Hi Tim, iMac is only 3 months old so I would be surprised if a processor was on the way out already unless it was faulty from the start? I have never looked inside so don't know about LEDs.
David 2009/3/20 Tim Pettitt <[email protected]> > > David > > I had this problem with my G5 Quad. It started happening once or > twice a month and got more and more frequent. I got it repaired under > AppleCare, it turned out one of the processors was on the way out and > was replaced. On my G5 there are LEDs on the motherboard that lit up > when the system froze, is there anything similar on yours that could > help diagnose the problem? > > Regards > Tim > > On 20 Mar 2009, at 07:55, David Ransom wrote: > > > iMac OSX10.5.6 / 2.66 GHz Intel > > > > Suddenly, while trying to use the online Adobe > > updater, my Mac froze up and all internet connection > > was lost. I could not restart or shut down so had to > > press and hold the power button. > > > > After restart, the internet works again but the fans > > are going full blast and I can feel the air shooting out > > of the bottom of the iMac! Very noisy. > > > > I have run disk utility, but no difference. > > > > Restarted again, still no difference. > > > > Anyone know what causes this? > > > > David > > > > > > > > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Sussex Mac User Group" 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/smug?hl=en-GB -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
