Re: More eMac Problems
Its probably the Capacitors.Apple had a bad batch of them. We had 12 here that went bad and Apple replaced the Boards. You can examine them by taking off the RAM panel.They are the little round cyliners. If you see bulges or leaks they are don for as is the computer. M --- On Mon, 2/16/09, Simon Royal m...@simonroyal.co.uk wrote: From: Simon Royal m...@simonroyal.co.uk Subject: More eMac Problems To: Google Group imaclist@googlegroups.com Date: Monday, February 16, 2009, 6:04 PM Hi. I posted a few weeks ago about a text panic on my little boys eMac. Well it hasn't been the same since. Random lock ups when starting or using Safari and numerous Kernel Panics. I ran Disk Utility and the boot drive had an error when I ran the Verify Disc option. Something about BitMap Error. I repaired it and it was succesful and presumed everything was ok. A few days later the problem came back, so I repaired it once again, but the problem is back again. System is: eMac 1.25Ghz, 1GB RAM, 80GB hard drive (which I fitted a few months ago), running 10.4.11. Is the hard drive shot? Is it worse than that? Simon --- http://www.simonroyal.co.uk and http://www.nmug.org.uk (sent using Nokia E71) --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed to Low End Mac's iMac List, a group for those using G3, G4, G5, and Intel Core iMacs as well as Apple eMacs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/imac/list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to imaclist@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to imaclist-unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/imaclist?hl=en Low End Mac RSS feed at feed://lowendmac.com/feed.xml -~--~~~~--~~--~--~---
Re: More eMac Problems
On Feb 17, 2009, at 4:09 AM, imaclist group wrote: == 1 of 2 == Date: Mon, Feb 16 2009 3:04 pm From: Simon Royal Is the hard drive shot? Is it worse than that? In Disk Utility, what does the S.M.A.R.T. status say? This can give an indication of some hardware problems. Al Poulin --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed to Low End Mac's iMac List, a group for those using G3, G4, G5, and Intel Core iMacs as well as Apple eMacs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/imac/list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to imaclist@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to imaclist-unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/imaclist?hl=en Low End Mac RSS feed at feed://lowendmac.com/feed.xml -~--~~~~--~~--~--~---
Re: More eMac Problems
Al The SMART status is verified. Simon --- In Disk Utility, what does the S.M.A.R.T. status say? This can give an indication of some hardware problems. Al Poulin --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed to Low End Mac's iMac List, a group for those using G3, G4, G5, and Intel Core iMacs as well as Apple eMacs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/imac/list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to imaclist@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to imaclist-unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/imaclist?hl=en Low End Mac RSS feed at feed://lowendmac.com/feed.xml -~--~~~~--~~--~--~---
Re: More eMac Problems
On Feb 16, 2009, at 6:04 PM, Simon Royal wrote: Hi. I posted a few weeks ago about a text panic on my little boys eMac. Well it hasn't been the same since. Random lock ups when starting or using Safari and numerous Kernel Panics. I ran Disk Utility and the boot drive had an error when I ran the Verify Disc option. Something about BitMap Error. I repaired it and it was succesful and presumed everything was ok. A few days later the problem came back, so I repaired it once again, but the problem is back again. System is: eMac 1.25Ghz, 1GB RAM, 80GB hard drive (which I fitted a few months ago), running 10.4.11. Is the hard drive shot? Is it worse than that? Simon If you have valuable data on this machine, back it up if you have not already. I'd try making a new account and seeing if there is still problems. If still the problems persist, I'd suggest reinstalling. That method works the best IMO. If you still have the problems after reinstalling, then either the disc used to install the OS is damaged, or the hard Drive is shot. Also, the RAM could be bad too. Try re-seating the RAM, or replacing any recently added modules. if the problems stop after you change the RAM, then the RAM was faulty. Also, you may have leaking capacitors. This is a common problem with the eMac. to test for this, open the emac memory access slot, and with a flashlight, look for brown or orange gunk. If you see that, then that would most likely be the problem. If you have AppleJack installed, you can use that to test the memory, hard drive, etc. Good luck! --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed to Low End Mac's iMac List, a group for those using G3, G4, G5, and Intel Core iMacs as well as Apple eMacs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/imac/list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to imaclist@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to imaclist-unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/imaclist?hl=en Low End Mac RSS feed at feed://lowendmac.com/feed.xml -~--~~~~--~~--~--~---
