[Cube] a mind of its onw?!

[Larry Blodgett]

This is a fairly common problem with Cubes.  There is a gasket  
positioned in the outer case around the power button area. I don't  
believe anyone knows the exact failure mechanism but the solution is  
generally to cut a piece of normal paper a little larger than the  
gasket (a little larger than a quarter) and using a small piece of  
thin scotch tape, tape it so it is fairly secure.  This paper will  
cause the switch to be less sensitive. The paper, depending on what  
you use, should be translucent so you can still see the light through  
it.

Most have found success with this fix although a few people have not  
found it fixes the erratic behavior.

Good Luck.

Larry
On Dec 27, 2007, at 1:07 PM, gladys pérez-almiroty wrote:

> hi to all:
> i have just found out that my cube is possessed, or as a mind of  
> its own.  it turns on by itself aprox 2 minutes after i turn it  
> off. i have tried the power button, the monitor button and the shut  
> down command and it still turns on. at the moment what i am doing  
> is turning it off - any of the above mentioned ways work- and when  
> it shuts down i turn the battery off.
> any ideas of what could be causing this? it has not been moved  
> since the video card scare, but i was planning on upgrading the  
> processor with a gigadesign i got the the mac store.
> help me please, please!
> g
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