Re: G4 Mirror Door Reluctant to Start
Date: Mon, Oct 12 2009 7:22 pm From: Richard Gerome I always shut mine down when I'm not using it, for these reasons: Save on electric bill, I think the computer will last longer including the battery and if you leave it on and online there is less chance for hackers to get into the computer with spyware As to the first reason, it depends on the second reason. If you wear out your machine more by turning it on and off, perhaps more energy is used in the need to manufacture, transport, work to save and buy and transport another replacement machine. The second reason, what evidence is there for this? It is not obvious to me. As for the third reason, this is rather a separate issue, leaving a machine on is not necessarily leaving it logged on... -- dorayme --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are a member of G-Group, 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 For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list -~--~~~~--~~--~--~---
Re: G4 Mirror Door Reluctant to Start
Does the battery hold a charge??? And or the power cord might have a frayed wire inside of the insulation somewhere (usually on the ends where it plugs in somewhere wall, computer, or either side of the power box) and it doesn't always charge or keep the computer powered??? I had a problem like this with one of my Clamshells yoyo cord and the battery would only keep me going for around 15-20 mins, but I picked up on this right away because of the lighted ring around the plug on the computer... Green means it was charged up and orange means the battery was charging and then one day I noticed no light so that was telling me there was a problem with the power cord!!! Most of the laptops don't have this light so there is no way to see this... CoolKat -Original Message- From: James Morgan macsh...@mac.com Sent: Oct 12, 2009 10:27 AM To: g3-5-list@googlegroups.com Subject: G4 Mirror Door Reluctant to Start When I press the power switch on one of my mirror door G4's the light comes on, fades away, and no start. Fiddle with it for a while and keep pressing the power button, eventually it starts. I leave it running and then, after a day or two, it quits by itself. Anyone have any ideas about why this G4 is so reluctant to run? --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are a member of G-Group, 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 For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list -~--~~~~--~~--~--~---
Re: G4 Mirror Door Reluctant to Start
The power cord was the problem. The contacts were loose. I removed the plug, squeezed it from the outside to bend the contacts together, then bent them a little more with the point of a pocket knife. When pushed back into the computer it was tight, difficult to push in. 'Ol G4 started right up. Problem solved. I was stumped because I had never seen a computer just quit because of a loose power cord. But that is what was happening. Thanks, === On Oct 12, 2009, at 10:52 AM, Richard Gerome wrote: Does the battery hold a charge??? And or the power cord might have a frayed wire inside of the insulation somewhere (usually on the ends where it plugs in somewhere wall, computer, or either side of the power box) and it doesn't always charge or keep the computer powered??? I had a problem like this with one of my Clamshells yoyo cord and the battery would only keep me going for around 15-20 mins, but I picked up on this right away because of the lighted ring around the plug on the computer... Green means it was charged up and orange means the battery was charging and then one day I noticed no light so that was telling me there was a problem with the power cord!!! Most of the laptops don't have this light so there is no way to see this... CoolKat -Original Message- From: James Morgan macsh...@mac.com When I press the power switch on one of my mirror door G4's the light comes on, fades away, and no start. Fiddle with it for a while and keep pressing the power button, eventually it starts. I leave it running and then, after a day or two, it quits by itself. Anyone have any ideas about why this G4 is so reluctant to run? --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are a member of G-Group, 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 For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list -~--~~~~--~~--~--~---
