[G4] MDD power issues

[Simon Stone]

Thanks for the replies. I been doing some reading, and have tried resetting
the PMU, and reseating things with no change. My question is: could a bad
battery cause this behavior? I'll try replacing that while I look into
buying a new supply; it couldn't hurt, I don't know how long it's been
there.

Simon Stone


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> Message: 3
> Date: Sun, 25 Apr 2010 13:42:36 -0500
> From: William Surritte <wsurritte at nolimittech.net>
>
>
> Would incompatible firmware cause the Power strip breaker to trip?
> The SD is powered by the computer PSU so +1 for Power supply
>
> On Sun, Apr 25, 2010 at 12:23 PM, WARREN TAYLOR <twobzz at myfairpoint.net
> >wrote:
>
> > 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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