I found a message in a badcap.net thread that suggested changing the CMOS battery. Did so, and now a new set of symptoms. Pilot light comes on, fan at normal (low) speed, but no startup chime and no boot. Screen is black. Tried booting with install disk but SuperDrive doesn't swallow the disk. Tried a couple different ram sticks to no avail. Does this still sound like a capacitor problem or should I head down a different track?
Diagnostic led's: When I plug in the power cord led1 lights as expected. After powering on led2 lights as expected. Led3 never lights. Manual suggests this is a video problem but since it doesn't appear to be booting I'm not ready to condemn the video yet. Any further ideas? Thanks On Jan 3, 11:17 am, Bruce Johnson <[email protected]> wrote: > On Jan 3, 2012, at 4:42 AM, faithie999 wrote: > > > btw, the person that gave me this kept the HD, but also kept the > > temperature sensor that is glued to it. will the computer boot > > without the temp sensor plugged in? if it won't i will try to find a > > pinout for that connector and make a jumper. > > Wow, no idea. Maybe iFixit.com will be able to help, either with info about > the disassembly and drive replacement or even the part. > > -- > Bruce Johnson > University of Arizona > College of Pharmacy > Information Technology Group > > Institutions do not have opinions, merely customs -- 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
