[X4U] Screwy Mac mini

[Joe Sporleder]

On Oct 30, 2008, at 3:58 PM, Linda wrote:

> On 10/30/08 3:03 PM, Joe Sporleder wrote:
>
>> We've got an Intel Mac mini, 2 GB of RAM, running MacOS X 10.4.11. It
>> is primarily used as a basic Internet machine, plus iCal. It has
>> difficulty shutting down. When ever I tell it to shutdown or restart
>> directly through the Finder or via Remote Desktop, it simply restarts
>> the Finder, instead of restarting or shutting down the machine.  
>> Anyone
>> ever seen this kind of behavior before, and what could be the problem
>> and solution?
>
>
> Sometimes sleep/shutdown problems can be traced to USB peripherals.  
> If you
> remove all third-party USB items -- including hubs -- does the
> restart/shutdown work correctly?


The Only 3rd party item I have on it is a Kensington mouse. I'll give  
that a try.