Looks to me like it's related to one of those pesky shareware programs from the Aladdin set. Study what they do and find the one that might have a related "feature" that you might want to uninstall. Have you phoned Aladdin to ask them what's up? k On Tuesday, March 4, 2003, at 08:20 AM, Michael Blossom wrote: > Sounds like the same old problem. It's been discussed many times. I > don't think it has anything to do with what version of the OS you're > running, since it's a hardware issue. You can search the archives of > this list at: > > <http://lists.themacintoshguy.com/Lists/Cube/List.html> > > In particular, try moving any other devices further away from your > Cube. > If that doesn't work, you might want to replace your power button > gasket. > > - Mike > > >> I do not know if this problem has been addressed on this list. >> However, >> here is what is happening to my cube. My backup Mac is 450 cube with >> 20 gb >> hd and 1.2 GB of memory. It is running OS 10.2.4. Recently, after >> installing Aladdin's Ten for X utilities, I have encountered the >> following >> problem. I shut down the system; it goes off for a few minutes and >> then it >> restarts by itself. I have looked at the Apple site and this >> behavior was >> an issue under OS 9 but there is nothing recent on this problem. I am >> stumped and frustrated. Does any one have any ideas or suggestions >> as to >> what can be taking place? Any help/suggestions would be greatly >> appreciated. >> >> Steven A. Melnyk >> Michigan State University >> Department of Marketing and Supply Chain Management >> East Lansing, MI 48824-1122