AAArgh Help Someone please with my mac

father_ted9t9

Hi Everyone,

Just started new job, and am ussing g5 dual 2.7 Ghz mac with 2gig of ram. Now i am using it for video editing using final cut pro, but lately i have found that i am getting crashes for no reason in FCP and also now in other programmes too! Any ideas of what could be wrong? Could it be memory or is there any software that i can run on the machine to test the hardware?

HELP!!!

Ted

Hank_Scorpio

Very possible that you need to reinstall your system software.

I don't think it's a hardware problem.

If you want you can get Disk Warrior, that will basically restructure you whole hard drive tree and fix any inconsitancies.

Or you can get Norton for the mac and see if that comes up with anything.

babypink

i'd run the software updater and make sure you have all your updates installed....its in the apple menu.


failing that i would make the effort to re-install from scratch...its a pain in the arse but seeing as you are using it for vid editing its worth making sure the machine is fighting fit

father_ted9t9

babypink wrote:

i'd run the software updater and make sure you have all your updates installed....its in the apple menu.


failing that i would make the effort to re-install from scratch...its a pain in the arse but seeing as you are using it for vid editing its worth making sure the machine is fighting fit

Cheers guys, going to try run systemworks now, i will come back and report!

Dr_Teeth

If you've just started then it's probable that whoever had the machine before you would have installed strange things and generally messed around with it. I'd say a clean re-install with Tiger, followed by a full update will sort things out. If that doesn't help then yes it's possible that dodgy a hard-disk or memory is to blame.

Teeth.

Hugh_C

father_ted9t9 wrote:

Hi Everyone,

Just started new job, and am ussing g5 dual 2.7 Ghz mac with 2gig of ram. Now i am using it for video editing using final cut pro, but lately i have found that i am getting crashes for no reason in FCP and also now in other programmes too! Any ideas of what could be wrong? Could it be memory or is there any software that i can run on the machine to test the hardware?

HELP!!!

Ted

Where are you doing the new job? Get the techie guy / gal there to reinstall system & software and set up a brand new user with appropriate privileges. No telling what way the machine has been fscked around with prior to your using it, so a clean system is your best bet. It's unlikely to be a hardware issue. If you have no idea what I'm talking about, then you need formal support.

If you don't have a techie guy / gal there to support you, you can get official distributors likeTyrell to do it for you. But you'll be paying for their professional support.

SixShot

father_ted9t9 wrote:

Hi Everyone,

Just started new job, and am ussing g5 dual 2.7 Ghz mac with 2gig of ram. Now i am using it for video editing using final cut pro, but lately i have found that i am getting crashes for no reason in FCP and also now in other programmes too! Any ideas of what could be wrong? Could it be memory or is there any software that i can run on the machine to test the hardware?

HELP!!!

Ted

would love to work there & you get to have a G5 thats kick ass as for the prob your better off doing a full install i had a nasty Crash Problem with me G4 it was wrecking me head I could of let me Mac drop out the window for its fault but i desided to reinstall it wa heartbraking to do but i guss better then makeing it fly out the window

Asiaprod

Do NOT use any Norton product with system 10.xx. Norton is not supported on your mac and will only result in file damage or worse. Use Disc Warrior as recommended and then leave your mac on overnight....there are a number of file and cach utilities that only operate during the early hours of the morning. There is a program caled Janitor that will also do this for you. Norton is definitly not the way to go.
Peter Kearney (Tokyo)

Ham'nd'egger

Asiaprod wrote:

Do NOT use any Norton product with system 10.xx. Norton is not supported on your mac and will only result in file damage or worse. Use Disc Warrior as recommended and then leave your mac on overnight....there are a number of file and cach utilities that only operate during the early hours of the morning. There is a program caled Janitor that will also do this for you. Norton is definitly not the way to go.
Peter Kearney (Tokyo)

Agreed with that. Norton will only pick up bugs that it can recognise anyway, so even that will only a small amount of the battle to sort out your crashes. Did you check your crash logs in Systems Profile to see what was the listed reason for the crash? That will tell you where the initial problem is; also what OS are you using and Final Cut?

mycroft

hughchal wrote:

Where are you doing the new job? Get the techie guy / gal there to reinstall system & software and set up a brand new user with appropriate privileges. No telling what way the machine has been fscked around with prior to your using it, so a clean system is your best bet. It's unlikely to be a hardware issue. If you have no idea what I'm talking about, then you need formal support.

If you don't have a techie guy / gal there to support you, you can get official distributors likeTyrell to do it for you. But you'll be paying for their professional support.

I'm suprised Hugh ain't plugging the excellent
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FinalCutPro-L

Final cut pro list.