Re: G4 Mirror Door Reluctant to Start

2009-10-13 Thread dorayme
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

G4 Mirror Door Reluctant to Start

2009-10-12 Thread James Morgan
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

Re: G4 Mirror Door Reluctant to Start

2009-10-12 Thread Richard Gerome
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

Re: G4 Mirror Door Reluctant to Start

2009-10-12 Thread James Morgan
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