Hello Sam, I tried the disc utility but it came up first aid failed disc utility stopped error -9997 . Also I noticed that if I leave flashing question mark on, the fan or hard drive increases in speed and noise after about 5 mins. Regarding the reset of PMU is this only if you have no screen on startup or is it worth trying anyway? I have just run software and hardware test disc and it came up that logic board , mass storage, memory and video ram had passed. Thanks Howard
________________________________ From: Sam - MacAmbulance <[email protected]> To: [email protected] Sent: Wed, 4 August, 2010 19:31:49 Subject: Re: [sussex_mug] Getting flashing question mark iMac G5s have a PMU, not SMC. The Power Management Unit can be reset depending on your model of iMac, some have a button inside the case or if they have an iSight camera you can just remove the power cable for 15 seconds : http://support.apple.com/kb/ht1712 It's more likely that the hard drive needs replacing, that can be done quite cheaply. Around £60 for a 1TB drive. The more expensive part will be recovering your files from the drive, depending on the severity of the damage to the drive. If you boot from the installer DVD, are you able to open Disk Utility? If so, does the drive appear there and is it repairable? Regards Sam providing affordable Apple & PC services Sam Mullen 07747 778022 http://www.macambulance.co.uk [email protected] -- 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. -- 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.
