[G4] G4 Startup

[rich northouse]

Rich,

You can set up a Mac to automatically power up, in case of power 
failure, etc.. Often used when the machine is in a critical application 
such as a server. Thats my guess.

another rich

On May 14, 2005, at 1:08 PM, Richard Dion wrote:

> I understand what you are saying, If I shutdown using the drop down 
> menu like everyone else, it comes to a stop the light goes off and 
> then it starts a reboot without touching anything. It's as though you 
> choose the "Restart" option. I was using the on/off button under the 
> speaker as a last resort. I've been using Macs for the last ten years 
> and never ran across this before.
>
> Hope someone has the answer !
>
>
> On May 14, 2005, at 1:43 PM, Peter wrote:
>
>> At 13:00 -0400 14/5/05, Richard Dion wrote:
>>> On the front of the G4 (on the mirror panel)
>>>
>>> On May 14, 2005, at 12:26 PM, Peter wrote:
>>>
>>>> At 12:09 -0400 14/5/05, Richard Dion wrote:
>>>>> I hope someone out there can help me with this weird problem. I 
>>>>> just purchased a used G4 Mirrored Door Power Mac 1.25 GHz, The 
>>>>> problem I'm having is I can't power it up using the on/off button 
>>>>> I have to power it up from the breaker switch. It also won't shut 
>>>>> down from the on/off button without holding it for awhile and 
>>>>> hitting the "apple" key.
>>
>>
>> Can't help  with the power up problem. <sorry> Are you using the big 
>> round button under the round speaker?
>>
>> I close my system by going to Apple menu ( top left of screen) and 
>> selecting the drop down menu "Shut Down". I have NEVER closed down in 
>> the way you describe.
>> -- 
>> Peter
>>
>> The box said "Windows '98 or better", so I bought a macintosh.
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