Il giorno 25-05-2011 18:27, jacksongirl ha scritto: > The cord which is kind of clear is kind of red-brownish with looks to > be kind of burnt, so I am thinking that the powersupply might be > dead. Let's see... if the Mac doesn't give any sign of life (so to speak), it could be a dead power supply or motherboard.
> The whole cable end is discolored, not just one wire. This could be a sign of a burnt power supply. If you open the Mac (there's a round "handle" on upper right side, just pull it out), you can visually inspect the power supply: it's not very "scientific" ;-) but you could see (or smell) sign of burning. A more expert member might suggest a way to test the power output. > I have put a dell cord on it. still no power. Ok, so it's not the power cable. > So if anyone has any other easy things to try I would > rather not put this thing in the landfill. Best thing would be temporarily swap the power supply with a working one... but I don't think you have one available. Maybe, if you write your whereabouts, a close List member (with a similar Mac) might offer his/her help. I know there are projects on the Net for using an ATX power supply (standard for PCs, quite cheap) into G4 Macs... I don't know how difficult it could be. -- 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
