> On Feb 13, 2017, at 10:27 AM, geraldcornish <geraldcorn...@gmail.com> wrote: > > Hi all, > > Quicksilver 2002 800 single cpu > Mac os 10.4.11 Tiger > 172GB startup drive > 280GB additional data drive (not part of startup user but includes another > user also on Tiger) > > Recently this G4 has decided to shutdown when requested to sleep. > > Occasionally it shuts down when not requested (while not working/active). > > I have replaced the battery, tried different startup drives, and…
First step: try resetting the PRAM : start up while holding down command-option-P-R and wait for the third startup bong before releasing it. ISTR fixing one of mine that was shutting down like this by clearing the PRAM. There are also some system prefs files to delete listed here, but I'm not sure whether all of them exist in 10.4 or not… <https://www.cnet.com/news/macs-shutting-down-instead-of-going-to-sleep/> -- Bruce Johnson University of Arizona College of Pharmacy Information Technology Group Institutions do not have opinions, merely customs -- -- 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 --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "G-Group" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to g3-5-list+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
