On 8/30/09 10:04 PM, Robert Menes of [email protected] sent > > 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. >\
Hi Robert, Wait a few seconds and some one from the Swap list will be offering you a spare part. :-) If you are not a member of the LEM Swap List, by all means join; one of the best resources to obtain used parts for Macs at reasonable, better-than- eBay prices. > 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! Most likely, regarding your boot-up problems, is that the RAM provided for you is bad, and/or incompatible with OS X (which is pretty particular of its RAM - a failed install is a good indicator that the RAM is unacceptable for OS X standards. OS X.2 requires a minimum of 128Mb (iirc) RAM. Boot up with one stick at a time (using OS 10.2) and see if any of them are successful (zap the PRAM and reset the motherboard while you're at it). Hopefully, at least one stick will be good so you can proceed with installation, admittedly rather sluggishly. Then get more RAM at the Swaplist. I would avoid any OS upgrades (to 10.3, 10.4.x) until you are able to up the RAM, and until you're able to check the firmware version. HTH, Dana > > --Robert --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
