Error code fire/3/20

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HJHall

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My eMac running 10.4.10 (640 MB SDRAM) suddenly stopped going to sleep no matter how I tried...

Before running the Hardware test I found in trying to eject my external hard drive that I couldn't find it, so I unplugged it anyway... ran the test and got this error message: fire/3/20

did an internet search, found your posts, tried resetting NVRAM, then ran the test again... same error code...

My question: Is it worth it/possible to replace the logic board? Is there something else I can do to try and repair it?
and...
what do I risk as far as losing data to just run it as is?

Thank you!!
 
Look at Console when it tries to go to sleep. There should be more lines there telling what is happening and why it fails. Post the lines you see around the time you try to get it to sleep.
Before changing the MLB, it would be better to do a clean install of the system to avoid OS X or programs causing the problem. But before doing that, it's better to find out what exactly causes it, thus let's see what Console says (feel free to post the lines you see there).
 
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