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Kernel panic, nothing works powermac 7 3 G4

Hello there apple community,


I was at my mac trying to open live chat support for some site i bought something off (works fine on any other mac i have) and my safari crashes.

Now everything else worked fine except I couldnt right click my programs and I was not able to restart my mac. So i pressed the power off button.

After that I got a Kernel Panic error with my driver. Now I tried almost eveything and i looked all over the internet but nothing worked. Now I tried to reinstall it with my install disc but the disc wouldnt even start up (and yes i did hold 'C')

I hope you guys could help me 🙂


Thanks,


Stan

Mac Pro, Mac OS X (10.5.8)

Posted on Mar 9, 2013 4:46 AM

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Mar 9, 2013 11:05 AM in response to Stan_applefanboy

Hi stan, is this a G5 maybe?


If you don't know the model, find the Serial# & use it on one of these sites, but don't post the Serial# here...


http://www.chipmunk.nl/klantenservice/applemodel.html


http://www.appleserialnumberinfo.com/Desktop/index.php


How to find the serial number of your Apple hardware product...


http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1349


If you hold alt key at bootup, do you get a screen shoeing boot choices?

Mar 11, 2013 1:47 PM in response to Stan_applefanboy

Kernel panics are usually caused by a hardware problem – frequently RAM, a USB device or a Firewire device. What external devices do you have connected? When trying to troubleshoot problems, disconnect all external devices except your monitor, keyboard and mouse. Do you experience the same problems?


Do you have an Apple Hardware Test disc (the AHT is on the Install/Restore DVD that came with your Mac)? Running the Apple Hardware Test in Loop Mode is an excellent troubleshooting step for finding intermittent hardware problems. It is especially useful when troubleshooting intermittent kernel panics. If Loop Mode is supported by the version of the Apple Hardware Test you are using, you run the Extended Test in Loop Mode by pressing Control-L before starting the test. Looping On should appear in the right window. Then click the Extended Test button.The test will run continuously until a problem is found. If a problem is found, the test will cease to loop, indicating the problem it found. If the test fails, be sure to write down the exact message associated with the failure.In some cases, RAM problems did not show up until nearly 40 loops, so give it a good run.


May be a solution on one of these links.


http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=106227What's a "kernel panic"? (Mac OS X)


http://www.macmaps.com/kernelpanic.htmlMac OS X Kernel Panic FAQ


http://www.index-site.com/kernelpanic.htmlMac OS X Kernel Panic FAQ


http://www.thexlab.com/faqs/kernelpanics.htmlResolving Kernel Panics


http://www.macfixit.com/article.php?story=20060911080447777Avoiding and eliminating Kernel panics


http://macosg.com/group/viewtopic.php?t=80012-Step Program to Isolate Freezes and/or Kernel Panics


 Cheers, Tom 😉

Kernel panic, nothing works powermac 7 3 G4

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