Sounds like some kind of hardware problem. You're welcome :)
On my MacBook the diagnostics just sal "Last Run" and a timestamp then
"Result" Passed. Currently the timestamp is 2/12. So that implies it
only happens occasionally. Might be worth trying to trigger the test
again just to make sure it isn't a fluke. From what I've found in
various forums the error message means there is a hardware issue with
your processor and it's not something you can readily fix, short of a
motherboard swap. Since it's a cache you might be able to live with it
as it should just have lower peformance. Or, this could be the first
telltale sign of more bad things to come. You did get the 3 year
extended warranty right?
CB
David Poehlman wrote:
Hi All,
On my powerboook g4, the diagnostic section of system profiler states that
my system power on self test has failed due to an external cache error.
The system seems to be ok otherwise and functioning normally. Does anyone
know what is up and if there is a way to correct this?
Thanks!
