At 4.00 PM +0100 3/30/02, invicta wrote: >Hello All, > >I'm very pleased with my new Flat iMac and OS X, but stable .........? > >Three times the machine froze up on me and there was no way out. No >pointer, Apple not to be opened to reach force quite and trying key >combinations was a lottery that didn't work either. I had to unplug and >restart but this affected my volume structure so I had to start all over >again to clean it up . Initialize, reinstall OS 9,2 and 10 and all other >programs I use. The this occured twice when I optimized my HD with TT >Pro 3.0.3 .The third time it happened was when I was playing Tomb Raider 4. > >With my DV 400 Mhz SE I could always force quit with the known >key/switch combination and no harm was done. > >Any solution for OS X
I don't know what would cause this issue, or how to fix it..... but don't unplug your machine to restart it. Ever. If you hold in the power button on the back for 5 seconds (give or take a few seconds), the machine will shut down. -- Jeremy Derr <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> \ <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> -- The iMac List is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | - Epson Stylus Color 580 Printers - new at $69 | & CDRWs on Sale! | PowerON Computer Services <http://www.poweron.com> REPLACEMENT PARTS in STOCK Drives, CD-ROMs, RAM, Mac OS SW, Power Supply <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> iMac List info: <http://lowendmac.com/imac/list.shtml> Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/imac-list%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
