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#431838 - 06/09/09 07:42 AM iMac doesn't restart anymore
Kris Hendrix newbie Registered: 06/09/09 Posts: 9	my imac, 4,1 with OS 10.5.7 doesn't restart anymore. I didn't care to much (used the hard-turn-off-button) until I wanted to upgrade some software. That doen't work if the computer doesn't automatically restart. Please help me!
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#431840 - 06/09/09 07:46 AM Re: iMac doesn't restart anymore [Re: Kris Hendrix]
NucleusG4 Master•Blaster Registered: 04/19/02 Posts: 10585 Loc: Miami, Fl.	Sry.. what does 4,1 indicate? _________________________ http://davidbearphotography.com/ "If it turns out that President Barack Obama can make a deal with the most intransigent, hard-line, unreasonable, totalitarian mullahs in the world but not with Republicans? Maybe he’s not the problem."
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#431841 - 06/09/09 07:48 AM Re: iMac doesn't restart anymore [Re: Kris Hendrix]
John Rougeux Member # -1 Registered: 11/06/08 Posts: 5702 Loc: Louisville, KY	Not sure what 4,1 is? Is this the white iMac G5? Seems like I recall some older iMacs having power issues. Oh...just saw this: http://www.apple.com/support/imac/repairextensionprogram/ iMac G5 Repair Extension Program for Video and Power Issues - Closed The iMac G5 Repair Extension Program for Video and Power Issues applied to first generation iMac G5 computers that had video or power-related issues as a result of a specific component failure. As of December 15, 2008, this program is now closed.
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#431842 - 06/09/09 07:48 AM Re: iMac doesn't restart anymore [Re: NucleusG4]
NucleusG4 Master•Blaster Registered: 04/19/02 Posts: 10585 Loc: Miami, Fl.	Do you mean that it won't boot the OS.. or do you mean that it doesn't even power on. _________________________ http://davidbearphotography.com/ "If it turns out that President Barack Obama can make a deal with the most intransigent, hard-line, unreasonable, totalitarian mullahs in the world but not with Republicans? Maybe he’s not the problem."
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#431843 - 06/09/09 07:49 AM Re: iMac doesn't restart anymore [Re: NucleusG4]
Kris Hendrix newbie Registered: 06/09/09 Posts: 9	It's what behind the model name when you click on "About this mac, More info"
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#431857 - 06/09/09 09:10 AM Re: iMac doesn't restart anymore [Re: Kris Hendrix]
John Rougeux Member # -1 Registered: 11/06/08 Posts: 5702 Loc: Louisville, KY	oh ok, gotcha. Can you tell us what it says below that? Is it the white iMac? Does it look like this?
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#431858 - 06/09/09 09:14 AM Re: iMac doesn't restart anymore [Re: John Rougeux]
John Rougeux Member # -1 Registered: 11/06/08 Posts: 5702 Loc: Louisville, KY	AH, I think you have an intel iMac Core Duo one. Click for full size http://www.everymac.com/systems/apple/imac/stats/imac_cd_1.83_17.html Edited by John Rougeux (06/09/09 09:16 AM)
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#431866 - 06/09/09 10:44 AM Re: iMac doesn't restart anymore [Re: Kris Hendrix]
Reboot Registered: 04/21/02 Posts: 13687 Loc: Columbus OH	Intel iMac 1.83 17" or 2 Ghz 20"? Just for reference. Try the following and see if each step fixes it. Download Leopard Cache cleaner and do a deep cleaning of all caches. You will have to reboot, force a shutdown if needed. Next repair permissions in DiskUtility. Next Download and run the 10.5.7 combo updater, it's around 800 M, and run it. It's a known fix for problems. http://support.apple.com/downloads/Mac_OS_X_10_5_7_Combo_Update _________________________ AppleCentral Trivia MM-MCF Trivia Call the Doctor
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#431869 - 06/09/09 10:59 AM Re: iMac doesn't restart anymore [Re: Reboot]
Kris Hendrix newbie Registered: 06/09/09 Posts: 9	Reboot? don't I loose everything on my harddisk then? And yes I have a white i-Mac like on the picture above, 2 GHz Intel core Duo Edited by Kris Hendrix (06/09/09 11:01 AM)
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#431870 - 06/09/09 11:01 AM Re: iMac doesn't restart anymore [Re: Kris Hendrix]
John Rougeux Member # -1 Registered: 11/06/08 Posts: 5702 Loc: Louisville, KY	You won't lose anything just by rebooting your computer. So it runs ok but just won't restart? Ok, I misread your 1st post then.
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