PowerMac G4 issue

[f1sh3r]

I have an old PowerMac G4 400Mhz with 1GB ram running 10.3.9

sometimes, for no reason it just freezes and I have to shut it down. no error messages, just stops responding. explanations?

one of the sticks of ram has different timings than the other 3. could it cause a problem? I ran a memory test (Rember?) and it said everything passed. im using the basic G4 keyboard/mouse and a 19" WS LCD. I also have a USB wireless adapter.

any input would be appreciated. im not a mac guy, this is just a spare for the guest bedroom. dont tell me to get a new one, i am already aware of that option.

 

[MovingTarget]

Hmmm... it might be possible, but have you tried it without the ram? I'd suggest taking it out and running it for about a week or so to see if you don't have any sort of utility to test it with. Otherwise, you could always do the old windows 2-step (shrug and reboot) or 3-step (fdisk, format, and reload....doodah...doodah). But seriously, I believe that some PPC linux boot disks have a memtest-type utility on them. Oh, and was your OS install a fresh one or an upgrade from a previous version? Some people do have problems after an upgrade. I'm fairly new to the mac world so I'm just now getting familiar with the ins and outs of troubleshooting.

 

[f1sh3r]

it was a fresh install of 10.3.5 and then the updates took it up to 10.3.9... it was giving me this issue before, thats why I did the 3-step

ill try a PPC live cd