Hi there,
I have a pretty elderly IMac G4 - bought new in 2006 - which until about 24 hours ago worked fine.
However the display refresh rate has slowed down badly to the point that if I click from one application to another - instead of a straight "Cut" it does this eery ghostly "dissolve". I also notice that the colour is a bit off on the monitor - not radically wrong but not quite what I'm used to (the blues seem a bit darker - though it still displays full colour)
This display issue is making it really hard to use the computer - since I keep losing sight of the cursor and the blurry movement is quite hard on the eyes.
Here's what I think/hope is the cause: Last night when it was still okay I had been working on something for quite a few hours (in word) and I happened to fall asleep with the Wireless keyboard beside me - I may have rolled over it and randomly changed some setting. As I say, I'm hoping that's all this is - and that someone can tell me how to reset it.
Or is this a more serious sign of wear and tear - I realise 11 years is quite an age for an imac - but this one has worked absolutely fine until now.
Here are the specs:
Model Name: iMac
Model Identifier: iMac4,1
Processor Name: Intel Core Duo
Processor Speed: 2 GHz
Number Of Processors: 1
Total Number Of Cores: 2
L2 Cache: 2 MB
Memory: 2 GB
Bus Speed: 667 MHz
Boot ROM Version: IM41.0055.B08
SMC Version (system): 1.1f5
Serial Number (system): W86021ZAU2S
Hardware UUID: 00000000-0000-1000-8000-0016CB846942
Any help would be much appreciated
Tom
I have a pretty elderly IMac G4 - bought new in 2006 - which until about 24 hours ago worked fine.
However the display refresh rate has slowed down badly to the point that if I click from one application to another - instead of a straight "Cut" it does this eery ghostly "dissolve". I also notice that the colour is a bit off on the monitor - not radically wrong but not quite what I'm used to (the blues seem a bit darker - though it still displays full colour)
This display issue is making it really hard to use the computer - since I keep losing sight of the cursor and the blurry movement is quite hard on the eyes.
Here's what I think/hope is the cause: Last night when it was still okay I had been working on something for quite a few hours (in word) and I happened to fall asleep with the Wireless keyboard beside me - I may have rolled over it and randomly changed some setting. As I say, I'm hoping that's all this is - and that someone can tell me how to reset it.
Or is this a more serious sign of wear and tear - I realise 11 years is quite an age for an imac - but this one has worked absolutely fine until now.
Here are the specs:
Model Name: iMac
Model Identifier: iMac4,1
Processor Name: Intel Core Duo
Processor Speed: 2 GHz
Number Of Processors: 1
Total Number Of Cores: 2
L2 Cache: 2 MB
Memory: 2 GB
Bus Speed: 667 MHz
Boot ROM Version: IM41.0055.B08
SMC Version (system): 1.1f5
Serial Number (system): W86021ZAU2S
Hardware UUID: 00000000-0000-1000-8000-0016CB846942
Any help would be much appreciated
Tom