On Apr 13, 2010, at 2:11 PM, Kris Tilford wrote: > On Apr 13, 2010, at 3:38 PM, John Carmonne wrote: > >> I have a PM G5 Dual 2.7 10.4.11 and 10.5.8. lately it goes to the screen >> saver an I can't wake it up.also some time nothing on the desk top is >> responsive. > > If this occurs on both 10.4.11 and 10.5.8, it's likely a failing HD if both > OS versions are located on the same HD. This is what happen with a HD becomes > unresponsive in a working system. If the HD happens to be one of the Seagate > drives with the bad firmware, it might be fixable with new firmware?: > < http://seagate.custkb.com/seagate/crm/selfservice/search.jsp?DocId=207931> > > If each OS version is on a separate HD, it's likely a worse problem, > something wrong with the HD controller or the logicboard. This can occur with > a bad power supply, or leaky coolant. This is hard to fix. > > If it only occurs in one OS version (either 10.4.11 OR 10.5.8, but NOT both), > then it could be a software issue related to sleep. The simple solution would > be to reinstall the latest Combo Update and see if that fixes it. If not, > you'd need a reinstallation of the OS version.
The systems are on separate drives this just started happening recently as I've noticed. I only use this machine mostly to rip and burn DVDs and to CCC HDDs. and watch movies usually on the Leopard drive. So the Tiger is the one that's pretty much acting up. I'll try a system replace and then I guess maybe a hard drive. The Tiger is on a Seagate 250 drive ST325624AS. How do I check for firmware for it? John Carmonne Yorba Linda USA Sent from my MBP -- 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 [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list To unsubscribe, reply using "remove me" as the subject.
