Thanks for the suggestion, I think it's worth pursuing, but I've heard (but don't know for sure) that the transformer exploded because it had a firecracker thrown into it. Would the power company be able to deny a claim saying that they aren't responsible for the failure?
On Wed, Jul 22, 2009 at 5:35 PM, <[email protected]> wrote: > > Peter Kim wrote: > > I left for the weekend, and returned to find out that the power > > transformer across the street had exploded while I was away. My DP G5 > > 2Ghz(early 2005), was in sleep mode at the time. When I pressed the > > power button, the tower booted and worked fine- until the next day, when > > it suddenly went black. The power supply tested okay with a voltmeter. > > I've tried pulling ram, disconnecting drives, video card, processors. > > It will power most of the time, but won't bong/post. The one difference > > is when I pulled a processor, I pressed the power button, and did not > > get power. I know it is not supposed to do this. Any insight, > > suggestions appreciated. > > Get it repaired and bill the power company. Seriously. > > Indeed! A friend in Florida got her computer replaced by the power company. > > Amanda > Sent on the Sprint® Now Network from my BlackBerry® > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
