On 6 Mar 2018, at 08:26, Jörg Duurkoop wrote: > > > Op vrijdag 23 februari 2018 16:28:25 UTC+1 schreef Diane: > I have a 2003 G4 1.42DP (FW800) > With the exception of a couple of hard drive replacements and a power supply > back in 2011, it's been bomb proof. > The other day though, it started to shutdown on boot (it had been running for > weeks prior to this). I googled and found many references to this but mostly > with a display with a proximity sensor, which I do not have. > I pulled it out of it's cubby and will clean it out, but I'd also like to > replace the battery while it's open. > What's the best place to buy them these days? I used to get them at Radio > Shack but they are no longer around. > Worse case I have a couple of older machines that I suppose I can fire up and > put my drive in to get my data off, but ideally I'd like to get this going > again. > Any thoughts? It just spins on the grey screen for a couple of minutes and > then shuts down. I usually screen share into it so I'm not sure if it was > doing something else prior. It did sound like it booted fully the fist time. > Earlier this week I had it up and running for awhile but it wasn't connected > to the network so that's when I shut it down and this happened. > > Thanks > Diane > > Hi Diane,
Have you tried booting from the install DVD and running disk first aid? It will assess the disk and you may repair if needed, and repair permissions. Have Fun Glen -- -- 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 --- 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 [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
