On Jul 16, 2013, at 8:57 AM, les simo <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi, > I put my G5 tower in storage for 7 months while I was away. I'm back now and > when I attempted to power on the machine, it is dead as a doorstop. No power > LED, no fan spinning - absolutely dead. I tried different power cables, > confirmed wall power receptacle is good, still no go. BTW the machine had > absolutely no issues prior to storage. Please help.
Almost certainly your PRAM battery is dead; this can cause issues like this. This is Apple's guide: <http://manuals.info.apple.com/en_US/PMG5_Battery_DIY.pdf> which shows what looks like a CR3032-type button cell, but iFixit has photos of a motherboard showing a half-aa Lithium 3.6V cell <http://www.ifixit.com/Guide/Installing+Power+Mac+G5+Backup+Battery/1951/1> In any case it's simple enough to find and identify which is which on your system. The button cell can be gotten just about anywhere (I usually get them at Walgreens), the ½AA one can begotten at RadioShack, places like Batteries Plus or online. -- 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 --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "G-Group" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
