It's in the same window. I'm running a Server though so the Energy Saver window may have a slightly different look. Uncheck that one for now.
Later... Tim Kilburn Fort McMurray, AB Canada On 2012-10-29, at 12:02 PM, Alex Hall <[email protected]> wrote: > I'll try the restart in a moment. I looked in energy saver, though, and saw > only a box for restarting after a power failure. Is there a separate box for > restarting after a freeze, or is it just in a different place? Thanks for > your continued assistance. > On Oct 29, 2012, at 1:28 PM, Tim Kilburn <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Hi, >> >> You have a couple of scenarios to consider here: >> >> 1. Software issue with System Management Controller (SMC). Sometimes it >> gets confused and causes such behaviour. The errors you're reporting could >> simply be caused by apps being interrupted in mid-use therefore they will >> report that they were not Quit properly and may have various errors >> reported. Fix this by shutting down your computer, unplugging the power >> cord for 15 to 30 seconds, plugging it back in and waiting for at least 5 >> seconds then powering it back up. This is similar to what I asked you to do >> yesterday but I checked on Apple's site and this process has been slightly >> modified. >> >> 2. Hardware issue with your Mini's power supply. >> >> 3. Software problem with your installation. If you have your Mac set to >> restart automatically after the computer freezes or after a power failure, >> then this would usually indicate one or the other. First, I would uncheck >> both these items in the Energy Saver pane of your System Preferences. Then >> let your computer run normally. If you come back to a frozen computer, then >> you likely have a software problem. If you come back to a computer that is >> off, then it is an issue with your power supply, cord or supply of >> electricity to the unit itself. >> >> Some are not good news but at least with these troubleshooting steps, you >> should be able to determine where the problem lies. >> >> Later... >> >> Tim Kilburn >> Fort McMurray, AB Canada >> >> On 2012-10-29, at 10:51 AM, Alex Hall <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>> Hi all, >>> I did as was suggested and unplugged the mac for a few minutes yesterday. >>> Once it booted back up, I ran Disk Utility and told it to repair >>> permissions on my hard drive, and if fixed about 10 problems. I had no more >>> restarts, and I was going to wait a day or two longer before tentatively >>> declaring success... until I came upstairs, opened my bedroom door, and >>> heard vo speaking a bunch of app names as it re-launched them. I knew what >>> it meant, and I was right: there was a brand new problem report sitting >>> there, saying what the last few have: my mac had been restarted due to a >>> problem. As always, I reported it with the problem report thing, but now >>> what? As I said, I don't have Apple Care, nor do I have the funds to >>> replace my machine. It is a 2011 Mini with 2gb ram. It runs as cool as it >>> always has, and it's on the back of my desk where it has reasonably good >>> airflow around it. Also, my room is normally cold enough that I sometimes >>> have trouble typing, so I am nearly certain that overheating is not a >>> problem. So, any suggestions or ideas anyone has would be wonderful. Thanks. >>> >>> >>> Have a great day, >>> Alex (msg sent from Mac Mini) >>> [email protected] >>> >>> >>> >>> -- >>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >>> "MacVisionaries" group. >>> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >>> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >>> [email protected]. >>> For more options, visit this group at >>> http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. >>> >> >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "MacVisionaries" group. >> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >> [email protected]. >> For more options, visit this group at >> http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. > > > > Have a great day, > Alex (msg sent from Mac Mini) > [email protected] > > > > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "MacVisionaries" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en.
