Re: A G3 iMac quirk

2009-06-19 Thread Severin Crisp
No, interestingly, that does not always happen. From the fact that it will go happily for weeks at a time I do not really suspect the battery though I really should test it. Thanks for the input Severin On 19/06/2009, at 4:40 PM, Daniel Kerr wrote: Hi Severin Does the time also revert to

Re: A G3 iMac quirk

2009-06-19 Thread Daniel Kerr
Hi Severin Does the time also revert to 1907, or 1940 or something like that? If so, then I wouldn't be surprised if it's the little internal battery. If it hasn't been replace for a while (3-5 years) then that can do strange things to do with startup as well. That's normally one of the easiest th

Re: A G3 iMac quirk

2009-06-18 Thread Ronda Brown
On 19/06/2009, at 10:05 AM, Severin Crisp wrote: My wife's trusty G3 iMac exhibits a minor quirk. On occasion the power button does nothing and the machine will not switch on. This happens in two circumstances, either at a normal switch on or at a restart after doing an installation when

Re: A G3 iMac quirk

2009-06-18 Thread Robert Howells
On 19/06/2009, at 10:05 AM, Severin Crisp wrote: My wife's trusty G3 iMac exhibits a minor quirk. On occasion the power button does nothing and the machine will not switch on. This happens in two circumstances, either at a normal switch on or at a restart after doing an installation when

A G3 iMac quirk

2009-06-18 Thread Severin Crisp
My wife's trusty G3 iMac exhibits a minor quirk. On occasion the power button does nothing and the machine will not switch on. This happens in two circumstances, either at a normal switch on or at a restart after doing an installation when it shuts down and will not restart. In either si