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Old 10-17-2009, 11:19 PM   #16 (permalink)
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Thumbs up Faulty surge protector

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Yeah it's random. Once thing I read online was to plug it directly into the wall instead of the power surge protector. Said something about the tower may not be getting enough power. So far so good. My temp is hovering around 43C right now, only hits 45/46C when I'm doing a lot on the system. Definitely by now it would have turned off so we'll see. I'm not going to hold my breath.
Yes! - I had problems startup problems with my G5 tower. I unplugged it from my old APC 350 surge protector/battery backup - plugged it into the wall - and now it starts up fine ...(so far). Thanks for the tip!
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Old 11-07-2009, 12:20 AM   #17 (permalink)
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Yes! - I had problems startup problems with my G5 tower. I unplugged it from my old APC 350 surge protector/battery backup - plugged it into the wall - and now it starts up fine ...(so far). Thanks for the tip!
Opps, sorry I spoke too soon - can't blame the surge protector.
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Mac Specs: PowerMac G5 Dual 2.0Ghz, 250GB Hard Drive, 4GB RAM, GeForce FX5200, iPhone 3G 8GB
Did it go this long without a problem?
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