[billybob128]

hey i have had a problem over the past few days of the power going off while there has been no one at home. these i believe are scedualed(SP?) power cuts so they dont bother me. the problem is that my G5 is set to restart after a power cut so that at least one F@H core can carry on asap. however both times the power has gone off i have got home - woth the power having been back on for hours - and the G5 is still shut down

any possible reason for this?

thanks for the help

[billybob128]

no advise

thanks anyway

[Madrag]

you mean that even by pressing the power button it doesn't start?

if so, then I would assume your G5 is damaged

(if you meant the automatic restart after the failure, it could have something to do with the battery - after a power cut I've had similar problems)

[billybob128]

yeah its the automatic restart. it works fine when i push the power button. must be the battery.

so the new question is:
where can i get a new one of these are the special or will any place that sells batteries do them?

[Madrag]

wait!
it may not be the battery!
if you can restart withe the button, then it has nothing to do with the power supply (which is great!)

first I recommend checking if the prefs are the same.
you could even de-activate it, and then back to activate it just to make sure.

If that doesn't work, try zapping the P-RAM.

If that doesn't fix it, you could remove the int. battery and press the battery button, place the battery, and give it another try.

Even so, it may not be related to the battery...