On Feb 5, 2010, at 4:12 PM, John Callahan wrote: > > > On Feb 5, 2010, at 10:31 AM, John Martz wrote: > >> On Thu, Feb 4, 2010 at 6:02 PM, John Callahan <jcalla...@stny.rr.com> wrote: >>> My G5 crashes when I connect it to the internet. Otherwise it runs fine. >> >> What do you mean by "crashes"? What happens? >> >> (I have an early 2008 MacBook and when I plug in a firewire cable the >> power cuts off, so it's pretty obvious to me that I've got a hardware >> problem. But I suppose I could also describe that as "it crashes".) >> >> -irrational john >> >> -- > That pretty much sums it up John. > Thanks >
Sounds to me like a bent pin in the port. Next door neighbor had a usb port that worked but was very flaky. Would even shut his computer off at times when he plugged a device in. The problem with his port was one of the pins was bent and would touch the metal ground of the cage of the socket or plug when the plug was inserted. The result was his machine would just power off suddenly. -- You received this message because you are a member of G-Group, a group for those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop Macs - with a particular focus on Power Macs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to g3-5-list@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list
