TheMightyFavog
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Fri Jul-31-09 05:01 PM
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I need some computer help for my Mac. |
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I got an old G5 iMac, last of the PowerPCs. Ever since a recent power outage, I've been having problems with sleep mode. Either it goes to sleep, and I can't get it out of sleep mode, or whenever I try to put it to sleep from the menu, I keep getting the beach ball and it won't go to sleep.
Anybody have any advice for me? Apple tech suppot's no help as the warranty's long since expired, and I don't have the 50 bucks it would cost for them to set up a tech support line.
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Fri Jul-31-09 05:09 PM
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Fri Jul-31-09 05:10 PM
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2. My first shot would be to run a permissions / repair scan |
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followed by a reboot. If that didn't do it, I'd run Onyx (free download) and see what's what. Let it fix whatever it finds. If that didn't do it, I'd re-install whatever version of OS X you're using, go online to get whatever updates to the OS there are out there, and reboot. If all that still didn't do it, I'd be stumped, and would pay the money for a techie, or throw in the towel and upgrade the whole system. But I'd probably nurse my existing system along until the next OS upgrade comes out and then buy new hardware.
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Fri Jul-31-09 05:13 PM
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3. Onyx won't work for me. |
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I'm running 10.4.9, not 10.5
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Fri Jul-31-09 05:14 PM
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4. Would I have to back up everyting if I have to reinstall my OS? |
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Fri Jul-31-09 05:24 PM
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I did some digging, found a suggestion to reset the SMU, and it fixed the problem.
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