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Offline Gary S

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They found the problem with my G4
« on: March 21, 2003, 03:22:00 PM »
Through the process of elimination they seem to have found the problem with the G4-933 I bought and was having kernel panics with.

It turned out to be the processor. They ordered a new one, put iy in and was able to update the machine to 10.2.4. It's been running for 5 hours without a KP.    
 
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« Reply #1 on: March 21, 2003, 03:41:00 PM »
That's great news Gary. Thanks for posting the 'solution." I never would have figured it out, but rather, would have been content to BIOB!

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« Reply #2 on: March 21, 2003, 03:47:00 PM »
Glad to hear it Gary! Now comes the fun part - we hope!  

Given everything that had been tried, I'm not surprised that it turned out to be a major hardware item.
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« Reply #3 on: March 21, 2003, 03:51:00 PM »
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Originally posted by pendragon:
...I never would have figured it out, but rather, would have been content to BIOB!

Harv
Hey Harv, who do you think put the original processor in????  

Gary, that's great to hear. I hope it's smooth sailing from now on!
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« Reply #4 on: March 21, 2003, 04:41:00 PM »
Harv,
What does BIOB mean.

The computer is still in the shop....I hope it's still running.    

Maybe I can pick it up tommorrow or Monday.

Since it was a refurb from Apple, and Apple had put a new mobo in it they went from there thinking the mobo was alright.

They swapped HDD's, Superdrives, you name it until the only thing left was the processor. They put a new one in and it took the 10.2 upgrade.

Paddy,

Now the fun starts......I hope    I do hope that's all it is. I asked the repair guy to let it run all night so.......we'll see.
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« Reply #5 on: March 21, 2003, 04:59:00 PM »
Congrats, Gar, & remember to wear your seatbelt!!
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« Reply #6 on: March 21, 2003, 05:34:00 PM »
Gary BIOB = Blame It On Bernie!
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« Reply #7 on: March 21, 2003, 05:40:00 PM »


Great news Gary...
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« Reply #8 on: March 21, 2003, 06:45:00 PM »
They're probably having so much fun with it they won't give it back.
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« Reply #9 on: March 21, 2003, 06:56:00 PM »
Kelly,
Your probably right.      
They probably have a LAN party going tonight.

Although when I went to take it in one guy had 4 HDD hooked up to one of those MDDs and was transfering data to it for someone who had purchased it. He had it laying open there and I got a good look inside. Then the fan kicked in and I had to cover my ears.    

The one thing that I was impressed with was how professional the outfit was. All business.

It's mostly a service center. They only have an eMac and an iMac on display and the display area isn't too big.    

BIOB. I blanked.    
And I always wear my seatbelt!  
 
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« Reply #10 on: March 21, 2003, 07:32:00 PM »
Good news,  Gary!
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« Reply #11 on: March 21, 2003, 08:06:00 PM »
Thanks Krissel,

I do think I'll either buy another HDD and put a regular bootable full version of 9.2.2 on it or partition. Just so I feel at home.    

The service guy wasn't too keen on partitioning for some reason. I think he goes by the book....which one , I don't know.    

Believe it or not, I didn't feel at home the short time I was in OS X but It will be fun messing around and becoming aquainted with it.    

I'd really feel much more comfortable with at least a partitioned disk.
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« Reply #12 on: March 22, 2003, 12:13:00 PM »
Jeez Kelly,

You might really be right! I called this morning to pick it up and the owner said they have it on the bench and they are still testing it.........running iTunes and other programs.

They must like it.      
I'd rather they test it as much as they can.
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They found the problem with my G4
« Reply #13 on: March 22, 2003, 01:35:00 PM »
Glad your machine is fixed...  

A bad processor, who would have guessed. Now get on over there and bring it home.
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« Reply #14 on: March 22, 2003, 01:47:00 PM »
Have you entertained the idea of picking up a second drive (considering that was-is your game plan) sence they have your machine now.They could slap it in all in one swoop?
Then again it isn't that hard to do and the warranty might not cover the installation of a second drive.
Just a hair brain thought anyhoo.

"entertained"?

You people are trying to civilize me or what?!? /choke .. koff,koff
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