Hmm. Have you seen the way that cable snakes around inside? I suspect it's a pain to replace. It also looks rather specialized. You might have to get it from an Apple repair place; who knows if you can just buy it and do it yourself?
I''m inclined to believe that isn't the problem for me, at least with the new logic board, as I just reseated it when installing the board. But, it does point to my question (posted separately) about the fault being with the logic board or the power supply. Or, power supply cabling, I suppose. On Sunday, August 25, 2002, at 03:26 PM, Joseph C. Welling wrote: > James S Jones wrote: > >> Your problem sounds very much like what I've been experiencing with my >> G3 B&W, with the exception that my hard drives, etc, do power up when >> the system doesn't. My PRAM battery is also good and it makes no >> difference if it's changed. > > Success! <knock on wood> The problem I discovered might by the same > thing > causing your troubles, James. > > I found the page on apple's support site that explains how to test the > power > supply. Somewhere in the middle of that procedure, it casually says > something like, "Oh by the way, you might want to make sure the power > plug is > connected to the port at J30". This is not the main power supply to the > mobo, but rather a little ribbon cable that connects to the startup > switches. Mine feels decidely loose. I reseated it, and voila! G4 is > back > is business. > > (Actually, I haven't ruled out that it's a problem with the IDE bus, > since I > left my CD-ROM drive unattached--I was so excited I had to make this > reply > from the G4.) > > I'd love to replace that little cable--does anyone know where I might > find > such a thing? > > Again, many many thanks to all who helped me in theis educational > adventure! -- G-List is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- We have Apple Refurbished Monitors in stock! | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> G-List list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml> Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/g-list%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Macintosh? Get free email and more at Applelinks! <http://www.applelinks.com>
