<HTML><BODY style="word-wrap: break-word; -khtml-nbsp-mode: space; -khtml-line-break: after-white-space; "><DIV><DIV>On Jul 17, 2007, at 1:16 AM, <A href="mailto:cube-request@listserver.themacintoshguy.com">cube-request@listserver.themacintoshguy.com</A> wrote:</DIV><BR class="Apple-interchange-newline"><BLOCKQUOTE type="cite"><P style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px"><FONT face="Century Gothic" size="3" style="font: 12.0px Century Gothic">I have a Cube with a stock 500Mhz CPU, a Ge3 card, maxed out memory, and</FONT></P> <P style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px"><FONT face="Century Gothic" size="3" style="font: 12.0px Century Gothic">120GB drive, fully updated 10.4.10.</FONT></P> <P style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Century Gothic; min-height: 15.0px"><BR></P> <P style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px"><FONT face="Century Gothic" size="3" style="font: 12.0px Century Gothic">In the last week or so, at boot, it started showing a black screen with a</FONT></P> <P style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px"><FONT face="Century Gothic" size="3" style="font: 12.0px Century Gothic">message in multiple languages to restart the computer.</FONT></P> </BLOCKQUOTE></DIV><BR><DIV><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; border-spacing: 0px 0px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; text-align: auto; -khtml-text-decorations-in-effect: none; text-indent: 0px; -apple-text-size-adjust: auto; text-transform: none; orphans: 2; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; "><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; border-spacing: 0px 0px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; text-align: auto; -khtml-text-decorations-in-effect: none; text-indent: 0px; -apple-text-size-adjust: auto; text-transform: none; orphans: 2; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; "><DIV><BR class="khtml-block-placeholder"></DIV><DIV>Dave,</DIV><DIV><BR class="khtml-block-placeholder"></DIV><DIV>What you've described is a "Kernal Panic".</DIV><DIV><BR class="khtml-block-placeholder"></DIV><DIV>RAM is the fist thing to check when experiencing Kernal Panics.</DIV><DIV>RAM can go bad. Reseat your RAM, (just in case it's something that simple).</DIV><DIV>And if it continues to KP, try the idea below.</DIV><DIV><BR class="khtml-block-placeholder"></DIV><DIV>You have three RAM modules in your Cube, try removing one at a time The likely hood of all three modules going bad at once is a bit much.</DIV><DIV>Pull a stick, and try the Mac. It's a bit time consuming, but you should be able to isolate the offending module.</DIV><DIV><BR class="khtml-block-placeholder"></DIV><DIV>Sense you have the core out, gently check your video card, make sure it's seated well etc.</DIV><DIV><BR class="khtml-block-placeholder"></DIV><DIV><BR class="khtml-block-placeholder"></DIV><DIV>Let us know what happens ...</DIV><DIV><BR class="khtml-block-placeholder"></DIV><DIV><BR class="khtml-block-placeholder"></DIV><DIV>Gary</DIV></SPAN></SPAN></DIV><BR><DIV><DIV style=""><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica">Gary Lauterback</FONT></DIV><DIV style=""><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica"><A href="mailto:garylauterback@earthlink.net">garylauterback@earthlink.net</A></FONT></DIV><DIV style=""><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica"><BR class="khtml-block-placeholder"></FONT></DIV><DIV style=""><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica">Making a difference ... again!</FONT></DIV></DIV><BR></BODY></HTML>