On Sep 18, 11:35 pm, Kris Tilford <[email protected]> wrote: > In my experience the causes of freezes that are most common are: > > 1) bad RAM or mis-seated RAM
Pulled the RAM and gotten the same results > 2) bad HD (especially if the fan has died) Replaced with known good HD and gotten same results > 3) hardware issue or short (logicboard, optical, ports, etc) I have shimmed the logic board - doesn't seem to have any effect at all. > 4) software (easy to test, boot known good system or CD) Tried reformatting and reinstalling 10.4. Install would freeze about halfway through. Was successful installing by firewire from another iBook in target mode. But when I booted up, it froze right after the desktop loaded. I'm ruling out software - happens whether OS is installed or not. I've seen RAM problems before - usually prevents the machine from booting up properly. This machine develops the problem after it's operational for several minutes... possibly heat-related? That would lead me back to logic board whether it's the vchip or some other fault. -- You received this message because you are a member of G-Books, a group for those using G3 iBooks and PowerBooks (we run a separate list for G4 'Books). The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-books.html and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To leave this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g-books Support for older Macs: http://lowendmac.com/services/
