I have been using my MDD G4 (not that far removed from the
quicksilver) for months now with a startup button that sometimes
flickers, dies and does not start (a problem that began after I
accidently disconnected the power while it was running). But given a
rest for a few hours it starts fine (after a few tried, of course)
and then continues to start so long as it is shut down normally
However, if disconnected from the power while running (yep. I did it
again) it falls back into the button light flicker and dies mode.
But then, given some rest and tried again, starts up and runs fine
again.
It seems to me if this were a power supply issue that the computer
would never start again? Also, I don't see why a power outage would
kill a computer power supply?
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On May 13, 2010, at 11:23 AM, Bruce Johnson wrote:
On May 12, 2010, at 7:13 PM, ll wrote:
We lost power yesterday. My quicksilver has been on a really
good surge protector for two years. It wasn't enough this time
however. If I push the on button,a light shows,flickers and dies. The
machine never turns on. I am assuming my hardrive is fried.
Nope. This is a power supply issue, and seems to be pretty common
with Quicksilvers. A new replacement ps is about $230 or so, we
replaced on in a professors system not too long ago.
You could try to find another QS or later Mac and drop your hdd
into it; more than likely your drive (and the rest of the system)
is just fine, or look for a replacement PS on fleabay or such.
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