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why does my Power Mac G5 keeps going into sleepmode???

I have a power mac G5, everytime I load it up, it keeps switching to sleep mode by itself, i dont even get a chance to login. can anyone help me with this issue please???

Power Mac G5-OTHER, Mac OS X (10.5.8)

Posted on Sep 25, 2013 3:01 PM

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Posted on Sep 26, 2013 10:00 AM

Hello Gabriel,


Have you blown the dust out lately?


If you can ever...


Get Temperature Monitor to see if it's heat related...


http://www.macupdate.com/info.php/id/12381/temperature-monitor


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

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Sep 26, 2013 10:00 AM in response to Gabriel McNeil

Hello Gabriel,


Have you blown the dust out lately?


If you can ever...


Get Temperature Monitor to see if it's heat related...


http://www.macupdate.com/info.php/id/12381/temperature-monitor


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

Sep 29, 2013 11:30 AM in response to Gabriel McNeil

So, you can't even do a PRAM reset?


Do you know if Firmware Password is set?


Firmware password protection in Mac OS X ...


http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1352


It would block usage of all the startup keys, like C, N, T, D, CMD+s, CMD+Option+p+r, CMD +v, Option boot will show a lock, and Shift, as well as booting from anything but the Hard Drive.


Force Removing Password Protection


1) Add or remove DIMMs to change the total amount of RAM in the computer.


2) Then, the PRAM must be reset 3 times. (Command + Option + P + R).


http://www.securemac.com/openfirmwarepasswordprotection.php

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