Did you find out from the sellers of the logic board if this board has been upgraded, so as not to have the same problems as the original Imac G-5's apparently had? Otherwise, maybe some other fan arrangement may be necessary to keep the board cooler? Maybe some other people on the board know?
On Tuesday, February 03, 2009, at 09:57PM, "Adam Vaughn" <[email protected]> wrote: > >I'm not sure that Apple would cover this unit, since I'm not the >original purchaser (was a flea market special), and it seems that the >logic board may have been replaced once before already (the original >ethernet ID has been stickered over). We actually have two Rev. A iMac >G5s with dead logic boards, the other being a 17" 1.8GHz model which, >upon startup, exhibits a brief flash of gray on the screen, followed >by the fans kicking into high speed after the screen goes blank. > >Anyway, for better or for worse, I went ahead and purchased a >replacement logic board for both of them from a reputable seller. The >question I have now is, are there any specific tricks with regards to >iMac G5 logic board replacement? Would prefer to not break anything in >the process... >-Adam > >On Feb 3, 2009, at 8:55 PM, Dennis Faulkner wrote: > >> >> I bought two of the last of the G-5's with the old Motorola chips - >> one I had, the other is crated up at my mom's place since she moved >> far away. Mine eventually died, and was replaced under the AppleCare >> warranty for the new Intel G-5. No performance difference to me, >> and I think Apple may fix yours under a recall or something like >> that - I would contact Apple and see what they will do. Otherwise, >> I would ask questions of the vendors you are talking with on ebay - >> if they have a good history of satisfying their customers, they will >> probably gladly tell you if the logic boards they are selling are >> upgraded from the original Apple logic boards. I have dealt with >> ebay vendors for years, and while there are some crooks, I have >> very. very, rarely had a bad experience - and I have bought a >> washing machine, electronics, household stuff, lots of stuff on >> ebay. For the most part, e-bay is a proud community, and most >> vendors are happy to answer questions on even an item selling for a >> dollar or two. >> >> That being said, if I don't like the "feel" of the ad I am reading, >> I don't buy from that vendor. I don't need anything bad enough to >> deal with a vendor I don't care for. And the vendors I do care for >> (almost all of them) - I add to my favorites, to keep abreast of >> what items they are selling - kind of a trust thing. >> >> Dennis, San Diego >> >> >> >> On Tuesday, February 03, 2009, at 07:28AM, "Adam Vaughn" >> <[email protected] >> > wrote: >>> >>> Hello everyone. I used to be on this list back before it was on >>> GoogleGroups. Recently picked up a 20" Rev. A iMac G5 at a flea >>> market >>> for the princely sum of $30. At first, all that seemed to be wrong >>> with it was that the hard drive and memory had both been stripped out >>> of it (I think it previously belonged to a school). After ordering >>> the >>> needed parts and installing some RAM, the screen came up with the >>> expected system folder '?' icon, but with faint pinstripes down much >>> of the screen. Running Apple Hardware Test v. 2.2.1 when the >>> pinstripes are on the screen results in the following cryptic error >>> code: "2NVD/1/4 2103" during the video RAM test phase, and no other >>> errors. >>> >>> Anyway, I managed to get OS X 10.4 installed on the HD without any >>> pinstripes on the screen, though it froze up at one point during the >>> install. After successfully completing the installation, it had a >>> couple freeze-ups at first (graphical gibberish would appear on the >>> screen, followed by a kernel panic), after which I ran AHT again, not >>> getting any pinstripes on the screen, and it passed several tests >>> with >>> flying colors. Afterwards, it ran successfully for over 2 days, but >>> while trying to play a YouTube video, parts of the screen once again >>> went scrambled, followed by yet another kernel panic. Ever since >>> then, >>> the screen now goes blank during the startup process, after a light >>> blue screen appears. >>> >>> My question is, what might the problem be, and might it be worth >>> fixing? I've seen replacement logic boards being sold on eBay for >>> $175, but I can't be sure if they won't go bad like the boards in >>> many >>> other iMac G5s have. I've already sunk an additional $110 or so into >>> this $30 machine, so I'm not quite sure what to do next. Thanks in >>> advance! >>> -Adam >>> >>> -- >>> Adam Vaughn >>> Collector of old computers, video game systems, radios and other >>> electronic >>> equipment... >>> Visit my page at >>> http://www.electronixandmore.com/adam/index.html >>> >>> >>> >>> >>>> >>> >>> >> >> > > >-- >Adam Vaughn >Collector of old computers, video game systems, radios and other >electronic >equipment... >Visit my page at >http://www.electronixandmore.com/adam/index.html > > > > >> > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to Low End Mac's iMac List, a group for those using G3, G4, G5, and Intel Core iMacs as well as Apple eMacs. 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