My first Mac crash ever!

[aplasticspork]

do you have an ipod connected? that's what caused my seven kernel panics a while ago. all i did to fix it was open disk utility and repair the ipod hard drive. if you do have an ipod try that, if not you could try repairing the hard drive in the computer. good luck.
--andrzej

 

[Mechcozmo]

It also puts text in the middle of the screen in 3 languages explaining that you need to restart by holding the power button.

I believe it is 5 languages... just a feeling but you may be right. Haven't seen one recently enough to know.

problems with norton utilities

I think that is your problem right there... (Under OS X Norton Utilities are known for many a bad Mac)

 

[jeremy.king]

No, I am running panther - 10.3.2

Now who dug up the 1.5 month old post?

Have you tried upgrading to current (10.3.8)?

 

[Billicus]

You must be running a version of OSX prior to 10.2. 10.2 and later have a much different notice for kernel panick. Also 10.2 and later are normally more stable when it comes to kernel panicks then the prior versions.

This is what I thought too until my mom just got a new 12" PowerBook... Sometimes the crashes would happen so quickly that there was no chance for the OS to interfer and display the Restart Message. I fininally narrowed those Kernel Panics down to a bad Hard Drive.

 

[yellow]

I believe it is 5 languages... just a feeling but you may be right. Haven't seen one recently enough to know.

4 languages.

 

[SFVCyclone]

Now who dug up the 1.5 month old post?

Have you tried upgrading to current (10.3.8)?

 

[jeremy.king]

 

[SFVCyclone]

 

[yellow]

Oh for the love of gas stoves..