Hi Paul Who did the check? Greg On 2010-04-27, at 2:03 PM, Paul Thomas wrote: > My recently acquired second hand computer, a 20" iMac running under > OSX 10.4.11, has just developed, after a few months, an annoying > startup problem: > > When I start up the computer, it starts black as normal, then goes > blue and then the Apple symbol appears followed by the usual small > whirling bars; this lasts for a short time and then it shuts down > with a short clicking sound... If I then start up again, usually all > goes well and the startup completes it's cycle... though occasionally > the first startup repeats and the third attempt works normally... > > There has always been a peculiar volume problem from the start in > which the volume dropped to zero at about the half way point... I had > this checked under the 30-day warranty and was told that it was ok > which struck me as odd but I could live with it... but wonder now if > there is any connection? > > Could this be a hardware or software problem? > > Any ideas would be appreciated... > > Paul > --- > Manage your account options at //www.freelists.org/list/muglo --- Manage your account options at //www.freelists.org/list/muglo