Repeated Total System Shutdown on OS X 10.4 Tiger and OS Reinstallation

Mac

Once in a while, your Mac may display a deadly system error message that says

You need to restart your computer. Hold down the Power button for several seconds or press the Restart button.

Veuillez red�marrer votre ordinateur. Maintenez la touche de d�marrage enfonc�e pendant plusieurs secondes ou bien appuyez sur le bouton de r�initialisation.

Sie m�ssen Ihren Computer neu starten. Halten Sie dazu die Einschalttaste einige Sekunden gedr�ckt oder dr�cken Sie die Neustart-Taste.

コンピュータを再起動する必要があります。パワーボタンを数秒間押し続けるか、リセットボタンを押してください。

If we see a deadly system error repeatedly as shown in Screenshot 01 and 02, what can we actually do to stop it? The cheapest solution will be to use Disk Utility’s First Aid to find disk errors. Or you could run TechTool, which we reviewed the other day, to find disk problems. It is possible that the situation is caused by a Trojan virus and complicated by network utility software. So you might want to run McAfee’s VirusScan, Norton AntiVirus or other anti-virus software. Continue reading