On Nov 26, 2010, at 10:50 AM, G T wrote: > I bought a 2.0 Ghz g5 along with a bunch of other parts from someone > who was closing down his repair shop. He told me that the only thing > that was wrong with it was a broken power supply (since he has helped > me with other stuff I am sure it was in that state when he gave it to > me). However, I just replaced the power supply and the computer will > now turn on but that's about it, I can't get anything else to happen. > When I turn the computer on it revs like it is going to start normally > but it doesn't really get going, then if I leave it on for a while the > fans slowly start going faster and faster. > > Before you reply I should tell you off a few possible mistakes I could > have made. The computer was without ram or a HD when I got it. I put > in 2 apple branded 512 DDR pc3200 sticks of ram which I have defiantly > put in the correct dims. The HD may be the source of the problems as > the only HD I had that would fit (all my others HDs are ide) was a > toshiba HD from a la cie external hard drive. I copied the OS from > another HD onto it using disk utility then removed it and installed it > into the G5. Also, The heat sinks were in a different box so I had to > put them in as well. > > I have apple diagnostic discs that will diagnose any problems if I can > get it running but right now I'm stuck. I don't want to spend any more > on this to get it running unless I have to. > > Thanks > > GT > Be sure the RAM is in the right slots pairs only. Also spray clean the RAM and slots with a contact cleaner that leaves no residue. Remove theBattery and all plugs and depress the CUDA for 15 secs and wait 15 mins and the reassemble. Be sure the air deflector is in place when you try to boot.
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