Il giorno 10-07-2012 15:21, mythmaker18 ha scritto: > The REALLY odd thing is that when I connect my boot drive to the OTHER ATA > motherboard connector (where the optical drive usually goes), the computer > starts up just fine. Does the G4 boots Ok if you have just the boot drive connected? (in its regular place)
We need to know if the problem lies in that specific drive or placement, or in presence of all the drives. 3 HD and an optical might be too much for the power supply? Do you have many PCI cards inserted? (they can suck power as well, especially a fast graphic card) > So, I'm guessing either the power supply is going bad or the primary ATA > connector, unless someone has some other ideas? If it is the power supply, > you think I'm okay to keep using it with the good "spare" connector If things change just using a different power connector, it should have nothing to do with the power supply: it should be a failing connector (but that should fail the boot process, not make the G4 switch off - unless there's a short circuit!). -- 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
