This happened when I had just too much plugged into my quicksilver. Since the Apple ADC monitor was supposed to be less clunky, Apple decided to get all of it's power from the system itself, instead of an external power supply such as an outlet. With this stress on the Power supply box (even with the added 3 volts (making it 28 volts DC), running WAAAAAY too may programs at once that demand alot of power or years of usage could kill it. Basically, you have a dead power supply box. Your info and everything else is pretty good, but not the power supply box. If you're looking at eBay, you are looking at a no prob $40 replacement. If you want to buy it new.... You're probably gonna run into about $170 to replace it. Taking the old one out and the new one in is going to be a royal pain in the butt, because you have to take out sooo many components just to get to the power supply. Here's a tip from what i've learned from Macs: When using a monitor, don't ever use an ADC monitor, because although they are stylish and have great graphics, they might wear out your Power Supply Box faster than you can think of it. That is, if you had the standard 340W power Supply Box. I ordered a modified 650W Power supply box, and it has been running smoother than a whistle ever since.
As for the computer.... Nice job Mr.Quicksilver! Now I can add you to my list of over 1,200 quicksilvers that supposedly "died" and got fixed for the same reason. -- Sent from my Power mac G4 Sawtooth. -- 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
