Usually it is the clock, but mine did this with a USB conflict in 9.1. I had to actually unplug the computer to get it to reset and boot right. Changed to a different hub and the prob went away. Might try zapping the pram and rebuilding the desktop. Good Luck! on 2/22/03 11:37 AM, Shelley Huston at sihuston at myepath.com wrote: > My G4, 450, 256k (AGP) has been having odd problems since I installed > OS X and updated to 10.2.4. I ran 9.2.2 for several months and > didn't have this problem. It acts like the battery is dead which it > may be. For no particular reason and at no predictable time, the > computer will freeze and the time and date will be reset.