[HM] Shutting down frozen G4

Jason Tertadian haiku23 at mac.com
Mon Sep 15 09:06:59 PDT 2003


Hold in the glowing powerbutton on the tower until it powers down.  It 
usually takes about 5-10 seconds.



On Monday, September 15, 2003, at 10:47 AM, James Baumann wrote:

> So, I gots me a new G4 tower and every once in awhile it freezes up on 
> me.  Well, with this new fangled keyboard sans power button I no 
> longer have the control-alt-shift-power restart option and it doesn't 
> work when I hit the glowing button on the tower.  All that's left for 
> me to do is unplug the thing and I'm not too crazy about that idea.
>
> Am I missing something?  What should I be doing in this situation?
>
>
> Thanks.
>
>
>
>
> james
>
> _________________________________________________________________
> Use custom emotions -- try MSN Messenger 6.0! 
> http://www.msnmessenger-download.com/tracking/reach_emoticon
>
>
> ----------
> Check out the HomeMac email list FAQ
> http://www.themacintoshguy.com/lists/HomeMac.html
>
> To unsubscribe, E-mail to: <HomeMac-off at lists.themacintoshguy.com>
> To switch to the DIGEST mode, E-mail to 
> <HomeMac-digest at lists.themacintoshguy.com>
> Need help from a real person? Try.  
> <HomeMac-request at lists.themacintoshguy.com>
>
> ----------
> Now shipping! Farallon Wireless SkyLINE PCI Card for Mac Desktops!
> http://www.farallon.com/le/skyline/pci/index.html
>
> $14.99 Unlimited Nationwide Mac Dialup and Mac Web Hosting from your 
> Mac ISP Serious Mac Internet Solutions From NineWire!   
> http://macinternetaccess.com
>
> Monsoon  | Flat panel speakers that deliver crisp, accurate sound!  
> Dr. Bott |   <http://www.drbott.com/prod/speakers.html>
>    Cyberian   | Support this list when you buy at Outpost.com!
>  Outpost    |         http://www.themacintoshguy.com/outpost.shtml
>



More information about the HomeMac mailing list