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MDD G4 Power Light/Enable USB? - 2008/09/08 16:35Hello. I have a MDD G4 1.25 Single. Every now and then the mouse freezes and the power light goes out. I keep restarting and eventually it runs for a few months and happens again. It can also sometimes be brought on by plugging in a usb printer to my keyboard. I've also tried just connecting keyboard to computer without usb extender I normally use. Also switched keyboards and the problem remains.
When this is happening I run Applejack and sometimes it says USB not enabled. Other times it reports nothing. It seems that the USB is somehow connected to this intermittent problem. Also, when we have a storm and the power goes out it brings this problem on. So I don't know if its a power supply problem or a usb port problem or a board problem.
Would love some suggestions. Resetting PMU seems to help but not always. Also, have some G3's laying around, can I use power supply from those? Not sure on that and can't find an answer to it.
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Re:MDD G4 Power Light/Enable USB? - 2008/09/08 16:39If you are using a USB port, is it a powered port which is essential to get quality connections?
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Re:MDD G4 Power Light/Enable USB? - 2008/09/08 17:01No, not powered. I use an Iogear usb port to plug in my printer and scanner. But, I've had the same problem when plugged directly into the 2 usb ports in the back of the computer. Thanks.
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