[G4] G4 freezing

[jim carbone]

Hi Rob,

What do you mean by "freeze"? Does the entire system lock up on you,  
requiring a restart, or does the mouse pointer just stutter on the  
screen at odd times?

If it's the latter, I had this same issue and the fix was as simple  
as changing the surface I was using my mouse on. The optical mice can  
be very finicky--I had a black mouse pad with a logo on it, and my  
pointer hesitated on the screen whenever it went over the logo.   
Another mouse works fine on the same pad. Testing another mouse/pad  
is a quick way to check.

Thanks,
--jim

On Aug 27, 2007, at 8:44 PM, Robert Walker wrote:

> Hello,
>
>  I am running OSX 10.3.9 on a	Power Mac G4 (AGP graphics)
>   CPU Type:	PowerPC G4  (2.8)
>   Number Of CPUs:	1
>   CPU Speed:	450 MHz
>   L2 Cache (per CPU):	1 MB
>   Memory:	640 MB
>
> ATY,Rage128Pro:
>
>   Type:	display
>   Bus:	AGP
>   Slot:	SLOT-A
>   VRAM (Total):	16 MB
>   Vendor:	ATI (0x1002)
>   Device ID:	0x5046
>   Revision ID:	0x0000
>   ROM Revision:	113-63001-108
> ATA-4 Bus:
>
> Maxtor 6L120P0:
>
>   Capacity:	114.5 GB
>   Model:	Maxtor 6L120P0
>   Revision:	BAJ41G20
>   Serial Number:	L30NZGPH
>   Removable Media:	No
>   Detachable Drive:	No
>   BSD Name:	disk0
>   Protocol:	ATA
>   Unit Number:	1
>   Socket Type:	Internal
>   OS9 Drivers:	Yes
>
> HD 1:
>
>   Capacity:	114.37 GB
>   Available:	57.09 GB
>   Writable:	Yes
>   File System:	HFS+
>   BSD Name:	disk0s10
>   Mount Point:	/
>
> HD 2:
>
>   Capacity:	16.96 GB
>   Available:	312.66 MB
>   Writable:	Yes
>   File System:	HFS+
>   BSD Name:	disk3s6
>   Mount Point:	/Volumes/HD 2
> USB Keyboard Hub:
>
>   Vendor Name:	ORTEK
>   Product ID:	38966 ($9836)
>   Speed:	Up to 12 Mb/sec
>   Bus Power (mA):	500
>
> Microsoft 3-Button Mouse with IntelliEye(TM):
>
>   Vendor Name:	Microsoft
>   Speed:	Up to 1.5 Mb/sec
>   Product ID:	64 ($40)
>   Bus Power (mA):	100
>
> USB Keyboard Hub:
>
>   Vendor Name:	ORTEK
>   Speed:	Up to 12 Mb/sec
>   Product ID:	39009 ($9861)
>   Bus Power (mA):	100
>
>
> My Mac has begun to freeze intermittedly. It seems to occur in any  
> application when I am simply moving the mouse. I have run Disk  
> utilities several times yet the problem continues. Any insight to  
> this problem would be greatly appreciated.
>
> Rob Walker_______________________________________________
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