On 14 Dec 2006, at 00:01, alcovia at aol.com wrote: > The top RAM slot clips broke, so the memory no longer stays in the > slot. Starting up is a hit or miss and I always have to hit the > option key and type in my password to get it started. > > Then once started One or all these things will happen. > 1-will freeze > 2-go to sleep and not wake up > 3-shut off automatically > 4-Ding 3x Who actually knows, but I think that all of these issues sound as though they are most likely to be RAM issues, so I would get the RAM slots fixed..... My ¢2. Trevor