[iBook] Ibook G4 (1.25) and Tiger

[Jean-Paul Thuot]

Michael,

It certainly sounds more like a hardware and not a software issue.  Be
warned, though: I recently discovered (heard) that if you upgraded
that iBook in Taiwan the upgraded parts may only be covered by the
warranty IN Taiwan.

This is only gossip I heard, your mileage may vary.

Jean-Paul

On 8/18/05, Michael Max L.Ac <michael at maxmedicine.net> wrote:
> Well, everyone I know seems to NOT be having a problem with Tiger. I wish I
> could say the same.
> 
> I installed it about 1.5 weeks ago, then immediately upgraded to 10.4.2
> 
> I use Chinese, so installed those Asian fonts and Chinese language
> components.
> 
> Then got rid of the extra fonts (like Japanese, Thai, Hebrew etc) that I
> don't need. Things usually work OK for a day or two, then....wham!
> In the Finder, the harddisk icon disappears and the menu bar begins to do a
> slow blink. And I get the spinning beachball from hell. But, I can click on
> dock items and open them up, and they work....kind of.
> 
> Also, when this weird behavior begins, where when I reboot, I first heard
> this shoooosing sound come from the speakers before the startup bong tone.
> After restarting, the Finder continues to be whacked out.
> 
> So then I reinstall everything.
> I've done this several times now.
> 
> This time I've NOT taken out the extra Asian fonts (as the Fontbook warns me
> they are "system" fonts. I figure if I am not using Japanese or Hebrew, I
> can safely delete them. But, this time, I'm leaving ALL the fonts in. call
> it a test.
> 
> So far so good, one day and no crashing. But.....I've already started to
> heard that scary shooooosing sound, like I did after the crashes. No crashes
> yet, just that noise.
> 
> I bought this bad boy back in April. And wondering if the RAM or perhaps the
> HD might have some slight problem.
> 
> Figure I should call call Apple next or go to an Apple store and talk to one
> of the Geniei there.
> 
> If anyone has any idea, I'd love to hear them.
> Thanks
> Michael
> 
> 
> 
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