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[20" 1.8 G5] POP! then power off
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I've had this machine since last January, no problems.
Yesterday I get home, wake it up. Using it (web, email, whatever) then the speakers POP! and it shuts down. Rebooted, everything fine.
Tonite, same thing. I wake it up, POP shuts down. Two reboots, each time a POP when at the desktop right after loading. Third reboot, and it works.
You know what the craziest thing is? I think having a DVD in the drive might be causing it. The Sims 2 was in when I woke it up yesterday. I popped it out right away and everything was fine. After the second reboot time I popped out the sims dvd and now I'm using it fine.
Something wrong with my DVDR maybe?
Rob
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I'm a bird. I am the 1% (of pets).
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I found out about this debacle last night. My machine is in the range of affected serial numbers, so I'm pretty sure I'll find a load of 'x'-caps under the hood. I'm out of town for the next 3 days so I'm hoping I can drop it off at a local Apple Store today (since I won't be here to miss playing The Sims  )
Rob
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Sounds like you have some busted capacitors, I've heard a nasty rumor that it's common on these machines. I bet if you pop the back off you'll see some of the black capacitors are bulging or leaking fluid. When a capacitor blows the system sees a power outage, because basically it is a small one and the system shuts off. You should have it looked at and warranty'd if you can.
- Telusman
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"No ma'am i'm not angry at you, I'm angry at the cruel twist of fate that directed your call to my extension..."
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My machine actually works... kind of. I didn't open it, but kept using it. Then on Friday afternoon (day after my original post) it stopped working completely. The power button wouldn't even turn it on.
I dropped it off at the Apple Store in Valley Fair (San Jose), no questions asked. Of course when HE plugs it in, the machine powers up and I look like an idiot. I should have it back in 1 1/2 weeks when they replace the logic board (~$800) and the power supply (~$80), all warrantied.
I really like this type of local support, so I'm going to get AppleCare and ProCare. Small potatoes compared to how expensive it would have been to fix o/w!
Rob
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Just a bit of closure here... The machine was ready Monday (only took 4 days, not 1.5 weeks!) and everything works great. Good stuff.
Rob
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I've heard of Capacitators blowing out several times... maybe it'll happen 4 times and you can get one of the new iMacs! 
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