> Actually, Norton has always worked well for me, although I have heard > of a few sad tales re. that.
They'll never believe you, much less accept that it is possible. >I did as you suggested, just after > sending the message. Made no difference. Thanks for the tip. My main > concern at this point is that I haven't backed up for a month or so. > My ears are still open. / dave Was there any recently installed software (up to a week before this problem occurred)? Are you able to boot from the cd with the extensions off? Are there PCI cards (other than the video card) installed? Do you have 3rd-party ram installed (especially anything recently added)? Is there anything attached to the firewire port? What happens if you disconnect the hard drive and boot from cd? Shutdown is initiated by a command in the Special menu or by tapping the power key on your keyboard (located at the top-right of the board). Hitting the power button on the front of the tower should do nothing while the system is running (unless it is in the early stages of boot). Hamlin There are 10 kinds of people in the world: those who understand binary and those who don't. -- G-List is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- We have Apple Refurbished Monitors in stock! | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> G-List list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/g-list%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
