Sounds like hard drive (cheap) but could be logic-board (expensive) and notorious on G5, especially pre-isight models.
If it is hard drive, and you feel confident, it is very easy to switch and instruction PDF's are available from Apple. Beware cheap logic-board replacement outfits such as those using ebay to advertise their wares......I paid £200 for a replacement logic-board install and within 3 months it had failed. Hope this helps... On 4 Aug 2010, at 18:16, Howard Johnson wrote: > I turned my iMac g5 power PC completely off while on a weeks holiday and > when I > came home all I got on startup was flashing question mark and face. It's > about > 6 years old and the OS has been updated since then but it's not the latest > Tiger? I had the memory expanded last November so there's plenty of room. I > have tried using C button on startup and inserting the Install disc 1 that > came > with the computer. It started to run and then asked - "Select a destination > to > install Mac OS X software" there was nothing in box to select. I then tried > disc utility that was on this install disc but got "First aid failed disc > utility stopped verifying permissions on Mac OS X install disc 1 because > following error no valid packages." Further down it said error -9997 > Any suggestions or is there a problem with hard drive? Luckily I bought a > MacBook Pro last year so I still have internet access. Thanks Howard > > > > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Sussex Mac User Group" group. > To post to this group, send an email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/smug?hl=en-GB. > nigel proctor [email protected] H T White & Co Ltd 07792000619 sent from iPhone -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Sussex Mac User Group" group. To post to this group, send an email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/smug?hl=en-GB.
