YEP! sounds like the dodgy QS power supply problem. I have one those 733mhz "doorstops" in my office.
:0( On Nov 25, 2009, at 03:38 pm, Bruce Johnson wrote: > A professor dug his old quicksilver (M8493) out of storage (been there > about 6 months) and it wouldn't start at all. Pressed the power > button, it flashed, then went off. Fans didn't even start up. It had > been running fine when it was put away. > > I suspected the PRAM battery, so we replaced to to no avail. > > I took the battery out, pressed the CUDA switch, and left it over > night. > > Came in this morning, plugged the battery back in, pressed the CUDA > switch once, turned it on. Now it bongs, the fans rev up, then it > shuts down again. > > Is this a bad PS or what? I've not got a lot of experience with this > particular model..this is the one with the weird-a** power supply, > too, right? > > -- > Bruce Johnson > University of Arizona > College of Pharmacy > Information Technology Group > > Institutions do not have opinions, merely customs > > > -- > 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 -- 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
