I cleaned the SATA contacts, re-seated ram, did the Pram reset and now am still stuck when I tried to boot 10.5.8 from DVD. I will try Tiger and put it on a old SATA drive in the other bay.
On 5/16/11, Wayne Garrett <[email protected]> wrote: > My G5 mac (pci dual 1.8 2mgs ram 10.5.8 Has the mac chime, then the > pinwheel hash marks. Next, the fans get faster and faster until max > speed. I tried removing the Battery and putting it back in. This > fixed it once. Now, no go. It does not want to boot from DVD either. > It shuts off just before it should reach the install screen. > > -- > Sent from my mobile device > -- Sent from my mobile device -- 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
