Run down to your local electronics store and get a pram battery. This will cause all kinds of problems.
Geno > From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Reply-To: G-List <[email protected]> > Date: Fri, 28 Jan 2005 20:19:22 -0500 > To: G-List <[email protected]> > Subject: Very weird long term, no-video crash on G3 :( > > I am working in my G3 and all of a sudden I lose video. This has been > happening for months. Sometimes I can press the power button + return to shut > it down. Sometimes the mac wont respond. And sometimes it ignores the three > finger salute. > > I first noticed this when I upgraded my G3 to OS 10.2.8 > Before I did that specific upgrade, it would never do that. > > I downgraded to 10.2.6 and it stopped. > > What's funny about this is that I used to have the Apple 15" Trinitron monitor > for it then. Now I got a 17" NEC PC monitor, same problem, so Iknow its not > the monitor. > > I was obligated to upgrade to 10.2.8 eventually again, because anything older > makes Limewire unexpectedly quit. Now Limewire doesn't quit but I get these > crashes. > > I've gotten to the conclusion that Limewire is not causing this because it has > happened at least twice when the mac is starting up and/or when Limewire > wasn't running. I doubt that its the display card because 89% of the time, > the mac crashes > > This is weird, after all this time, its starting to bug me, could it be that > the power supply can't handle my setup? > > BTW I do believe the battery is dead, Iam running synch time in OS X, time is > screwed up in OS 9.2, oh this does not happen AT ALL when I restart in OS 9.2 > > MY SYSTEM SPECS: G3 333 Beige, 42gig full high SCSI 68 pin ID:2 (with four > volumes, two with 9.2, one with 8.1), 9gig 1" SCSI 68 pin ID:0 (running OSX), > Dead PRAM Battery, OS 10.2.8, One adaptec PCI SCSI card (where both harddrives > sit), one USB card, one PC monitor card, 256MB ram, one IDE 100 Zip drive, one > CD Burner (I recently acquired to replace bad one), NO FLOPPY DRIVE (I removed > to install full height HD) full height drive has been here for about 10 > months, longer than the crash ocurrence, System Profiler reports a PCI "video" > card in F1, with 6MB memory, is that the one it came with? I see only 3 PCI > slots, all full > > THANKS FOR YOUR HELP!! > Lili > > -- > G-List is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... > > Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | > -- We have Apple Refurbished Monitors in stock! | & CDRWs on Sale! | > > Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> > > G-List list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml> > --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; > Send list messages to: <mailto:[email protected]> > To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/g-list%40mail.maclaunch.com/> > > iPod Accessories for Less > at 1-800-iPOD.COM > Fast Delivery, Low Price, Good Deal > www.1800ipod.com -- G-List is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- We have Apple Refurbished Monitors in stock! | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> G-List list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:[email protected]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/g-list%40mail.maclaunch.com/> iPod Accessories for Less at 1-800-iPOD.COM Fast Delivery, Low Price, Good Deal www.1800ipod.com
