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I am having problems with my iMac unexpectedly shutting down. I have had this problem for a while (years) but it has gotten dramatically worse to the point where it is shutting down 3 times within a 10 minute span. I have tried moving the power cord to trigger the shutdown but nothing happens. I have ran programs like istat nano, S.M.A.R.T. Utility and Disk Utility but I am not sure how to correct the errors they might find. I don't know the cause of this problem. I am trying to get a presentation ready for a wedding using iMovie but it is proving difficult when the computer shuts down every 15 minutes. I am out of my Apple Care Warranty and would like to avoid the $50 service fee if possible. I am not sure if it is a overheating issue, hard drive failure issue, or bad RAM. If there is a test, I can run it and post the results as quickly as I can. Here are some basic stats about my iMac
OS: 10.6.7
Processor: 2.4 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo
Memory: 2 GB 667 MHz DDR2 SDRAM
HD: 100 GB free
Temperatures (in F) from istat right after a shutdown:
HD: 126
CPU: 121
GPU: 139
GPU DIODE: 142
GPU HEATSINK: 139
AMBIENT: 81
MEMORY CONTROLLER: 124
AIRPORT CARD: 148
HD BAY: 122
OS: 10.6.7
Processor: 2.4 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo
Memory: 2 GB 667 MHz DDR2 SDRAM
HD: 100 GB free
Temperatures (in F) from istat right after a shutdown:
HD: 126
CPU: 121
GPU: 139
GPU DIODE: 142
GPU HEATSINK: 139
AMBIENT: 81
MEMORY CONTROLLER: 124
AIRPORT CARD: 148
HD BAY: 122