I second the advice of getting/running DiskWarrior. If you dont have it but
have an OS 8.6 system disk, you could try a reinstall of the OS instead. If
you have neither, get DiskWarrior.
Also try a "zap" of the PRAM ( restart holding down command+option+p+r til
you hear chime 3 times).
Rebuild desktop if you havent already. Disk First Aid was ok?
Can you put back some memory? 64 mb is really skimpy for OS 8.6 and more RAM
may help (although my first mac, a Performa 475, only had 4 mb initially!).
If none of this helps you may have a motherboard problem.
NickUtah
> Thomas Rothmeier wrote:
>> Hi, AI have a Beige G3/300 Desktop (64/4gig/zip/cd/ REV. 2 or 3 ROM, whisper
>> sound card, Raytheon VRM) that has been locking up unexpectedly every day.
>> It can run fine for 2 hours or 2 minutes, and the computer will either hard
>> lock-up (mouse freezes) or a not so hard one (mouse moves). Attempts to
>> force quit in this mode have resulted in a complete freeze. Every 2 or 3
>> restarts give me BUS ERROR, but freezes before it give me the whole dialog
>> box. I have been running OS 8.6 on it, and the only applications I have been
>> using are IE, Disk First Aid, Toast Titanium (for external SCSI burner) and
>> a few old games. I pulled extra RAM from it and swapped HD's (with an older
>> 2 gig). The computer's jumpers have not been modified, and nothing else on
>> the motherboard, either.
>> Anything that I missed? I was planning to upgrade it, (512MB RAM, 80GB HD,
>> OS X) but I need to know if its easily remedied or headed for the scrap
>> pile.
>> Thank you for your help.
Yes, now I have reset the CUDA switch and checked the PRAM battery, no
problems. I even disconnected all the internal IDE devices and attempted to
run all SCSI (w/proper termination), but that ended it a lockup, too. What I
did find was interesting is that when the computer froze, the power switch
on the motherboard wouldn't work. You had to do the three-fingered salute to
get it to restart. Any further suggestions would be very much appreciated.
--TR--
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