FIXED! I shimmed the Graphics Chip using Pennies! I stacked them under the gray cover, and then on top of the cover and then closed the computer up and it works perfectly!!! Thanks for help, you saved my computer!
-Jonas On Sun, Feb 7, 2010 at 8:28 PM, Jason Brown <[email protected]> wrote: > On 2/7/2010 10:27 PM, Jason Brown wrote: > >> On 2/7/2010 4:30 PM, Jonas Ulrich wrote: >> >>> What do you mean "shimming the GPU?" >>> >>> My guess would be to cut out a shim to go around the non core portion of >> the GPU. When you bolt the heatsink back down, it will put pressure on top >> of the chip and sometimes make better electrical connection if there was a >> flaky connection. >> > Forgot to mention, the shim that is generally used is made out of card > stock. Like an index card or two on top of one another. > > > -- > 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
