[G4] MDD power issues

[WARREN TAYLOR]

Sounds like power supply. Unless you have installed some incompatible  
firmware i would say go for power supply
On Apr 25, 2010, at 12:19 PM, Simon Stone wrote:

> Greetings,
>
> my dual 1GHz MDD has been displaying some behavior lately which I  
> suspect is power supply related, but maybe someone can confirm, or  
> suggest other possible things to look for. I have an Apple Studio  
> Display (adc) and a second HP monitor connected and am running OS  
> 10.4.11. Recently, at boot up, as soon as both monitors click on my  
> breaker on the power bar is tripped shutting down everything. First  
> I tried disconnecting the HP - same thing; then the SD and it was  
> ok. I connected the SD while the MDD was on (maybe not the best  
> thing to do?) and it worked ok. Today it got worse: the computer  
> with nothing connected will try to start breifly when I press the  
> power button, and will shut off - if I try again immediately -  
> nothing. If I unplug from power and plug again - power button lights  
> up briefly and shuts down. What's happening here, is there anything  
> I should try? Thanks.
>
> Simon Stone.
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