OS X :: G5 Won't Restart After OSX Install - Date &Time - Applications Not Loading
Mar 30, 2010
My G5 OSX 10.4 on restart displayed the date&time error message (attached). And yes it was causing my applications to run erratically, such as not loading. After updating the time both manually or automatically, on restart time would revert to 1970 with the error message re-appearing. I erased my hard drive tried to install OSX 10.5.1 1st attempt it was unable to locate my hard drive for install location, it simply paused. 2nd attempt it located drive, but during install white page full of errors appeared. 3rd attempt it appeared to install fine. But again on restart the date time error message appeared, time set to 1970. Updating time didn't help. I upgraded OSX 10.5.1, during install it displayed an Update OSX error message (attached). After this error message I restarted but I can't get past the grey loading screen. If it helps here's what im running:
Model Name:Power Mac G5
Model Identifier:PowerMac7,3
Processor Name:PowerPC G5 (3.0)
Processor Speed:2.3 GHz (Dual-Processor)
Number Of CPUs:2
L2 Cache (per CPU):512 KB
Memory:512 MB
Bus Speed:1.15 GHz
Boot ROM Version:5.2.4f1
I installed Leopard about 3 weeks ago and have been very pleased with it; however, since then every so often and when booting up my G5, it shuts off again. I boot again and a small window appears asking me to reset the date and time. Each time this happens I am able to reset the time and date correctly in System Preferences. The computer is about 3 years old so it may be the internal battery and nothing to do with Leopard. Or, could it be a bug in Leopard?
Information: Dual 2.3 GHz PowerPC G5 Mac OS X (10.5.1) 3.5 GB DDR SDRAM Apple 20 inch. Display
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I am able to do this in excel very quickly by using a Pivot Chart, but can't seem to figure this out in Numbers.
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I know this isn't necessarily a huge revelation, but in case it was on anyone's mind to achieve this.
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