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Major problems - G5 - pretty paperweight
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<blockquote data-quote="billycole" data-source="post: 33506"><p>I've had this machine for about 5 months now (1.8Ghz G5). Last month</p><p>I started to get a bunch of random application crashes. No rhyme or </p><p>reason to any of the crashes, but they were all kernel exceptions/bad</p><p>instruction types. So I finally decided to bite the bullet and re-install the</p><p>OS. Well, during the installation process the machine would kernel panic</p><p>most of the time. Other times it would get a little further. I somehow finally</p><p>got to where the OS is installed, but it took me hours and hours working</p><p>through these crashes. Now it still crashes randomly (i.e. sometimes it will</p><p>boot, other times the kernel will throw a rod before the initial blue screen</p><p>appears). I'm trying to upgrade to Panther now and it keeps having gnarly</p><p>kernel panics (screen goes black with a stack dump). </p><p></p><p>So, any ideas? I've seen things like this on PCs and I usually suspect a bad</p><p>memory stick so I took out my memory upgrade (leaving the stock 256M) </p><p>and it still crashes. I really don't know what to do at this point. I don't</p><p>know Macs well enough to troubleshoot. It seems like a hardware problem</p><p>but I don't know where. Is there a way I can modify the system settings? I</p><p>mean DDR timing, caches, etc. </p><p></p><p>Anyway, I'd appreciate any input. I hate to think that I spent all this money</p><p>on a paperweight. The machine is virtually useless to me at this point. Also,</p><p>if I can't get this fixed, what are my options? Can I send it to apple? I bought</p><p>it at Fry's so maybe they have a warranty. Thanks again, bye.</p><p></p><p>~billy</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="billycole, post: 33506"] I've had this machine for about 5 months now (1.8Ghz G5). Last month I started to get a bunch of random application crashes. No rhyme or reason to any of the crashes, but they were all kernel exceptions/bad instruction types. So I finally decided to bite the bullet and re-install the OS. Well, during the installation process the machine would kernel panic most of the time. Other times it would get a little further. I somehow finally got to where the OS is installed, but it took me hours and hours working through these crashes. Now it still crashes randomly (i.e. sometimes it will boot, other times the kernel will throw a rod before the initial blue screen appears). I'm trying to upgrade to Panther now and it keeps having gnarly kernel panics (screen goes black with a stack dump). So, any ideas? I've seen things like this on PCs and I usually suspect a bad memory stick so I took out my memory upgrade (leaving the stock 256M) and it still crashes. I really don't know what to do at this point. I don't know Macs well enough to troubleshoot. It seems like a hardware problem but I don't know where. Is there a way I can modify the system settings? I mean DDR timing, caches, etc. Anyway, I'd appreciate any input. I hate to think that I spent all this money on a paperweight. The machine is virtually useless to me at this point. Also, if I can't get this fixed, what are my options? Can I send it to apple? I bought it at Fry's so maybe they have a warranty. Thanks again, bye. ~billy [/QUOTE]
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