Most likely harddrive since it's 6 years old, also thinking the gfxcard is still running the logic board is party working so probability is hdd. Try an SMC (PMU on the old ones?) to see if it kicks it up, also if the computer has firewire you can always try to restore yer files.
On Wed, Aug 4, 2010 at 7:23 PM, nigel proctor <[email protected]> wrote: > 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] <smug%[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] <smug%[email protected]>. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/smug?hl=en-GB. > > -- 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.
