MAC 7600 Won't Shut Down Like it Used to

[sinclair_tm]

yes, os 9's energy saver has that option too. and as far as i know, there is no button on the back of that mac to keep it on. i have 2 7500s and a 8600 (and a 9600 mobo) all of which are the same basic mobo as the 7600, and they don't have said switch. but i do know that the power button on the 7600 is on the front, and if you slide the keyboard up against the mac, it could turn it on. it could also be stuck on, as well as the button the keyboard be a little stuck. those would be the first things that i check. the power button on those are know to have some issues, mostly breaking off, but have been knowen to do other things.

[nixgeek]

Man, all this talk of vintage Macs makes me want to replace all of my PCs at home (but my wife would KILL me for taking away her Windows machine :P).

[sinclair_tm]

i almost pulled my ppc7100 out and put all the nubus vid cards i have in it. i had it maxed out at 5 monitors once apon a time! all 14". lol

[VATak]

Nixgeek & El Diablo Con Caca,

Thanks for the feed back. Amen on that switch thing, I was beginning to wonder whether I might be looking in the wrong places. Re- the energy saver thought, I checked again, and the OS 9 indeed had a box to check for "Restart upon power failure." It was unchecked, but the problem is still with me, tho' lately it hasn't come back on immediately. But rather than taking a chance, I've been shutting off the power strip, just as the machine shuts down. Shall have to experiment during the day time when I can still hang around, and see whether it will restart mysteriously in a few minutes. Thanks again to the both of you. VATak