Coincidentally, I just listed a power supply out of a G5 iMac on eBay, a few days ago, and listed the motherboard yesterday. It was out of a 17-inch 1.8 GHz first generation iMac. I think it is going for $9.50 and I explain in the listing that the unit is untested & not guaranteed.
My understanding is that if just one light comes on solid, the one with the arrow under it, and nothing else comes on, the MoBo is dead and the Power Supply is OK. M On Sat, Oct 3, 2009 at 3:58 PM, Isaac Smith <[email protected]> wrote: > > Hey List, > > I'm just checking to make sure my troubleshooting seems right to you > guys before I go out and spend money. > > I just bought a broken iMac G5 this morning after being told it had > bad capacitors. I figured that I'd have myself an interesting little > project. So, I got it home, and opened the back, and found a logic > board with all clean (but bad brand) capacitors. I'll probably wind up > replacing the capacitors eventually, but they're not the problem now. > > Right now, the computer doesn't even start up. I found this Apple > troubleshooting link: http://support.apple.com/kb/HT2173 and after > completing those instructions, it seems like I should replace the > power supply. > > In short, LED 1 comes on instantly, and LED 2 turns on briefly and > then turns off. The white power light flickers on and then off in > about a second. The display itself never has a chance to come on. > > So, should I go out and buy a new power supply? And if that's what's > needed, does anybody have any place they'd recommend I go to buy one? > > Thanks so much! > > Isaac > > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are a member of the iMac Group, a group for those using Apple iMacs and eMacs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/imac/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/imaclist -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
