Power Mac - Power mac boot issues

waxman · waxman #1 (**permalink**)

11-04-2006, 01:51 PM

Ive recently aquired a PowerMac G5.

Firstly, the mac does not output any video. I beleive it has a geforce 5200 agp pro card. 2 video ports, one dvi, one is apples prop. port. using samsung lcd monitor with dvi to vga adaptor.
When i turn on the mac, the led about the power button blinks breifly, then turns off - but the mac still runs, and the fans gradually speed up to full speed. still no video. made sure all connections were in place.

that is after i reset the PMU. the led used to stay on, but there was still no video.

-it has no hard disk-

Shouldnt it atleast start, and display something about no hard disk? after the video problem is fixed that is...

Any ideas?

Thanks guys.

wicker_man · wicker_man #2 (**permalink**)

11-04-2006, 07:58 PM

Well I just brought a G4 Cube with 17" LCD Studio Display (LCD) and when I turned it on (with no HDD installed) it makes the startup chime and then goes to a grey screen and shows a folder with a ?.

Does the G5 make the startup chime?

waxman · waxman #3 (**permalink**)

11-05-2006, 09:50 AM

I forgot about that startup chime being very important...

No... none at all. just those fans spinning up to speed gradually. No video either.

Thanks for the Reply.

-waxman

wicker_man #2 (permalink)
Member Since: Mar 15, 2006 Location: Caught somewhere in time... Posts: 356 Mac Specs: MacBook Pro 15" 2.2GHz/4GB/250GB, G4 Cube 450MHz + 17" Studio LCD	11-04-2006, 07:58 PM Well I just brought a G4 Cube with 17" LCD Studio Display (LCD) and when I turned it on (with no HDD installed) it makes the startup chime and then goes to a grey screen and shows a folder with a ?. Does the G5 make the startup chime? MacBook Pro 15" 2.2GHz, PowerMac G4 Cube + 17" LCD Studio Display, 2x1TB WD My Book Studio (FW800) iPod Classic 160GB (Black), 3rd gen 40GB, iPhone 2G 16GB + Denon AH-C551K NAD C370 + B&W 686 + Grado SR80
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Guest Posts: n/a	11-04-2006, 01:51 PM Ive recently aquired a PowerMac G5. Firstly, the mac does not output any video. I beleive it has a geforce 5200 agp pro card. 2 video ports, one dvi, one is apples prop. port. using samsung lcd monitor with dvi to vga adaptor. When i turn on the mac, the led about the power button blinks breifly, then turns off - but the mac still runs, and the fans gradually speed up to full speed. still no video. made sure all connections were in place. that is after i reset the PMU. the led used to stay on, but there was still no video. -it has no hard disk- Shouldnt it atleast start, and display something about no hard disk? after the video problem is fixed that is... Any ideas? Thanks guys.
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