On 08/06/2009, at 10:14 AM, rkor...@iinet.net.au wrote:
Hi Guys
quite a few of the older G5 iMacs had a problems with bulging and
leaking
capacitors, there used to be an Apple repair program for them but
not sure if it
is still available?
Regards
Roger
But there may be other ways : t
Hi Mike
I also had a newer G5 at the office that had the same issue as yours and it was
just out of the 3 year applecare warranty, I have asked Apple for an extension
and am waiting to hear if they will cover it!
I personally would never buy a G5 iMac but go for one of the newer intel ones
instea
Roger, yes there was a program for fixing the first run G5s...it's now
been suspended. This latest failure was a later model (with isight
camera) and to my knowledge there's no such program.
I believe the problem is not as common in the later models, but that
might just be a function of age,
Hi Guys
quite a few of the older G5 iMacs had a problems with bulging and leaking
capacitors, there used to be an Apple repair program for them but not sure if it
is still available?
Regards
Roger
On Mon Jun 8 9:53 , Warwick Gaff sent:
>Can some one explain why the logic boards are failing
Did you notice any other failures in the machines processes. We have
one that has fans running hot.
tom samson
On 07/06/2009, at 5:23 PM, Mike Murray wrote:
Hi muggers
Just to bring you up to date on my recent plea for help; my G5 iMac
has been diagnosed with a logic board failure = a new i
Can some one explain why the logic boards are failing in brand new iMacs
today. When looking for the upgrade to my G3 a few months back I was going
to buy a second hand G5 from ebay. There were heaps of iMacs out there going
for cheap ($50-$150) with this problem. Why? I've been put off gutting a
Hi muggers
Just to bring you up to date on my recent plea for help; my G5 iMac
has been diagnosed with a logic board failure = a new imac. Gulp. So
now we have a new 20 inch aluminium iMac.
That's the second G5 iMac we've totalled in less than a year. I'm an
avid fan of things Mac but thi
On 28/05/2009, at 5:55 AM, Mike Murray wrote:
Thanks for the advice Philippe
Further research indicates that 'there are no user serviceable parts
in this model' and the back doesn't come off readily. The link you
gave is for the earlier G5 imacs.
So today's job is to find an Apple repair
Thanks for the advice Philippe
Further research indicates that 'there are no user serviceable parts
in this model' and the back doesn't come off readily. The link you
gave is for the earlier G5 imacs.
So today's job is to find an Apple repairer and await the
diagnosis...which I fear may b
Hi Mike,
Wonder if it is your motherboard battery that has gone flat. I know
that if this battery goes the machine may not boot at all.
Can you remember if your date and time was being kept accurately last
time the machine booted? If you have had to reset the time and date a
few times this would
Hi all
Our sole remaining G5 iMac in the fleet has decided to play up.
This morning when trying to wake it up as normal the screen remained
black and the fans started to roar. Held the off switch down for 5
seconds and it shut down. left it for a while, unplugged everything,
switched it on
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