On Sat, Oct 25, 2008 at 11:36 AM, Liam Proven <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Hey folks > > I have an iMac G5 - 20", 2GHz - that had a PSU fault which required > warranty replacement. Twice. It starts just randomly turning off, > especially when first turned on or when waking from sleep. Doesn't > seem to make much difference if it's warmed up or been off for days. > > Its former owner gave it to me for free in light of the fault. > > Snag is, 6mth on, it's destroyed its 3rd PSU and now I can't use it. > And it's become my main machine. > > Is there any known problem with G5 iMacs that can cause this? I don't > want to keep replacing PSUs indefinitely... It's going to get > expensive. Now of course it's long out of warranty... >
Have you ever done a Google of the keywords? It sounds like there might be something wrong on the mobo. Have you looked at it? Any evidence of burning around the power port or, burned odor? Do any components look like they were moved or tipped? Any sign of loose solder joints? --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed Low End Mac's G3-5 List, a group for those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop Macs - with a particular focus on Power Macs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list?hl=en Low End Mac RSS feed at feed://lowendmac.com/feed.xml -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
