On Jul 12, 9:01 pm, Dan <[email protected]> wrote: > At 12:24 PM -0700 7/12/2009, dualG4Wheels wrote: > > >Powermac G4 MDD, with dual 1.42 processors > > >A couple of weeks ago, when I shut the > >machine down, right before it went off altogether,but after the hard > >drive parked, I heard a distinct two beat (and beep) melody coming > >from inside the case, as opposed to the speaker. At the time, I > >brushed it aside as some sort of fluke. > >But, last night, my Powermac called out again. > > Open the case and shutdown while listening carefully. It could be > the HD motor dying. Or the fan. Or a capacitor in the power supply. > > Update your backups! Just in case it's the HD... > > - Dan. > -- > - Psychoceramic Emeritus; South Jersey, USA, Earth.
I have time machine on the job as we speak. Everything you suggest, I know could be possible failure points, but to me, what I head on these occasions can only be described as being electronically generated - like an old game or a PC box starting up. But I'll admit that I've been fooled before! Thanks for the suggestions, Dan. Malcolm --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ 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 [email protected] 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
