no... i dont think you burned out motherboard... CUDA is not burned out motherboard. It is long story for my English.
Yes please test if you can your PSU before you got another one... On Sat, Feb 12, 2011 at 2:17 PM, yawg <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi, > > Thanks for your comments and help. > > When I pressed the CUDA for a couple of times, about 10 to 20 seconds, > there was no battery installed. > > I did this only after the normal CUDA procedure (5 sec. with battery) > didn't work. > > How can I damage the motherboard without the battery? So it might be > wasted money if I send my PSU in for repair? I have to get another > MDD?? > > Best regards, Jörg. > > On 12 feb, 05:23, Baha Ata <[email protected]> wrote: > > it is... sometimes... you may look 3 yellow capacitors on the board... i > > wish to have pictures... those are rectangle plactic cover yellow > > collored... not big, nor small... on the mainboard... look them. any > burned > > out... generally first they burned out. on mainboard... look red light.. > > generally if red light turns and those 3 of yellow covered mainboard is > ok. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Fri, Feb 11, 2011 at 11:45 PM, theleaddog <[email protected]> wrote: > > > On Feb 11, 3:54 pm, Bruce Johnson <[email protected]> > > > wrote: > > > > On Feb 11, 2011, at 10:55 AM, yawg wrote: > > > > > I removed all cards, put the video card back in, removed all RAM, > put > > > > > one RAM stick back in, removed all ATA cables exept for my startup > > > > > disk, removed the battery, pushed the CUDA a couple of times for 20 > > > > > seconds, pushed the power button for 20 seconds, let the thing sit > for > > > > > half an hour or more, put the battery back in and voilá: no more > bong, > > > > > the light on the power button only stays lit as long as I push it, > > > > > doesn't matter how long I push it ... > > > > > So I managed to kill my MDD by following your suggestions? > > > > > > Nope, now you know it's a bad power supply. I now remember going > > > >though that hassle with a professors MDD about 6 months ago and > > > >got the identical results. Replacing the PS fixed all the problems. > > > > > Interesting. I had the same experience with a MDD DP 1.25 pre-2003 > > > ($1000 at the time). Replacing the PS didn't fix it. Took it to Apple > > > store. Genius said the processor was shot. Replaced the processor with > > > a good used one...no go. Figured when it went, it took out the mobo or > > > vice versa so I put in another used mobo with my old processor. Nada. > > > Replace processor with the good used one. Ta-da! I guess both items > > > were toasted. :-( > > > > > -- > > > 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 athttp://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtmland our > > > netiquette guide is athttp://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 > > > > -- > > Baha Ata > > > > [email protected] > > 0544 585 9102 > > -- > 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 > -- Baha Ata [email protected] 0544 585 9102 -- 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
