Two more you can try: 1) Run the utility "Drive Setup" and update the driver of the hard disk 2) Trash the Finder Preferences in the Preferences Folder in the System Folder. My 2� Cheers, John
On 6/19/02 11:54 PM, "anthony isbell" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Below is what I originally wrote: > >> I recently bought a Power Mac 8600/200 to replace my wife's Performa >> 6400/200. I like it, she likes, it has been fine until yesterday. >> Suddenly, when we go to "Special" and select "Shut Down", the Mac treats it >> as "Restart".....the only difference is that there is a slight hesitation >> before I hear the start up tone. The only way I can shut it down is to >> unplug it. Everything else seems to be working fine. The only change I >> made recently was to add THE TILERY 4.2.1....if that has something to do >> with it, I can't figure out what it is. Any help would be appreciated. >> >> Power Mac 8600/200 >> OS 9.0 >> 288MB Ram >> Virtual Memory On > > > Thanks to those who have responded so far, but nothing has helped. I had > already tried some of the suggestions: > Ran Norton > Checked the Energy Saver CP > Checked the "Shutdown Items" in the system folder > Rebuilt the desktop with Tech Tool > Turned VM off > I even updated the OS from 9.0 to 9.1 (been meaning to do that anyway) > > Nothing worked. Still, when I choose "Shut Down" I get a restart instead. > Nothing else seems to be wrong. > > But here's another thing: When I ran Norton on it (fixed minor problems and > optimized the disk) and then restarted, it rebooted from the Norton > CD....without my holding down the "C" key. I had dto go into the control > panels and choose the Hard Drive as my start up disk. > > Anybody have any other ideas? > > Thanks > Tony > -- PCI-PowerMacs is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Sonnet & PowerLogix Upgrades - start at $169 | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> PCI-PowerMacs list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/pci-powermacs.shtml> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; 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/pci-powermacs%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
