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Why is it hard to start?

i press the power button and and hold it and it wont poer up sometimes unless i tilt the computer

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Pressing and holding the power button will force restart a machine that is not responding (it is abnormal startup procedure). If this machine is connected to a WinDUHows network letting it go to sleep with SMB shares & FTP shares connected can cause some strange behavior. Tilting the machine may flex connectors and cables causing the boot. Look for loose cables to the power supply. You might also have a broken solder joint on the logic board someplace.

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Hi, if i try to turn my mac g4 dual processor on , on/ off switch is only lit for a sec , then it falls out. Is this the battery or do i have to do a reset? Thanks!

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david hollestelle - For future reference you posted a Question in the place where only Answers belong. Please use the add comment link to the O.Q. or Answer, or, start your own Question..

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