In message <4af865ed.5090...@lr.los-gatos.ca.us>, Ralph Becker-Szendy writes:

>Beginning this weekend, the machine crashes frequently, then refuses to
>boot.  After powerup, it tries to spin the disk up, fails.  Keeps
>trying, and eventually succeeds.

Bad power-supply.

>My theory: Either one of the power supplies has become weaker with age
>(either the external brick, or the internal converter), [...]

Very likely explanation.

Try another brick first.

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