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<blockquote data-quote="skay2" data-source="post: 1802714" data-attributes="member: 400781"><p>Hi Nick,</p><p></p><p>Sorry my bad. This is my first post here. Yeah, you are right. The iMac is actually working very well. I have been using it every day since I got it. I am NOT a heavy user, just routine browsing and emailing. The only problem is it shuts down by itself every hour. Apart from that there is no real issue. Yes, thats the message I see when it shuts down.</p><p></p><p>The first thing I did was to run disk utility as I mentioned, and I get that Cant repair Disk message on one occasion. So I have been thinking and researching along that line. I even studied the OWC DIY disk replacement video and almost decided to go get a cheap HDD or SSD. But then, some one also said it could be RAM problem. As I read more about RAM, I downloaded memtest and realised the added Crucial memory failed the test. (This iMac has 4 slots occupied by 2 original apple ones of 2GB and 2 additional crucial ones of 4GB making total of 12GB) You are right, I removed the 2 Crucial ones after the test and the iMac still working relatively smoothly, less so when I load photos.</p><p></p><p>That leads to my (3) question on Apple Hardware Test. I like this machine, it is very well kept. The original owner said it is faulty and he did not have the time to investigate so he decided to buy the latest iMac. He has the money but I have the time.... I want to find out the right course of action to repair this beautiful Mac. That is why I want to run a Diagnostic on the machine. I understand the Hardware Test for this old machine is on the Application Install DVD (or disc 2) and on the disc it says "hold down the D key as the computer starts up". I did as instructed but the disc came out on start up. </p><p></p><p>I want to able to run Hardware test to determine if I need to replace failed RAM or bad HDD or both?</p><p></p><p>Thanks </p><p>sk</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="skay2, post: 1802714, member: 400781"] Hi Nick, Sorry my bad. This is my first post here. Yeah, you are right. The iMac is actually working very well. I have been using it every day since I got it. I am NOT a heavy user, just routine browsing and emailing. The only problem is it shuts down by itself every hour. Apart from that there is no real issue. Yes, thats the message I see when it shuts down. The first thing I did was to run disk utility as I mentioned, and I get that Cant repair Disk message on one occasion. So I have been thinking and researching along that line. I even studied the OWC DIY disk replacement video and almost decided to go get a cheap HDD or SSD. But then, some one also said it could be RAM problem. As I read more about RAM, I downloaded memtest and realised the added Crucial memory failed the test. (This iMac has 4 slots occupied by 2 original apple ones of 2GB and 2 additional crucial ones of 4GB making total of 12GB) You are right, I removed the 2 Crucial ones after the test and the iMac still working relatively smoothly, less so when I load photos. That leads to my (3) question on Apple Hardware Test. I like this machine, it is very well kept. The original owner said it is faulty and he did not have the time to investigate so he decided to buy the latest iMac. He has the money but I have the time.... I want to find out the right course of action to repair this beautiful Mac. That is why I want to run a Diagnostic on the machine. I understand the Hardware Test for this old machine is on the Application Install DVD (or disc 2) and on the disc it says "hold down the D key as the computer starts up". I did as instructed but the disc came out on start up. I want to able to run Hardware test to determine if I need to replace failed RAM or bad HDD or both? Thanks sk [/QUOTE]
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