Try disconnecting all the hard drives and turning it on then off. Try to listen to where the sound is coming from. Also verify all the hard drives. -Jonas
On Sun, Jul 12, 2009 at 8:48 PM, dualG4Wheels <horne...@metrocast.net>wrote: > > On Jul 12, 9:01 pm, Dan <dantear...@gmail.com> 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 g3-5-list@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to g3-5-list-unsubscr...@googlegroups.com 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
