> How long had the computer been running prior to shutting it down and then > moving it? It's possible the damage happened far in the past but only made > itself known when the computer was booted. > > This is a probably common occurrence, when the computer is running for an > extended period then is shutdown / restarted for some particular reason and > then it won't start up. The reason for shutdown / restart becomes suspect > (the move in this case) when the real problem may have happened at any time > prior. > > It isn't so common with Pre-OS X as X is less prone to crashing and most of > the machines X runs on can sleep as opposed to earlier machines that don't > sleep and therefore tend to get shut off overnight. > > Clark Martin > Redwood City, CA, USA > Macintosh / Internet Consulting > > "I'm a designated driver on the Information Super Highway"
Clark: The computer gets shut down every night, and would have been turned on at 7:00 this morning. The terminal symptoms were already evident at 8:00 when I got into the office. That said, it resides in a metal fab shop that is not climate controlled in the least (okay, we have a furnace, but that's it!) and the environment is very dirty. I think it may just have gotten tired of eating dust, and died. -- 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
