On 12/15/10 1:30 AM, "Baldassare Guzzo" <guz...@gmail.com> wrote:
> What monitor are you using? Do you have anything plugged into the USB ports?
>
> On Dec 14, 2010, at 11:36 PM, DLC <dlcatft...@frontier.com> wrote:
>
>> Hello gang,
>> Happy to post a query that is not list-nanny issue related :-)
>>
>> I recently swapped for a G4 QuickSilver (800MHz DP/1.5Gb RAM, stock HD
>> and video-NVidia Twinview).
>>
>> I installed a new copy of Tiger on the HD, upped it to 10.4.11 and off
>> I went - it operates perfectly fine except for one issue:
>> it will not shut down. When asked to shut down - either via the menu
>> or keystroke (command-option-control-eject key), the unit shuts down,
>> but within 1 second proceeds to start up again. I have: zapped PRAM/
>> NVRAM, reset the board, swapped out for a newer PRAM battery,
>> installed/ran Onyx and gave it a good cleaning;
>> I even added a second hard drive, installed OS 9.2.2, ran from it and
>> shut down - same issue!
>> How do I shut it down? I let it restart, and after the bong, before
>> anything starts loading, I flip the switch on the surge suppressor -
>> hardly an optimum method
>>
>> I know that this issue was talked about earlier re: a Sawtooth and an
>> unsupported Keyspan USB card (neither the case here). And, I haven't
>> yet tried terminal-level commands (will do tomorrow). Beyond that, any
>> thoughts? Maybe the power board is wonky?
>>
>> Thank you for any consideration/wisdom.
>> Best regards,
>> Dana
Just a standard VGA flat panel (no ADC, no USB) - yeah, I thought of the
stuck button - I'll check it out too.
Thanks,
Dana
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