Computer in question is a 17" iMac G5 running 10.5.6 has been running OS 10.5 for over 6 months flawlessly. This morning it started crashing at random progressively getting worse. While it was still functioning I ran disc utility disk checked out fine, repaired permissions(was not much wrong). Ran apple hardware test passed all tested on extended. After that it would not get past the blue start up screen. zapped PRAM, booted into single user I ran fsck found some errors, said it repaired them, still blue screen. target disk mode worked, copied important data off computer. tried 10.5 retail install DVD, blue screen. After several tries I got the installer screen, selected language locked up button became all pixelated and weird. tried booting off the HDD again got part of the menu bar froze up. tried swapping out the RAM for a known good stick from another machine, blue screen. Tried a firewire drive with a bootable copy of 10.5.3, blue screen
on blue screens I always get a working mouse, sometimes it gives me the spinning color pinwheel. I noticed on the firewire drive even after 10minutes it was still accessing the HDD but was obviously locked up otherwise. put in the OE system install disk(10.4), booted and installed fine. got to the welcome screen music plays but the video freezes. reboot, same thing. also there are random incorrect pixels on the screen (once a few green ones, second time some magenta ones) -sam --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
