OK, well, I'll be the first... I stuck a jumper wire between pins 2 & 13 and the "dead" G5 fired right up. Time to search for an affordable used front panel switch assembly.
On Jun 9, 11:42 am, dc <[email protected]> wrote: > A G5 (DP 2 GHz) purchased from the LEM swap list a few weeks ago > worked quite well for a while, the only issue was the front USB port > didn't work. A few days ago it just stopped powering up. The front > power button gets me nothing, no chime, no LEDs, nothing. The power > supply still makes the usual single click when I unplug it/plug it in, > so I'm hoping it's just the front panel that's gone bad. I found a > pinout that shows front panel pin #2 as ground and pin #13 as power > button, so I'm thinking that if I momentarily bridge pins 2 + 13 it > should bypass the front switch and start up the G5. I'm wondering if > anyone has ever tried this? I'm not sure I want to be the first. -- 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
