if you having a boot issues it might be the hard drive or software or motherboard On Sep 16, 2012, at 7:46 PM, DLC wrote:
> Greetings all, > I'd like to seek advice for those who've tread down the path I need to take. > A while back I donated a G5 tower (June 2004 model, 1.8GHz DP w/ PCI slots) > to a small private school. Recently I was told by the teacher that it just > stopped working, so I took it in and ascertained that the video card was the > most likely culprit (issue= boot up chime, then nothing-nothing fires up, > except the fans going full tilt if you wait a couple minutes, then you need > to do a hard shutdown). Apparently not, as a replacement card (known good) > and a 2nd used one I had failed to remedy the situation. Re-seating RAM, > pulling 3rd party cards, new PRAM battery, returning unit to OEM status, and > resetting the board all proved fruitless. > > So, I'm inquiring from those in the know what the next step is. Alas, all > keystroke related remedies (resetting PRAM, NVRAM, single user and verbose > mode, C key for optical, etc.) are not an option - the boot-up mode does not > get far enough in to query the peripherals or seek an OS. > I fear it may be bad processor or logic board, but maybe there's a way to > verify or get around? > > Many thanks for any input. > Regards, > Dana > > -- > 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 -- 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
