Random freeze of iMac with Tiger 10.4.5

Hello, since a few weeks my iMac freezes almost regular but I can not say if it is due to an application or anything else as it happens complete random. Sometimes it happens after a few minutes, sometimes after hours but in 8 of 10 "on times" the Mac freezes. I can only turn him off...
Does anybody know if there is a way to track last actions and investigate what the reason for these freezes are?
Thanks in advance. KM
iMac 800Mhz PowerPC G4   Mac OS X (10.4.5)  

Open the Console app in the Utilities folder. Click on the Logs icon in the toolbar to open the sidebar logs list. You can examine the console and system logs as well as any crash logs to see if you can find anything helpful.
If your random freezes occur only when using a particular application, then there may be a bad preference file associated with that app. If the freezes are occuring almost always when you use Safari, then there are some things you can try. If the freezes are accompanied by a kernel panic alert, then there are other things to consider.
In the meanwhile it cannot hurt to do the following:
Boot from your OS X Installer. Be sure to use the installer for the version of OS X you have installed. After the installer loads select Disk Utility from the Installer menu (or Utilities menu if using Tiger.) After DU loads select your OS X volume from the list on the left, click on the First Aid tab, then click on the Repair Disk button. If DU reports any errors that have been fixed, then re-run Repair Disk until no errors are reported. If no errors are reported click on the Repair Permissions button. Wait until the operation completes, then quit DU and return to the installer. Now shutdown the computer for a couple of minutes and then restart normally.
If DU reports errors it cannot fix, then you will need Disk Warrior (3.0.3 for Tiger) and/or TechTool Pro (4.1.1 for Tiger) to repair the drive. If you don't have either of them or if neither of them can fix the drive, then you will need to reformat the drive and reinstall OS X.

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    Hi, pjh1044, and welcome to Apple Discussions. If you have an Intel-based Mac, Classic is not supported on it. SheepShaver, a third-party hack, may allow you to run some Classic applications using a proper installation of OS 9.0 or 9.0.4, but not 9.1 or later.

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