At 9.18 AM -0800 3/11/02, Amber wrote: >Kevin, > >> Help! >> >> I have a 233 mHz iMac that won't turn on, nothing. My wife said it was >> working fine then she left the room for a while and it had shut off and >> wouldn't come back on (she did think that she heard sparking sounds at >> one >> point) I think the power supply may have failed. Any suggestions? >> >I had the exact same thing happen to my Rev B (233 mhz Imac). It was >working fine then all of a sudden it shut off and I could hear sparking >sounds coming from the back. I believe it was the video card that went. >There is nothing you can really do but take it in for service. It cost >me nothing to get it fixed as I had bought the Applecare plan only two >weeks before but they told me it would have cost $260.00 (cdn) to get it >fixed had I not had the plan. The service tech told me the sparking >sounds are a result of the video card shorting out. It is not a sound >you want to hear coming from your computer. > >I would call your local service repair center and talk to them about it.
That sounds like either a power supply or an analog/video board (different beast than a "video card") problem. As Amber says, it's pretty much a service issue. -- Jeremy Derr <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Any statements herein represent my opinion and do not represent those of my employer. In fact, they don't even know that I know how to use a computer. They don't think very highly of me, it seems. At any rate, I'm probably just spouting off about things I couldn't likely comprehend, so please just ignore me. -- The iMac List is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | - Epson Stylus Color 580 Printers - new at $69 | & CDRWs on Sale! | PowerON Computer Services <http://www.poweron.com> REPLACEMENT PARTS in STOCK Drives, CD-ROMs, RAM, Mac OS SW, Power Supply <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> iMac List info: <http://lowendmac.com/imac/list.shtml> Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/imac-list%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
