Thank you for the response, MJoe. I located the correct allen wrench and was able to do as you indicated. Turns out there are eight of the screws (4 per CPU) though the instructions referred to only 6, but all came apart with surprising ease once the CPUs came off (and they were pretty easy too once the screws were out of the way. Found a dislodged case seam screw once the motherboard came off. I was hoping that this may have been the issue all along (a rogue screw inadvertently jumper-ing a couple of chips - this did happen to me on a B+W G3 once before), but, once all put back together, alas, the unit was none the better, eliciting the same start-up issues. So, I am stuck with determining if it is a motherboard issue (bad ROM chip as another suggested) or bad CPUs - any tests I can do? (Fabian, Google lost your note to me where you copied some diagnostics from your Apple SSM for me - can you resend?) Thank you again, Dana
On Sep 23, 11:03 am, mjoeyoung <mjoeyo...@gmail.com> wrote: > I just checked my G5. It needs a Torx T10 to loosen the "allen-wrench type > screws." I'm pretty sure there is no need to touch any of the other > screws. It only takes a little effort to pull out the CPU once the bolts > are loosened. If it ends up being a CPU problem I can advise further. > Good luck, and watch out for the cooling fins! > > > > > > > > -- 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 g3-5-list@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list
