[G4] MDD sudden quits

[Roger Harris]

If replacing the MB is done then what does that leave? Memory? Power  
Unit? maybe that little power switch unite; these were common  
problems on earlier G4 duals. Swap memory with the good MDD. Bad cable?

roger


On Aug 14, 2005, at 3:04 PM, Jay E. Krauss, Jr. wrote:

>     I have two MDD G4s, both maxed out with four hard drives and 2  
> GB RAM and running OS X 10.4.2. One gives me no problems; the other  
> has developed the nasty habit of suddenly turning itself off. I've  
> taken it to an Apple authorized service center once and a logic  
> board was replaced. This solved the problem for about a month, now  
> it is beginning to happen again. Tech Tool Pro detects no problems  
> with any of its tests. The hard drives check out with both Disk  
> Warrior and Disk Genius. I've hooked it to a UPS to eliminate  
> possible electrical fluctuations. The CPU temperature stays under  
> 59° C and the hard drive temperatures 37-44°C (similar to the  
> functioning unit).
>     Has anyone else run into this problem, and if so, was there a  
> solution found?
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