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Freezing/crashing Powermac G4
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<blockquote data-quote="dtravis7" data-source="post: 1350151" data-attributes="member: 8287"><p>So your G4 powermac is a Tower? That is an aftermarket CPU. I have seen some of them after years of use start to die and throw off Kernel Panics. Most clocked that high are actually Overclocked by the manufacture like Sonnet, Giga Designs, ETC. That is one reason I am so against Major Overclocking as it often shortens the life of the CPU. </p><p></p><p>Your Issue might also be RAM related. Try pulling one stick at a time (With the power off!!!) and then rebooting. See if the Kernel Panic still happens.</p><p></p><p>I have also seen a few G4 CPUs with BAD Cache RAM and got a Kernel Panic every time I tried to boot. Had to replace the CPU.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="dtravis7, post: 1350151, member: 8287"] So your G4 powermac is a Tower? That is an aftermarket CPU. I have seen some of them after years of use start to die and throw off Kernel Panics. Most clocked that high are actually Overclocked by the manufacture like Sonnet, Giga Designs, ETC. That is one reason I am so against Major Overclocking as it often shortens the life of the CPU. Your Issue might also be RAM related. Try pulling one stick at a time (With the power off!!!) and then rebooting. See if the Kernel Panic still happens. I have also seen a few G4 CPUs with BAD Cache RAM and got a Kernel Panic every time I tried to boot. Had to replace the CPU. [/QUOTE]
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