Hi everyone, I have a Power Mac G4 (Quicksilver 2002, 800 MHz) that needs a little repair work done on it.
My girlfriend got the machine from a neighbor of hers, and it needed RAM and a video card. A friend of mine supplied the needed parts to me (384MB of RAM and an ATI Rage video card; unsure of exact model). I installed the parts into the machine today, and tried to power it up. The first thing I heard was a horribly loud grinding noise coming from one of the fans. It wasn't the fan in the PSU, but the second fan that sits underneath the PSU. So when I unscrewed the metal cage surrounding the fan, I discovered that the fan itself was badly cracked, and the blades were grinding against the edge of the fan. The fan part is a Sensflow DC Brushless; model # WFC1212B. This is the first repair I need to make. The second problem involves any attempt to install or boot Mac OS X. I tried three different OSes: Mac OS 9.2, Mac OS X 10.0.3, and Mac OS X 10.2. Mac OS 9.2 starts, but then stops with a system error. OS X 10.0.3 starts booting, then kernel panics at the Happy Mac. OS X 10.2 also starts, but then crashes at the grey Apple logo. I'm wondering if the hard drive in this Mac may also be bad; no system is detected on it at all. I even tried switching the drive with another (the original drive was an 80GB Western Digital; the replacement is a 60GB WD). Alas, no dice. Would anyone on this list be able to tell me where I can perhaps find a replacement fan to replace the broken one, and also perhaps have an idea what could be wrong with my system, and why any Mac OS version I try running craps out? Thanks! --Robert -- Nobody's ever lost in life...they're merely taking the scenic route. ============================== Please avoid sending me Word or PowerPoint attachments. See http://www.gnu.org/philosophy/no-word-attachments.html ============================== -----BEGIN GEEK CODE BLOCK----- Version: 3.1.2 GCS/S/M/MU d- s+: a29 C++(+++) UL++++>$ P++ L+++ E+ W+ N+ o+ K++ w--- O- M !V PS+ PE Y+ PGP(+) t+ 5++ X++ R tv b+++ DI+++ D++(---) G++ e+ h- r++ y+ ------END GEEK CODE BLOCK------ --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are a member of G-Group, 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] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
