Yes, call AppleCare ASAP. I haven't been using the Chinese input menu systems very extensively since upgrading to Tiger, but that shouldn't be the cause of your difficulties. Do you have a Hardware Test among the system discs you got when you purchased the iBook? Patrick Draine On Aug 18, 2005, at 12:37 AM, Michael Max L.Ac 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 > > > > _______________________________________________ > iBook mailing list > iBook at listserver.themacintoshguy.com > http://listserver.themacintoshguy.com/mailman/listinfo/ibook > > Listmom is trying to clean out his closets! Vintage Mac and random > stuff: > http://search.ebay.com/_W0QQsassZmacguy1984 >