The G4 is REALLY sick

[crowdog66]

Could be something as simple as the battery. Could be something as serious as the logic board. Could be something as whimsical as the Wacom tablet. But our G4 is now having program-quits and full system crashes, on average, every ten minutes.

*lays head on desk and sobs quietly*

Time to call MacHelper and see if they can get a tech out here ASAP. We've already pulled and replaced the battery, which got the machine to start up again after it stopped running power to the keyboard and monitor, but it's a Band-Aid solution. In the meantime, I've switched all Hardy Boys files to the 8600/200 -- Gods bless that little workhorse! -- and will have to work from that, slower processor speed and all.

Comments

[codeweasel.livejournal.com]

Yikes!

Sounds to me like it's an issue with the logic board. I had the same problem with my desktop and thats what it turned out to be. Glad you have a back-up machine though.

[matrixrefugee.livejournal.com]

Gugh! Sounds dreadful. Hearing about that will shut me up whenever my four and a half year old clunker PC starts making those creaking-clanking sounds (which I suspect is the cooling fan in the back stuttering). Strange noises are nothing compared to the trouble you've got. ::Pats Laurie::

[nightdog-barks.livejournal.com]

Hurray for fall-backs! In the end, they are life-savers.

One step at a time.
Sounds like you're still doing good.
Proud of you.

:-)