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rod25munch

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Nov 13, 2008
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Hello everyone and thanks in advance for the precious time you may take to read about my problem.

I´ve been experiencing problems after my iMac G5 sets on sleep mode for a long time. Its looks perfectly normal,

but once I hit a key or move the mouse, it seems it will respond like it does after a small sleep time, meaning that

little click it does, but suddenly the fan starts working full steam and the screen won´t come out from black.

This only occured once in a while, like a handfull over 2 years, so I thought it could be the large amount of

programs opened or whatever reason I thought it could originate the problem, so I used to reboot it and that was it.

Thing is, in the last month it got worse, and after I had a problem with the superdrive (which was never solved, and

I remember I did try a load of things) meaning it doesn´t regognize the proper size of the cds and won´t burn, this

black screen + fan working at full, is getting me worried.

It reboots perfectly, and does not give me error messages, if its of any help

Hardware Overview:

Machine Model : PowerMac8,1
CPU Type : Power Mac G5 (3.0)
CPU Speed: 1.8 Ghz
L2 Cache (per Cpu) : 512 KB
Memory : 1.25 GB
Bus Speed : 600 Mhz
Boot ROM Version : 5.2.2f4

System Power Settings:

AC Power:
System Sleep Timer (Minutes): 25
Disk Sleep Timer (Minutes): 10
Display Sleep Timer (Minutes): 23
Dynamic Power Step: Yes
Reduce Processor Speed: No
Sleep On Power Button: Yes
Automatic Restart On Power Loss: No
Wake On AC Change: No
Wake On LAN: Yes
Wake On Modem Ring: No
Display Sleep Uses Dim: Yes

Thanks for reading...
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I have a similar problem in which my MacBook Pro will take longer to wake up. I will wake up the computer but the screen will remain black for about 2 minutes. This happens when a DVD is inserted into the drive. The DVD will be spun and once it stops the computer wakes up.

I also experience a problem with burning CDs. The drive will rattle quite loudly, which will make any Mac owner nervous.
 
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