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Help Please!!! My Mac Is Powering Down After A Few Minutes In Sl!!!
Callie Cline
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Join date: 10 Jul 2005
Posts: 101
10-15-2006 16:00
OMG, since the new upgrade, my mac has totally powered down, i mean SHUT OFF 4 times, but only when in SL....

i did a reinstall, and still, it happend after being inworld for about 10 minutes...

what can i do??? here's what i have, i have NO CLUE what is needed for you to help so i just copied a bunch of stuff from my computer to help.


Machine Name: iMac G5
Machine Model: PowerMac8,2
CPU Type: PowerPC G5 (3.1)
Number Of CPUs: 1
CPU Speed: 2 GHz
L2 Cache (per CPU): 512 KB
Memory: 1 GB
Bus Speed: 667 MHz
Boot ROM Version: 5.2.5f1


ATI Radeon 9600:

Chipset Model: ATY,RV351
Type: Display
Bus: AGP
Slot: AGP
VRAM (Total): 128 MB
Vendor: ATI (0x1002)
Device ID: 0x4150
Revision ID: 0x0000
ROM Revision: 113-xxxxx-117
Displays:
iMac:
Display Type: LCD
Resolution: 1680 x 1050
Depth: 32-bit Color
Built-In: Yes
Core Image: Supported
Main Display: Yes
Mirror: Off
Online: Yes
Quartz Extreme: Supported
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Twilight Saramago
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Join date: 1 Oct 2005
Posts: 1
10-15-2006 16:13
happening to me as well and i have windowsxp
Huge Birdbrain
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Join date: 14 May 2006
Posts: 1
10-16-2006 06:37
From: Callie Cline
OMG, since the new upgrade, my mac has totally powered down, i mean SHUT OFF 4 times, but only when in SL....


It might be overheating...
Cicero Craig
Registered User
Join date: 4 Aug 2006
Posts: 2
CPU usage
10-17-2006 15:27
The latest client takes my CPU usage to 100% or close to it. I suspect the same thing is happening to yours and then the machine is overheating. Use the Activity Monitor program to see what is going on, and file a bug report. :)
Gator Brown
Registered User
Join date: 9 Jun 2006
Posts: 34
Mac Power down in SL after a few minutes
10-19-2006 14:09
Second Life is a CPU hog. As you stated you made an upgrade change. If you upgraded the CPU, it could be that the processor is heating up to a point that it is shutting down to protect the CPU. You can test this by running the CPU process monitor in the Utility folder and see the CPU usage. Listen to your fans, do they come on or go into high mode before shutting down. If you have a heat sink on the processor is it on correctly. Check vents for dust or debris.
Also there is a nice utility called iPulse that gives everything you want to know about your computer's performance including the internal temperature of the CPU (if it has that feature enabled). The utility can be found at http://iconfactory.com/software/ipulse/ (they have a try before you buy download). Watch the temp. mine peaks at 135 degree F before the fans kick into high. I have a G4 Powerbook and found that a small personal fan blowing on the bottom of the laptop (at the CPU, memory area) drops the temp down 20 degrees. I have no idea why SL is such a CPU processing hog, hopefully they will fix this issue in coming upgrades.

If you system is still under warranty you may want to consider bring it in to check the cooling system is functioning correctly or at the very least talk to a genius about the problem. If you do a google search on "cooling fans iMac G5" you'll see a lot of mods.