Could it be the battery?
On Dec 21, 2012, at 4:10 PM, JAMES HARRISON wrote: > Lee, > > Thanks for the reply > > I was thinking it might be the power supply also, but I can't figure out how > the fan can operate or how the start-up process is even able to begin at if > the power supply isn't working. Seems to me like there should either be power > available, or not be power....but my wife says she thinks the power level > requirement increases as the start-up progresses, and the power supply is > failing as the start-up gets further along. Do you think this accurate? > > PS I do have a couple of newer Mac computers, and currently thinking about a > new G5 (probably iMac) but this G3 was kind of my wife's baby that she's had > since before she retired. It's just slightly slower than the newer computers > and has been a very faithful workhorse for years. It also has all kinds of > software etc that she uses for graphic design (that only work in pre- OS X > software). So I don't really want to have to replace all that software for a > new computer, if I can fix this one. > > > > From: "Lee Larson" <[email protected]> > To: "Topics related to Apple and Macintosh computers" > <[email protected]> > Sent: Friday, December 21, 2012 3:43:10 PM > Subject: Re: [MacGroup] troubleshooting an old beige G3 desktop > > On Dec 21, 2012, at 3:22 PM, JAMES HARRISON wrote: > > So what is most likely the problem? > > My guess would be the power supply. They're about $50 from places like > iFixit.com and UsedMac.com and are actually pretty easy to replace on those > old G3s. But, you can get a whole used G4 for $100 or so, or even a G5 for > $200, both of which blow the doors off your G3. > > > > > _______________________________________________ > MacGroup mailing list > [email protected] > http://www.math.louisville.edu/mailman/listinfo/macgroup > > _______________________________________________ > MacGroup mailing list > [email protected] > http://www.math.louisville.edu/mailman/listinfo/macgroup
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