Hi Ken, We’ve seen this before after a firmware update didn’t complete or sometimes even a security update.
First try booting and holding the power button until the light flashes. If that doesn’t fix it you may have hard drive errors (what I suspect since you’ve reinstaled Tiger). Try Diskwarrior if you have it. Otherwise it is going to be a techie job. Cheers, Stuart On 28/07/11 10:27 PM, "Ken Jackson" <k...@littleriverstudios.com.au> wrote: > > Thanks Ronni & Robin, I'll give those a try tomorrow. > I reinstalled Tiger but it still crashes, > > regards, > > Ken > > > Ken Jackson > > k...@littleriverstudios.com.au > > <mailto:k...@littleriverstudios.com.au> kenjackson7...@gmail.com > > <mailto:kenjackson7...@gmail.com> T 08 9376 1680 > M 0409 770 747 > Skype kennyj1098 > > www.littleriverstudios.com.au <http://www.littleriverstudios.com.au/> > > <http://www.littleriverstudios.com.au/> > http://www.facebook.com/pages/Perth-Australia/Little-River-Studios/12989396703 > 5394 > > > > On Thursday, 28 July 2011 at 7:51 PM, Robin Belford wrote: > >> >> Ken, >> I think you have bad RAM, or bad RAM seating connections. >> Try taking one stick out and restarting. >> >> r >> >> On 28/07/2011, at 3:59 PM, Ronda Brown wrote: >> >>> >>> On 28/07/2011, at 3:32 PM, Ken Jackson wrote: >>> >>>> >>>> Hi Folks, >>>> >>>> this is a bit scary, my G5 Tower has seemingly died, I boot it up & it asks >>>> to be shut down. (Grey Screen) >>>> The fans go berserk & I can do nothing? Sounds like a hardware problem?? >>>> Tried zapping the pram, nothing. >>>> Is there anyone who can help? >>>> >>>> Dual 2 gigaherz Power PC G5 with 1.5 gig of DDR SD Ram >>> >>> Hi Ken, >>> >>> Doesn’t sound good at all “The Grey Screen of Death”. >>> >>> A few things you could try: >>> Try safe boot, though I am doubtful you will get far, since you don't get to >>> the gear itself. >>> >>> Another thing to try, which may or may not help, is the Verbose boot (cmd-V >>> at power-up). >>> I am not optimistic that it would help you there, either, since you don't >>> get to the gear, which is the point that you would start seeing the verbose >>> console output on the screen. Nonetheless, it's worth a try. >>> >>> Have you reset the NVRAM? That's always worth a try. >>> >>> Also, have you tried completely restarting the PMU/SMU? >>> This is done by disconnecting mains power, taking out the backup battery and >>> letting sit for 10-20 minutes, then replacing the battery and pressing the >>> PMU/SMU reset button once only. >>> >>> But, I really think a trip to MacWizardry might be required :-( >>> >>> Cheers, >>> Ronni >>> >>> 17" MacBook Pro 2.3GHz Quad-Core i7 “Thunderbolt" >>> 2.3GHz / 8GB / 750GB @ 7200rpm HD >>> >>> OS X 10.6.8 Snow Leopard >>> Windows 7 Ultimate (under sufferance) >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- >>> Archives - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml> >>> Guidelines - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml> >>> Unsubscribe - <mailto:wamug-unsubscr...@wamug.org.au> >> >> >> >> >> >> -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- >> Archives - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml> >> Guidelines - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml> >> Unsubscribe - <mailto:wamug-unsubscr...@wamug.org.au> >> > > > > > > Stuart Evans T4 Technology ALBANY Shop 6, 69 Lockyer Avenue, Albany, WA, 6330 T> 08 9842 9660 F> 08 9842 9664 E> stuart.ev...@t4.com.au BUNBURY Unit 2/14 Rose Street, Bunbury, WA, 6230 T> 08 9721 9660 F> 08 9842 9664 P PLEASE CONSIDER THE ENVIRONMENT BEFORE YOU PRINT THIS E-MAIL ____________________________________________________________________________ _________________________ IMPORTANT INFORMATION: DISCLAIMER This correspondence is for the named person's use only. It may contain confidential or legally privileged information or both. No confidentiality or privilege is waived or lost by any mis-transmission. If you receive this correspondence in error, please immediately delete it from your system and notify the sender. You must not disclose, copy or rely on any part of this correspondence if you are not the intended recipient. Any opinions expressed in this message are those of the individual sender, except where the sender expressly, and with authority, states them to be the opinions of T4 Technology. Neither the sender nor T4 Technology warrants that any communication via the Internet is free of errors, viruses, interception or interference. T4 Technology disclaims all liability and responsibility for any direct or indirect loss arising from this electronic mail and any attachments. Information is distributed without warranties of any kind. ____________________________________________________________________________ _________________________ -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml> Guidelines - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml> Unsubscribe - <mailto:wamug-unsubscr...@wamug.org.au>
