"magdalena" <magdalenabung@comcast.net> wrote in message news:magdalenabung-C70DA2.18255524062008@newsgroups.comcast.net... > I'm posting this in the comp.sys.mac.system group because the hardware > group has little traffic, and I really need to get some answers (and my > issue is system-related as well as hardware-related). > > To recap my previous posts, my eMac was having trouble starting up. I > installed a new PRAM battery, and then tried to reset the PMU button, > but it would *not* budge (is this normal?). However, the battery seemed > to have fixed the startup problem, and all was fine for hours. So I > thought it was safe to add some RAM (the correct stick according to > Crucial and OWC). But now the eMac shuts down instead of sleeping.* I > removed the new RAM, to no avail. (I also zapped PRAM, reset NVRAM, and > trashed relevant preferences per another fixit forum.) > > *I had EnergySaver set to sleep the computer after 20 minutes of > inactivity. I did several tests of 5, 20, and 60 minutes, and it > shutdown (instead of sleeping) like clockwork at those points. I did a > temporary fix by setting it to sleep *never*. But I would prefer to set > it back to 20 minutes so the hard disk is not spinning unnecessarily. > Does anyone have any clues for a real fix? Thank you.
Yes. The biggest clue is that you are a clueless button pusher. Any moron would know that you have a RAM problem. If you buy the Apple RAM for three times the money - your problem will be resolved.
