[Ti] G4/400 Freezing Constantly: MORE

[Tristan Cunningham]

> 
> Brad: Is that underneath the hard drive?
> 
> Do you (or anyone else) think that any other cable inside the computer 
> could cause the same problem, while I'm inside the thing rooting around? 
> 
> On 7/6/05, Brad Ellis <brad212 at mac.com > wrote: 
> > 
> > Tristan Cunningham wrote:
> > 
> > > Just to add another frustrating detail to the problem: earlier I 
> > > turned it on, let it boot, and did NOTHING - just let Finder sit
> > > there. It must've been on for 10 minutes before I realized that the
> > > screensaver hadn't even started...move the trackpad, NOTHING.
> > >
> > > So here we have a computer that boots nothing but the operating system
> > > freezing consistently. I wanted to isolate a program installed that
> > > would cause the system's instability, but this adds a whole new 
> > > dimension to the problem...it's freezing for no reason, with no
> > > intervention.
> > >
> > 
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> > Hey Tristan,
> > 
> > I had that problem a while back. Beneath the track pad, the cable that
> > connects the track pad to the logic board can get pinched by the metal
> > frame and cause that "freeze." If you take off the bottom, you can see 
> > that cable. If you place a piece of Scotch tape on that cable (where
> > it's rubbing on the metal frame), that should fix your "freeze" problem
> > (at least it did for me).
> > 
> > Sincerely,
> > Brad
> > 
> > 
>
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