[X4U] Random shut downs

[Randy B.Singer]

Winston MacKelvie said:

>Anyone have a clue as to what would cause my one piece iMac G5 with  
>10.4.5 to suddenly click and shut off at random times. Could be  
>during launch or 10 hours later or even when not being used. Does the  
>same when booted from the Tiger DVD.
>
>Otherwise it runs perfectly.


I'd suspect the power supply, or a cold solder joint on one of the 
circuit boards.  If it is the latter, you might notice the problem 
happening somewhat consistently based on what temperature your computer 
is at.



Randy B. Singer
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