a friend gave me a dead iMac 17" G5 iSight. the symptom is: when i push the power button, the pilot light comes on for about a second, then the fan comes on at full speed, then about a second later the pilot light and the fan turn off. the screen never lights up and there is no startup chime. i've tried resetting SMU by unplugging, then replugging while depressing the power button, then releasing and re-pushing the power button. same behavior as described above.
any ideas on how to troubleshoot this? i did some googling, and there is a link to an apple support doc for this problem for a non-isight model (describes taking rear cover off, which clearly can't be done with the isight model) but nothing other than uninformed speculation on message boards about the isight G5. i have dissassembled it and looked for power supply diagnostic LED's but if they are there they're not obvious. thanks in advance for any ideas ken -- 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
