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Apple details Power Mac 1.8GHz Energy Saver problem

updated 10:00 am EDT, Thu September 29, 2005

Power Mac 1.8GHz problem

Apple has posted a detailing an issue where some 1.8 GHz models of Power Mac G5 (Late 2004) may freeze when performing certain video-intensive tasks. Other symptoms include an optical drive that may not eject after using the computer for about two hours, and attached displays may not wake up properly after the computer has been sleeping for an extended period of time. Internet Connect may also become unresponsive when you've been using the computer for about two hours. Apple Engineering has "identified the cause of these symptoms and is developing an update to address the issue." In the interim, Apple suggests disabling automatic computer-sleep and display-sleep options in Energy Saver, as well as setting processor performance to "Highest" setting instead of "Automatic." [link updated]

 
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Finally!

09/29, 10:27am reply

All I can say is, "finally." What is God's name took so long?

nhmitchell

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Joined: Dec 2002

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It ain't just the 1.8's

09/29, 03:11pm reply

Hmmm, sounds awfully like problems I'm having with my 2ghz Dual. This is a PowerMac problem, period. It is unconfined by model or spec and the fact that there will be a "software" solution, I think, supports this (just a bit).

Feathers

Forum Regular

Joined: Oct 1999

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Oh Yeah

09/29, 07:27pm reply

Turn your processor to highest...yeesh-Crank up the Fans! Really i traded in my iMacG5 because it was so noisy,-fans cooling that hot G5..truly annoying.

benj

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Joined: Mar 1999

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Update

10/03, 10:55am reply

My guess is the update will be available for 10.44 (not 10.43, still not yet out).

In the meantime, suffer with the fans.

Todd Madson

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Joined: Apr 2000

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