thanks. i have no use for this when/if i fix it; i gave a 20" imac G5 that we were no longer using to my sister for her kids.
however, i hate to put this in a landfill! as an academic exercise, i may spring for the capacitor kit and give it a try. ken On Jan 3, 2:15 pm, Bruce Johnson <john...@pharmacy.arizona.edu> wrote: > On Jan 3, 2012, at 12:04 PM, faithie999 wrote: > > > 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. > > All signs point to logic board issues with the thing. On G5 iMacs the most > common logic board issue is bad caps. The system isn't even coming alive (no > startup chime) Remove all the ram and see if you get the bad ram crash noise, > but I'll bet you don't. > > At this point you'll want to consider the value of your time and parts to > repair it. > > -- > 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 g3-5-list@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list
