my dad G4 keeps goin plop

[mrbios]

when hes using it it just restarts or shutsdown for no reason and since i no **** all bout macs thought u lot could prob help

any ideas on where to start looking, my 1st instinct was heat but he keeps saying he's sure its not stubborn buga is my dad

[headbrace]

What model G4 is it- Cube, greeny grey, quicksilver or mirrored drive bay?

[mrbios]

ooo gawd i duno lol hold on ill find out (hope he's still awake)

[mrbios]

ok well its the silver case if thats wat u mean? lol (not a single brain cell in my head knows ne thin bout macs)

[mrbios]

powermac G4 - duno if thats any help

[joshwa]

is it still under warranty? or are apple warranty's 12months?

go to www.apple-history.com and see if you can find out which one it looks like

[mrbios]

http://www.apple-history.com/frames/...odel=g4_mirror

that one looks about right

and yes still got warrenty he's gona send it off to be fixed if he cant

[joshwa]

could be a faulty on off switch , does it press in and out or is it a touch sensitive one? i know the g4 cube's had faulty on off switches which meant they'd randomly turn themselves off.

could be best getting it sorted under warranty, rather than risking invalidating your warranty

[CocoPops]

I like that www.apple-history.com site, very useful

[Gigglebyte]

I would not say that the cube had a faulty switch...it was just VERY sensitive and would pick up just about anything close as a request to shut off...as for this unit it could be a bad switch but more than likely it is a bad PSU and you should call into tech support at 1-800-275-2273 and have them look at it