I don't know the exact numbers, but I think the power required to boot a G5 tower is pretty huge, much more than normal use.
On Fri, Feb 19, 2010 at 12:38 PM, Eric Volker <[email protected]> wrote: > > On Feb 17, 2010, at 9:48 PM, Kris Tilford wrote: > > On Feb 17, 2010, at 9:12 PM, Eric Volker wrote: >> >> Is it trying to tell me my hardware clock is out of whack, or just wacky? >>> >> >> I'm guessing it's telling you your PRAM battery is dead, or nearly so? >> > That's entirely possible, given that I've reset the PMU 3 or 4 times, which > drains the battery, right? > > After further research on PMU reason code -122, it came to light that > *external* power considerations might be causing an issue. So I unplugged > the G5 from my power strip, and hooked it directly into the wall in a > different outlet. I was then able to boot from whatever media I like, with > whatever disk in the drive I like. I was also able to rip and transcode a > DVD without any problems. So the problem seems to be either a) the circuit > is overloaded (it has 2 other PCs on it) or b) my power strip is bad. Either > way, it's a lot cheaper to deal with than a new PowerMac PSU. > > Does anyone happen to know what the power draw of a dual G5 1.8GHz is under > full load? > > Eric > > > -- > 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
