[Cube] New (to me) Cube Locks Up

[Bruce Carr]

Rick
I had a problem very similar to that and from what I can figure was a font
conflict. It was many years ago so I can't remember the details.
My two cents
Bruce


On 7/19/07 9:43 AM, "Rick Mansfield" <rmansfield at mac.com> wrote:

> Well, last night I started from scratch once again, completely
> reformatting the hard drive. This time when I loaded OS X Tiger, I
> immediately set the preferences so that the hard drive would not go
> to sleep. It was the first thing I did after it restarted.
> 
> The updates, including the massive 170 mb 10.4.10 installed without a
> problem, and it's now been running almost 12 hours without a lockup.
> 
> So I'm crossing my fingers and holding my breath that the freezing
> issue is no more.
> 
> The test will come tonight when I start moving over two user accounts
> and loading other software.
> 
> 
> Rick
> 
> 
> On Jul 19, 2007, at 2:13 AM, Stefan wrote:
> 
>> 
>> Hi Rick,
>> 
>> 
>> cubes seem to have an individual life. That's my impression...
>> 
>> I own two cubes.
>> My first, upgraded to 1.5 GHz, max RAM and a GeForce 4MX runs
>> without severe problems for several years now.
>> The other, bought half a year ago, can not be updated to OS-X
>> 10.4.X, that's my impression.
>> 
>> Of course I looked for the firmware: it's the actual/last one.
>> Cause I must not use OS-X with the second cube, I run it with OS 9.
>> 
>> 
>> My ideas/theories to your problem:
>> 
>> Test the RAM-modules. May be one of them is not compatible and
>> after a time of usage not only the first, but also the second and
>> third module is used. Then the cube could crash. (If changing the
>> RAM to several slots makes a difference, it might be the reason. Or
>> remove two modules and test them single for a while. Last idea is
>> best one - IMHO)
>> 
>> Non-compatibility seems to have several reasons.
>> Under OS 9 there was a tool to test RAM. May its results have no
>> sense for OS-X...
>> 
>> 
>> I can't imagine the cube becomes too hot.
>> But if you live in a hot region (Arizona in summer?), the cube is
>> standing in the sun, the ventilation is "sub-optimal", that might
>> be a reason. There are recommended temperatures for working with
>> cubes too.
>> When my fast cube's fan was defect it froze regularly. Becoming
>> cold everything was OK again, - for a while.
>> Tip: If you restart immediately after freezing and the cube runs
>> after restart again for hours and hours it can't be overheating, I
>> think.
>> 
>> 
>> I'll go on thinking about your problem
>> - Good luck, Rick.
>> 
>> Stefan - from germany
>> 
>> 
>> Yet a sentence:
>> Cubes are very satisfying too.
>> Excellent build quality: stainless steel interior for example
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