Blue screen of death!! My first on G5.

[navitus]

Oh God!! Just 7 minutes ago i was writing on another thread how awesome my G5 is!!!
So i loaded the Logic 7 demo song just to see how much it reads on the activity monitor.
OSX crashed during loading and i got the "restart ur computer" message.
I have been getting these OSX crashes a lot lately and my video card has been showing distortions on the screen.

So i restarted and got the blue screen of death.
Where do i begin ???

I need to write down what version of Logic and OSX i am running........
This sucks.

What should i do ?

[HDJK]

Could this be your issue?

Apple - Support - Discussions - LED flashes 3 times ...

I came across this thread and am holding my fingers crossed ever since (I have a dual 2.0 Ghz G5).

[navitus]

I dont think so as i haven't changed RAM , nor am i getting the flashing lights. I will try again and make sure though.

Any other ideas ?

[navitus]

ok interesting discovery:

I disconnected all USB devices (Trigger Finger, UC33e, USB HUB, XioSynth) , even unplugged the RME mutiface cable , left the PCI card in.

Turned on and system turned on just fine.
About this mac shows 2.5 GB of memory whereas i have 3.5

Diagnostic says : Power On Self Test
Result : Failed
Failure Type: Memory
Slots : DIMM2/J13 , DIMM3/J14

I'm on MAC OSX10.4.7 and Logic 7.1.0

So, do i just change Ram ?
Do u think its this faulty RAM which was causing OSX to crash in the last few weeks ?

What other precautions would u recommend once i change the faulty ram?

Thanks
F

[HDJK]

Looks like the RAM is the source of your problem. Just make sure to be really careful when replacing the RAM (ground yourself before touching the RAM or the MOBO).

[theblue1]

First you Mac guys steal our taskbar and rename it and make it work weird and now you're trying to steal our most jealously guarded feature -- The Blue Screen of Death!

Where, oh, where will it end...?







Good luck!

[navitus]

Reallly ??????????Blue screen of death is a PC term ?? No wonder i could find nothing for it when i searched the Apple Logic forum!!

I apologize and return ur title to you Sir.

F

[theblue1]

The mantle of the BSOD is gratefully retrieved...





Seriously, though, good luck on your quest...

And remember what we darksiders say:

"Anything that can be f**ked can be unf**ked."

Given time and perseverance... lots of perseverance.

[navitus]

Well my quest now has me looking to change RAM, hopefully that will be all that is needed.

Cheers
f