>> After a case opening for cleaning my 9500 now refuses to power >> down. It will shutdown but not power off, the fan and the hd >> continues to spin. Even a soft-off (holding the power button in for 5 secs) fails. > > > You may have disturbed a RAM stick or one may be damaged or >faulty, try reseating. Try yanking some out and leaving some etc. Try >Gauge Pro to test. > Look up profiler when you are turned on to see that it at least says >what the ram is as you know it to be. > > When you restart after this fault (presumably you yank the power off > at the house switch?) does it start with Disk First Aid? > > It sounds as if the instruction to shut down is putting it in a sleep mode? If it is not a RAM prob, check for system corruption? Can you > > replace it with a backup copy? > > David Elmo >
I don't think this is sleep mode, the HD is still spinning as though running at full operation. In order to turn it off safely I can hold the power button in until it soft-offs, then if I keep the button pressed it stays off and I can pull the power chord. Otherwise, if after the soft-off I release the button it just switches back on, but doesn't always boot again, just spins up. When I cleaned it I only opened the case and didn't move the motherboard or ram, however, I have now replaced the system, reopened the case & reset all the RAM (all the RAM corresponds with the values reported in the AS Profile) and still it's behaving the same. Any thoughts ? Andy -- 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/> iPod Accessories for Less at 1-800-iPOD.COM Fast Delivery, Low Price, Good Deal www.1800ipod.com
