"restart computer now" message

sometimes, my g4 stops whatever it's doing, the screen goes dim, and a box appears with a graphic that looks like an enlarged version of the on button, which tells me to restart my computer. does anyone know why this might happen?

There are hardware and software causes of Kernel Panics; so the instructions
on the page link given outline troubleshooting the more common of these.
The airport card related problems may require a service center repair if the
integrated wireless card in a later model is defective, since the user can't
remove the card (it isn't under the keyboard in the last model iBook) to
physically disconnect it. And it can be shut down only so far in software.
Good call, though; some users do get a kernel panic situation due to a
conflict in hardware or software relating to the airport wi-fi card or board.

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I've searched on all the forums and I've tried all the fix's, but I still get the PLEASE RESTART COMPUTER error message.
I'm not sure if this is the problem, but here are the specs of the computer first:
Powermac G5 Dual 2.0 Ghz
2.5 Ghz Ram
700 Gig HD
Hawking HWL2A Wifi Locator (USB Wireless) <-- I think this is it, but not sure.
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1. I've ran a memory test using Rember, and it was successful with no errors found.
2. I ran Disk Utility through the Install Disk and repaired / repaired permissions and no error was found.
3. My S.M.A.R.T drive is verified and working.
Still, I'm getting the PLEASE RESTART YOUR COMPUTER message.
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Mon Sep 8 12:43:47 2008
Unresolved kernel trap(cpu 1): 0x300 - Data access DAR=0x0000000000000018 PC=0x00000000008F39D4
Latest crash info for cpu 1:
Exception state (sv=0x4F387C80)
PC=0x008F39D4; MSR=0x00009030; DAR=0x00000018; DSISR=0x40000000; LR=0x008F39D0; R1=0x36E23350; XCP=0x0000000C (0x300 - Data access)
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0x008F39D0 0x008F8D5C 0x00906860 0x009077F4 0x00908868 0x008F6F4C
0x008F0E54 0x005D11AC 0x002D2400 0x005D1304 0x005D0268 0x005D0130 0x0011E550 0x00156448
0x0015E7F8 0x00162508 0x00292520 0x00283C48 0x0027F7F0 0x0027F52C 0x002ABDB8 0x000ABD30
0x037F3C40
backtrace terminated - frame not mapped or invalid: 0xF0589DD0
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com.ZyDAS.driver.ZD1211USB(1.5.3d0)@0x8ef000
dependency: com.apple.iokit.IOUSBFamily(2.8.1)@0x463000
dependency: com.apple.iokit.IONetworkingFamily(1.5.0)@0x5ba000
com.apple.iokit.IONetworkingFamily(1.5.0)@0x5ba000
Proceeding back via exception chain:
Exception state (sv=0x4F387C80)
previously dumped as "Latest" state. skipping...
Exception state (sv=0x4F7AB500)
PC=0x90014BAC; MSR=0x0000F030; DAR=0xE07FF000; DSISR=0x42000000; LR=0x90F9D224; R1=0xF0589DD0; XCP=0x00000030 (0xC00 - System call)
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Darwin Kernel Version 8.11.0: Wed Oct 10 18:26:00 PDT 2007; root:xnu-792.24.17~1/RELEASE_PPC
panic(cpu 1 caller 0xFFFF0003): 0x300 - Data access
Latest stack backtrace for cpu 1:
Backtrace:
0x000954F8 0x00095A10 0x00026898 0x000A8204 0x000ABB80
Proceeding back via exception chain:
Exception state (sv=0x4F387C80)
PC=0x008F39D4; MSR=0x00009030; DAR=0x00000018; DSISR=0x40000000; LR=0x008F39D0; R1=0x36E23350; XCP=0x0000000C (0x300 - Data access)
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0x008F39D0 0x008F8D5C 0x00906860 0x009077F4 0x00908868 0x008F6F4C
0x008F0E54 0x005D11AC 0x002D2400 0x005D1304 0x005D0268 0x005D0130 0x0011E550 0x00156448
0x0015E7F8 0x00162508 0x00292520 0x00283C48 0x0027F7F0 0x0027F52C 0x002ABDB8 0x000ABD30
0x037F3C40
backtrace terminated - frame not mapped or invalid: 0xF0589DD0
Kernel loadable modules in backtrace (with dependencies):
com.ZyDAS.driver.ZD1211USB(1.5.3d0)@0x8ef000
dependency: com.apple.iokit.IOUSBFamily(2.8.0
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