PowerPC :: 15" DL DVD Shutting Down Unexpectedly
Jan 10, 2006
if anyone with the latest 15" DL DVD Al Powerbook has had it shut down unexpectedly? I'll just be doing something (checking email, surfing web etc) and it'll just turn off no warning, no "shutting down" message, no low battery warning, nada. just dies. I'll be able to reboot using the power button straight away (even using battery, so it's not a low battery charge problem) and it works normally again, but has to do the full reboot sequence. It's a bit spooky really. i'll be happily going along and suddenly nothing. Problem is, it'll only happen after i've had it running for a few days (i just shut the lid after i'm done with it) so it would be very hard to prove to Apple. Anyone else has had this happen?
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Apr 22, 2012
My Safari keeps shutting down unexpectedly and I get the following message
Safari quit unexpectedly while using the .MAGUXVideoEasy.tmp plugin.
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Dec 6, 2014
I have a late-2009 27" iMac i7 with 8gb Ram and a 1TB HD. I updated my OS to Yosemite soon after it came out. Now, I admit I don't use the computer that often, so it took a while to notice the issues but, we first realized there was a problem in early November when my husband could not download a game (presumably because of the wi-if connectivity issues supposedly fixed in the latest update). It was around a week after he finally was able to download tthe game, that he was playing it and the computer would just shut down out of nowhere. No warning, just shut down and restart with the "your computer shut down unexpectedly" screen.
Now, because it happened so many times, I started to get worried about all of my photos and music that is stored on thIs computer, so I went to do a back-up on my time capsule. This was when I noticed my computer had at some point been renamed (not by any human) to "my Computer (3)" when prior to yosemite (as far as I can tell) it was named "my computer". Also at this point I could not for the life of me get the time capsule to back up the computer as it was looking for "my computer" and all that was available was "my computer (3)". This is when it had been working flawlessly for years. I ultimately had to wipe the TC completely, reformat it and start a back up from scratch. It was for the short period of time that the time capsule was not connected to the computer that we noticed it was no longer shutting down unexpectedly. however, one the TC was reconnected and doing a back up, anything extra that you would be doing (with the exception of web surfing) caused the computer to crash.
So, simple fix, right? Turn off the auto back ups while and try to remember to turn them on every so often. fine , dandy, whatever. However, I have done the latest yosemite update and the wi-if still does not seem to be staying connected, disconnecting every few minutes. Now I'm seemingly having more issues with a game that is well within the limits for my computer and the game will not start.
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iMac (27-inch Late 2009), OS X Mountain Lion (10.8.3)
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Apr 16, 2012
Safari keeps shutting down, and when the error message pops up, it says .StakeLCLpht.so plugin shut down. What can I do?
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iMac, Mac OS X (10.6.8)
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Aug 24, 2014
I am having some issues with my macbook pro 2012 edition. It is often shutting down/restarting unexpectedly. When it is on charger or when I had put it to sleep after attempting to power it up, its shut off and recovers where it was left off.
Error log:
Anonymous UUID: 920D6506-7E69-A210-84F6-1EE4D63348F9
Sat Aug 23 18:16:03 2014
panic(cpu 2 caller 0xffffff802bcdc24e): Kernel trap at 0xffffff7face59833, type 14=page fault, registers:
CR0: 0x000000008001003b, CR2: 0x0000000000000008, CR3: 0x000000002e224000, CR4: 0x00000000001606e0
[code]....
I dont want to reinstall the entire OS with all the software.
Info:
MacBook Pro, OS X Mavericks (10.9.4), SSD & 16GB RAM
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Nov 22, 2010
I had my iBook G4 a few years ago, and since I was about eleven when I had it, I'm not sure I always took the best care of it, but it's always worked pretty much fine up until about a week ago. It's started shutting down randomly. It also sometimes randomly goes to sleep in the middle of things. In particular, it doesn't seem to like starting up, or the internet, especially if I'm on youtube. I've tried a PMU reset, as it worked once before when my laptop wouldn't start up, but it hasn't worked properly. It's worked from anywhere from a minute from the time I start up again, to about a day or two at most, but it always seems to shut down again.
I really don't know what else to do with it... and I don't understand how computers work at all.
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Nov 27, 2010
I've got an early 2005 model Power Mac G5. Bought it from a hospital and it's really clean inside. Lately it's been shutting down spontaneously without warning. I thought it might be an issue with overheating, but I'm not that familiar with normal heat levels for a CPU. I installed iStat nano and checked the temperatures. I took a screen shot of the widget. Temperatures are in Fahrenheit. Can anyone tell me if I'm on the right track? What do I need to do to solve this problem?
Power Mac G5 (early 2005)
PowerPC G5
Dual 2.3GHz
2 GB DDR SDRAM
Model Number:A1047
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Apr 1, 2007
I have a iMac G5 (Pre-iSight). I just got home and my computer was off, I didn't turn it off and I asked my mom, she said she didn't come into my room. I was posting something on here and my computer shut off on its own. What gives?
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Feb 2, 2009
I have a refurbished iMac G5 that randomly just shuts off. It makes a little "zzzttt" sound, like something is short circuiting and then dies. Sometimes I can power it right back on and sometimes I have to unplug it and wait a few hours before it will come back on. While it's running, there are no issues. It functions beautifully. Anyone else had this type of problem or can you suggest a solution? Here's the info on it:
Mac OSX 10.4.1,
Machine Name:iMac G5
Machine Model:PowerMac8,1
CPU Type:PowerPC G5 (3.0)
Number Of CPUs:1
CPU Speed:1.8 GHz
L2 Cache (per CPU):512 KB
Memory:1 GB
Bus Speed:600 MHz
Boot ROM Version:5.2.2f4
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Dec 31, 2010
I don't know if it is a fan or a drive that starts up and runs really fast and loud, then the computer shuts off. I always thought it was the fan, but now am not sure. I have moved it to a place where it is exposed to more air, but that has not seemed to help. Does anyone have an idea or solution to this problem? The nearest Mac dealer is about 80 miles away, so if I can fix this on my own, I would like to try.
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Sep 2, 2007
a close friend has a 20' iMac g5. the Computer now shuts downs sporadically and she says it gets a lot hotter any idea what's wrong?
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Sep 18, 2007
My iBook (about 3 years old) all the sudden started continuously restarting. The screen would dim and a black window would appear saying that the computer needs to be restarted with a picture of the power button symbol behind it. I have done that and now the same thing keeps happening every time my computer turns back on. It has happened 4 times in the last 20 minutes. One time as soon as it restarted, it shut itself off as soon as the desktop appeared. Does anyone know what this means?
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Dec 1, 2009
I have a ibook G4 and its quite old, four and a half years old I think. I've had no trouble with it so far, but recently it shut itself off (it happened twice) and I have to let it rest a while before I can turn it on again. I got a new battery over the summer, but apart from that I've done nothing different. Is this the beginning of the end for my laptop? Is there anything I can do?
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Feb 24, 2010
Its been a while since i've looked into this after i first realized that the speakers attached to my G5 PM didnt shut off when i plugged in headphones. Has there ever been any type of software fix for this? And while we're at it, was this issue resolved in Mac Pros?
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Sep 21, 2007
My friends iMac G5 just recently has been randomly shutting down. Does anyone know anything I can do to him fix his computer?
I checked [URL] and there seems to be issues with power on some models, but his serial number just misses the infected batch.
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Feb 5, 2008
I looked into my issue a little but recently my IMac G5 started randomly shutting down when left unused for a bit but that seems to have stopped as far as I have noted. Now occasionally when it goes into sleep mode it will freeze on the black screen and the fan will go crazy. I plan on buying a MBP, if the update ever comes out, and then ill just completely wipe the IMac and give it to my parents, who still use the original I mac, G3 or something. I read a certain series of I Macs were having motherboard problems, W950 or something, but mine wasn't that serial code.
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Dec 11, 2006
I'm trying to zero the data on an iBook hard drive before selling it. When I connect it to my Powermac via firewire in Target Disk Mode, it shuts down completely about 30 minutes into the proceedure (and yes, the power adapter is connected).
This has now happened 3 times in a row.
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Nov 26, 2007
My Mac has been shutting off by itself with no warning. Sometimes it takes me 5-6 times to get it up and running.
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Sep 26, 2006
It's a G5 20" 2.0ghz machine and is 15 months old approx. He was running something or other, nothing very taxing, when the computer unexpectedly shut down. He restarted it and within a few mins it shutdown again. He restarted it again and used it fine for a couple of hours, shut it down and went to bed. Came to it the next day and nothing. No noise, no lights, nothing. He dropped it off at a local authorised dealer and they thought it was either going to be the power supply (�100 to fix) or the main board (�600 to fix). Sure enough he got the call and it's the logic board thats gone. He doesnt have applecare unfortunately but decided to try his luck and contact apple anyway. Needless to say, they weren't in the least interested and told him he'd either have to foot the bill or toss the machine in the bin. �600 to fix one of these is appauling and more than the machine itself is worth but the options are limited. Has anyone else experienced anything like this and if so are there places to get the machines fixed cheaper? I know this goes to show that it's a good idea to stump up the extra cash initially for applecare but �1200 (the price when new) seems pretty bad for 15 months computing and has really put me off recommending iMacs to anyone else. The days when I can construct my own computer with my own components and run OS X on it, and repair it myself cant come soon enough if this is how it's going.
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Sep 23, 2008
I've a MDD G4 dual 1.0 along with the wide acrylic-bezel 20" Mac monitor with the light in the lower right corner. Yep, it's starting to look ancient. But I still have much use for it EXCEPT that it has a very nasty habit of turning itself off catastropically in mid-thought, as it were. Oddly, this behavior comes and goes in spurts. it will hit hard for a couple of weeks then a couple of months will pass with relative peace and stability. Then, back to the crisis.
Sometimes I get a warning from that power-on light in the bezel -- it might flash brighter for an instant, then within a few seconds the whole system loses power just as if I'd turned off my power strip. Other times, it pops in and out of sleep mode for several cycles, but usually this ends the same, with no power at all. Odder still, the machine has a tendency to turn itself on unaided. This can happen even after a controlled shutdown. It turns on, acts normal for 20 minutes, then maybe goes to sleep and wakes up a couple of times, then crashes. No intervention at all on my part at any time. This is not a software shutdown of any controlled variety. Anyone know what's happening? I can't tell you how much gnashing my teeth have endured.
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Nov 12, 2009
I completely rebuilt an old G4 Power Mac: Upgraded the system firmware. The problem is that applications like Itunes, Safari, etc, crash, they "Terminate Unexpectedly" after 5 mins or so. I have removed all PCI cards except the ATI Rage 128 Video card and it still happens. So, I have three thoughts:
1) The programs in 10.5 were written to run on Intel, and there is no hope.
2) Some piece of hardware in the G4 is causing the crashing.
3) The Rage 128 is the only original piece of hardware left....could the Rage firmware be causing the problem?
I don't have another MAC video card to try. Is there a way to upgrade the firmware in the Rage 128? I looked all over the net but could not find any.
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Mar 23, 2010
I have a MacBook which has recently been shutting down when it feels like :/ this all started a week or two ago (well not the shut downs but other issues that I'll get too), basically the fan I think has been knocked as it is bumping the top or something as the whirring is getting loud and it sounds like every now and again it hits something
Also CPU usage seems to be averaging out at 20% for Safari and 100% for HD Video where as it used to be very small amount for Safari and 30 - 40% for HD.
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Jun 23, 2012
Have Word 2004. Don't laugh; it's been working. When got new MBP, Office worked. (Well, can't recall if PPT ever worked with it.)Excel and Word definitely did work. Two weeks ago, Excel started working sporadically, then not at all.Right now(!!), Word suddenly stopped working. "Word quit unexpectedly" and "Excel quit unexpectedly."
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Jul 2, 2009
all of a sudden today my computer shuts off. It's when I leave, I come back and it's off. I have no idea what is wrong and NO clue how to trouble shoot this!
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Sep 11, 2009
i stupidly got my mac mini wet. water ran underneath it. now it seems that every time the mac heats up too much it shuts down. how can i fix this?
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Aug 25, 2009
I have a fairly new Mac about 1.5 years old. Recently I am having an issue with it shutting down periodicly for no apparent reason and then it starts back up> I have noticed it does do this by bumping the desk or hitting the screen but it is only every so often and can't duplicate it by trying these things.
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Aug 30, 2010
I use Daylite and Daylite Server on my MBP connected to the net and sync my iPad running Daylite Touch through my 3G connection. It works great while I have my MBP running. I want to set up my MBP so that it will run without shutting down (screen blanked out). I just want to do this for a few days to see how it works out. If I like it I will get a Mac Mini to run as the server instead of the MBP.
The problem I am having is that no matter how I adjust the settings on the MBP, after awhile it shuts down Daylite and Daylite Server. Daylite Server shuts down and puts out an error message and everything just hangs there. I figure I must be doing something wrong in the settings but don't know what. I tried searching the forums, google, apple support, etc. but haven't found anything - of course I am probably searching all those wrong too.
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Dec 23, 2008
About 10-15mins after starting a WoW session in 10.5.6 on a Mac Pro, the screen goes into powersave mode, and cannot be returned. This is leaving me with no alternative but to hard reboot!
I can hear the fans going mad as I'm playing, so wonder if it's a heat issue. If so, what to do about it?
Can anyone suggest:
a) How to break out of screen power save without hard rebooting?
b) What the issue may be and how to investigate/resolve it?
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Feb 13, 2009
My mac os x 10.5.6, (2.8 Ghz Intel Core Duo, 2GB 800MHz DDR2 SDRAM) keeps shutting itself down spontaneously - no error message occurs before or after it shuts down, and when i press the power button on my mac i get no response.
I have to turn it off at the power point and turn it on again.
I have a power surge board and only my mac is plugged into it so i'm pretty sure it's not a surge problem.
It seems to mainly happen when the screen saver comes on, and i have checked all of my system preferences and i havn't selected to turn off hard disk's at any time etc. I have no idea why it's doing any of this!
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Mar 5, 2012
When im playing a game in bootcamp, my computer just randomly turns off. I thought it might be from overheating, but I started using a cooling pad to try and help, and it shut down almost right away the next time I went to play. It happens occasionally when im running osx, but not nearly as often.
Info:MacBookPro, Mac OS X (10.6.7)
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