On Jul 27, 2009, at 11:30 AM, PETE wrote: > I have a G5 with Quad 4.x processors running the latest version of > OS 5.x. The ram is closer to 2 gigs (I can't remember off head). The > last time it ran fine was Friday night just before I left for work. > This morning when I switched it on, it started but after about 10 > seconds or so, the fans come on full blast and nothing else > happened. I could hear the hard drive turning before the fan > episode. I turned it off and tried starting again several times with > the same end results. Any suggestions? TIA.
I think this is a power supply failure. This was a "known issue" and Apple has a special extended warranty for some G5's that lay within a certain serial number range. Check your serial # against the chart here: <http://www.apple.com/support/powermac/powersupply/repairextension/> If you need to verify the power supply, you can check the pin-outs using a multi-meter, if the power supply is bad, several of the voltages will be zero instead of the 3.3v, 5.0v, or 12v they should be. --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
