At 2:03 PM -0600 12/8/2008, Michael McMurtrey wrote: >iMac running Tiger (10.4.11)
Which model iMac? >"My beloved computer is having some problems. If I shut down and >leave it all night, it doesn't want to boot the next day. I have to >restart it several times before it will come up. Depending on the age of the iMac, this sounds like the PRAM Battery (aka Backup Battery) has died. >It does come on but the screen has shadows around everything or it >stays black. Sometimes it looks like it is up, but there are little >pieces of screen showing through stuff, like holes in the desktop. >And then it will tell me I need to restart if I try to open >anything. ????????" That worries me. It's starting to sound like a power supply or memory problem. Either way... it's hardware. It might be time for your cousin to find a repair shop... - Dan. -- - Psychoceramic Emeritus; South Jersey, USA, Earth --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed Low End Mac's G3-5 List, a group for those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop Macs - with a particular focus on Power Macs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to g3-5-list@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list?hl=en Low End Mac RSS feed at feed://lowendmac.com/feed.xml -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
