janneindia
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Q: Screen froze when closing Safari then went black. Am I in trouble?

Have had this iMac since 2004, NEVER had any problems. Went to close window from Safari, screen froze, wouldn't turn off. Had to unplug, when I turned it back on the screen reloaded with the Apple icon then went black. Am I looking at a dead machine?

iMac G5 PowerMac8,1, Mac OS X (10.5.8), PowerPC G5 (3.0)

Posted on Jan 13, 2014 8:34 AM

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Q: Screen froze when closing Safari then went black. Am I in trouble?

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  • by rccharles,

    rccharles rccharles Jan 13, 2014 10:59 AM in response to janneindia
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    Jan 13, 2014 10:59 AM in response to janneindia

    1) You should run disk utility from your install dvd.

     

          a) fix the disk

          b) update your permissions.

     

    2) Try a safe boot.

         Shutdown your machine.  Hold down the shift key.  Poweron.  Wait awhile; wait awhile while you harddrive

         is being checked.

         http://support.apple.com/kb/ht1455

     

    3) Another way to correct filesystem problems is into single use mode.

         This page will tell you how to get into single user mode.

         http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1492

     

        Basically, you hold down the command + s key then  powering on your machine. The command key

        has a little apple symbol on the lower left. It is between the alt/option key and the space bar. 

     

     

    4) Run hardware diagnostics.  It's good for a sanity check.