macbook to talk to the time thingy.
    Obviously I am not very good at these things and I live in a country where I-systems knows about as much as I do!
    Thank you
    Gillian

    So you have never actually used the airport utility.. you were almost there.
    You posted this picture.
    Screen+Shot+2013-03-15+at+13.20.55.png
    Click edit button on that page.
    Voila.. airport utility in all its manual setting glory.
    Or install a decent utility.. 5.6.
    This is not required but to my eyes.. it is much easier to understand and has more useful tool items than later versions.. which are made iOS pretty picture like.
    How to load 5.6 into ML.
    1. Download 5.6 for Lion.
    http://support.apple.com/kb/DL1482
    Click to open the dmg but do not attempt to install the pkg.. it won't work anyway.
    2. Download and install unpkg.
    http://www.timdoug.com/unpkg/
    Run unpkg on the desktop.. it is very simple.. drag the AirPortUtility56.pkg file over to unpkg.. and it will create a new directory of the same name on the desktop.. drill down.. applications utilities .. there lo and behold is Airport utility 5.6 .. drag it to your main utilities directory or just run it from current location.
    You cannot uninstall 6.1 (now 6.2 if you updated) so don't try.. and you cannot or should not run them both at the same time.. so just ignore the toyland version.. the plastic hammer.. and start using 5.6.. a real tool.
    For screen shots see this post.
    https://discussions.apple.com/thread/4668746?tstart=0

  • I have purchased Wedding Style By Miracle Design - it is showing in the downloads but I can not get it into lightroom - I am using a mac and the instructions are for windows.

    I have purchased Wedding Style By Miracle Design - it is showing in the downloads but I can not get it into lightroom - I am using a mac and the instructions are for windows.

    Return, cancel, or exchange an Adobe order

  • I have a pioneer 50 inch plasma   I purchased new from the company back in 2005.   I tried to hook up an Apple Tv to the pioneer receiver that came with the TV.   I can not get it to work.   The receiver has two HDMI  inputs in the back.

    I have a pioneer 50 inch plasma + I purchased new from the company back in 2005.   I tried to hook up an Apple Tv to the pioneer receiver that came with the TV.   I can not get it to work.
    The receiver has two HDMI  inputs in the back.  However they say they are not for PC's.  Furthermore they must be set up by going to the home menu.    I tried everything, but I can not get the receiver to talk to the Apple TV. I even tried a connector that uses an HDMI to the Apple TV that has the other side of the cable as 5 RCA cables.  I could not get the receiver to see the Apple TV.   I have a newer TV in the house, it has no problem talking with the Apple TV.  But this older system seems to be handicapped in its ability to talk with the newer Apple TV system.
    My Email is [email protected] 
    Do you have any suggestions
    Thanks
    Bob

    I could not access the Apple TV on the television.   If I put the Apple TV directly into by TV, I have an external sound system (entertainment system), therefore I worry that I would by pass the audio.
    Thanks for taking your time to attempt to help!   Any more suggestions would be greatly appreciated.
    Bob

  • My apps. ended up on my computer and I can not get them back onto my iphone.

    I have purchased many apps. as well as ringtones.  In the last day or so I have upgraded to io5, synced by phone with my pc and now found that most of my apps. are on computer and i can not get back to phone.

    Qualdog-12 wrote:
    My friend deleted some of my apps from settings as a prank, and I can't get them back by using the App Store.
    if they are no longer in the app store, you can not get them back.

  • My apple Id has been disabled. I have relogged on changed password and still can not get it to work on my Iphone

    My apple Id has been disabled. I have relogged on changed password and still can not get it to work on my Iphone

    Contact itunes support.  Click Contact Us at the bottom of this page.

  • The air port on my imac went off and i can not get it to work

    my air port on the imac weny off and i can not get it to work now

    Apple used to use airport name for everything.. is this the internal wireless card?? Or external airport router?
    If it is the internal wireless card, is it still listed in system profile.. and do a hardware test with your original CD.
    See http://support.apple.com/kb/ht1509
    The problems with Mavericks are very great.. if you upgrade installed anything can happen.. a common feature is the internal wireless card fails to work.
    Give details and we can figure it out.
    Here is discussion about the same thing as I think has happened to your imac in macbook.
    https://discussions.apple.com/thread/5219345?tstart=30

  • Good .. I would like to work together I have an iphone 63gs 16gb, I do not read the sim card in itunes gave him the option restore and now I get on the screen that you can not do iphone activation would help me. I'm from Colombia

    Typgood .. I would like to work together I have an iphone 63gs 16gb, I do not read the sim card in itunes gave him the option restore and now I get on the screen that you can not do iphone activation would help me. I'm from Colombia

    Activation requires a SIM card.
    Activation issues are almost always the result of a device that has been hacked or jailbroken. If that is the case, no support can be provided here.

Maybe you are looking for

  • Unable to Display Signature Image in Siebel BI Report

    Hi, I have been trying to display a signature in a report but when I run the report the place where the signature should be is empty. I have searched through the log file but there is no error indicating anything is wrong. Siebel has an out of the bo

  • Longest length of a data type in an internal table in abap

    Hi everyone, I have a requirement for a client in which i want to read a standard text from SO10 which can be up to 5000 words, store that into an internal table & display it in an excel sheet in a single column in a single field. I have tried declar

  • İ couldnt purchase and buy gems in store

    İ have a problem with my itunes accounts.when i want to buy in-app features i got an error that; "Please comtact with itunnes support for completing this process" İ checked my device settings and tried my account with another ios device but result no

  • Multi selecter prompt issue

    Hi All, **Below issue i faced in OBIEE 10.1.3.2** but In my Dashboard page i have created a Multiselecter Prompt and i have selected more than one values in prompt. While exporting the dashboard page into PDF format the PDF showing only one value fro

  • I can't receive calls.. and the help stuff on my phone doesn't, well help.

    So I tried calling my cell with my house phone to see what the difference in ring tone would be with Out of Holster and in Holster (which I still don't know) and it said that the number I have called is not in service when clearly it is because I can