can you help my apple power mac g5 desktop is truning its self off when ever i try openning a page.or going online.it had recently been updated with os x 10.5.8
PowerMac, Mac OS X (10.5.8)
Hello,
One way to test is to Safe Boot from the HD, (holding Shift key down at bootup), run Disk Utility in Applications>Utilities, then highlight your drive, click on Repair Permissions, Test for problem in Safe Mode...
PS. Safe boot may stay on the gray radian for a long time, let it go, it's trying to repair the Hard Drive
Reboot, test again.
If it only does it in Regular Boot, then it could be some hardware problem like Video card, (Quartz is turned off in Safe Mode), or Airport, or some USB or Firewire device, or 3rd party add-on, Check System Preferences>Accounts>Login Items window to see if it or something relevant is listed.
Check the System Preferences>Other Row, for 3rd party Pref Panes.
Also look in these if they exist, some are invisible...
/private/var/run/StartupItems
/Library/StartupItems
/System/Library/StartupItems
/System/Library/LaunchDaemons
/Library/LaunchDaemons
Also where the symptom occurs when opening a page online, particularly with graphics and video, that is when the cpu will spike to full power. So check for the cpu overheating, and shutting down the computer, possibly due to dust build up or a fan not working...
If it only does it in Regular Boot, then it could be some hardware problem like Video card,
A video card failure would not cause a computer to shut down, the wrong video card driver can cause continual re-starts on its own.
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how come my apple power mac g5 turns its self off when i try opening a page
