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Old 28-07-2006, 12:25 PM
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I know of an iMac G4 that has some display issues, and i'm not sure to start seriously worrying about it's life span because of it.

When you close a finder window, and go back to the desktop, it will leave behind a row of pixels from the top of the closed window.

Is the logic board on it's way out and it'll probably be dead soon?

Or is this a common fault, a RAM issue or something?
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Old 28-07-2006, 12:41 PM
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If could be hardware (very likely) but could also be a software problem. I'd be inclined to boot the system off a firewire disk with a good install on the disk you know dont have software problems and confirm it has the same issue. If so, then yes likely to be a hardware fault.

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Old 28-07-2006, 12:47 PM
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Ok, i shall try that. Also may try resetting the firmware, and also the PRAM.

Can a dodgey stick of RAM cause something like this, or is it more likely logic board imminent failure?
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Old 28-07-2006, 12:50 PM
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Anything is possible, so troubleshoot various methods to confirm fault... anything is also likely... doesn't mean its so.
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