Power Mac - No power for my G4

reginald king · reginald king #1 (**permalink**)

01-18-2007, 02:34 PM

When I push the power button on my G4 It glows and then turns itself off. I can't go beyond this point. I tried inserting the OS system, but that a no go issue too. What can I do?

mac57 · mac57 #2 (**permalink**)

01-18-2007, 02:52 PM

I'll defer to the experts, but this could be a firmware detected failure, and it shuts itself off, or it could be that your power supply is faulty.

reginald king · reginald king #3 (**permalink**)

01-18-2007, 06:16 PM

I'm not familar with a firmware, and is it easy to resolve?

MacHeadCase · MacHeadCase #4 (**permalink**)

01-18-2007, 06:19 PM

Try unplugging it from the electrical socket for 15 minutes or more if you can. Then plug it back in and start it up.

If there is still no joy, take a look at these Apple Knowledge Base Articles:

Resetting your Mac's PRAM and NVRAM

Troubleshooting: My computer won't turn on

Power Mac G4 (PCI Graphics): Resetting the Cuda Chip

Let us know how this goes for you.

reginald king · reginald king #5 (**permalink**)

01-18-2007, 08:42 PM

I reset the Cuda Chip and that keep my power on. Great!
But now I back to my original problem which is: the apple icon stays on for a long time then, I get a blue screen with any icons. The last thing happens is a black screen with a small white retangle in the upper left corner of the monitor. Is this a sign of crashed hard drive?

reginald king · reginald king #6 (**permalink**)

01-18-2007, 08:53 PM

When I push the power button on my G4 It glows and then turns itself off. I can't go beyond this point. I tried inserting the OS system, but that a no go issue too. What can I do?

Problem was solved when I reset the Cuda Chip located on the right side of the battery and that keep my power on. Thanks to MACHEADCASE

MacHeadCase · MacHeadCase #7 (**permalink**)

01-18-2007, 08:58 PM

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Originally Posted by reginald king

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But now I back to my original problem which is: the apple icon stays on for a long time then, I get a blue screen with any icons. The last thing happens is a black screen with a small white retangle in the upper left corner of the monitor. Is this a sign of crashed hard drive?

Do you still have this problem, reginald?

reginald king · reginald king #8 (**permalink**)

01-18-2007, 09:18 PM

Yes, the apple icon stays on for a long time then, I get a blue screen without any icons. The last thing happens is a black screen with a small white retangle in the upper left corner of the monitor. Is this a sign of crashed hard drive?

MacHeadCase · MacHeadCase #9 (**permalink**)

01-18-2007, 09:33 PM

Ok can you list the Mac OS version you are using and the model of the Power Mac G4 you are using and the specs? Be specific please (example for OS version: not Tiger but 10.4.3 for instance). This would help us in seeing what could be wrong here.

MacHeadCase · MacHeadCase #10 (**permalink**)

01-18-2007, 09:45 PM

Till you give us more info, I came across this at Apple's: Your Mac won't start up in Mac OS X (Mac OS X 10.3.9 or earlier).

reginald king · reginald king #11 (**permalink**)

01-19-2007, 06:52 PM

I have a power mac G4 CTO, 533MHz processor, 40 GB Ulttra ATA drive, OS version Tiger 10.4. Is this enough info to help you? (AGP Graphics) Mirrored Drive Doors).

reginald king #1 (permalink)
Member Since: Jan 16, 2007 Posts: 7	01-18-2007, 02:34 PM When I push the power button on my G4 It glows and then turns itself off. I can't go beyond this point. I tried inserting the OS system, but that a no go issue too. What can I do? Last edited by reginald king; 01-18-2007 at 02:47 PM.
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mac57 #2 (permalink)
Member Since: Apr 29, 2006 Location: St. Somewhere Posts: 4,547 Mac Specs: PowerMac G5 Quad, 2.5 GHz, 4 Core, 120 GB SSD, 500 GB HDD	01-18-2007, 02:52 PM I'll defer to the experts, but this could be a firmware detected failure, and it shuts itself off, or it could be that your power supply is faulty. My Macs: PowerMac G5 Quad, 2.5 GHz, 4 Core, Mac Pro, 3.2 GHz 8 Core, Power Macintosh 7500/100 My iStuff: 32 GB iPhone 4, 30 GB iPod Video, 16 GB iPod Touch My OS': Mac OS X Tiger, Mac OS X Snow Leopard, Mac OS X Leopard, Mac OS 8.6, openSUSE 10.3, Win XP I was on the Mac-Forums honor roll for September 2007
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reginald king #8 (permalink)
Member Since: Jan 16, 2007 Posts: 7	01-18-2007, 09:18 PM Yes, the apple icon stays on for a long time then, I get a blue screen without any icons. The last thing happens is a black screen with a small white retangle in the upper left corner of the monitor. Is this a sign of crashed hard drive? Last edited by reginald king; 01-18-2007 at 09:19 PM. Reason: I left out a word
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reginald king #11 (permalink)
Member Since: Jan 16, 2007 Posts: 7	01-19-2007, 06:52 PM I have a power mac G4 CTO, 533MHz processor, 40 GB Ulttra ATA drive, OS version Tiger 10.4. Is this enough info to help you? (AGP Graphics) Mirrored Drive Doors). Last edited by reginald king; 01-20-2007 at 09:40 AM. Reason: More detail info
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MacHeadCase #4 (permalink)
Guest Posts: n/a	01-18-2007, 06:19 PM Try unplugging it from the electrical socket for 15 minutes or more if you can. Then plug it back in and start it up. If there is still no joy, take a look at these Apple Knowledge Base Articles: Resetting your Mac's PRAM and NVRAM Troubleshooting: My computer won't turn on Power Mac G4 (PCI Graphics): Resetting the Cuda Chip Let us know how this goes for you.
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reginald king #5 (permalink)
Member Since: Jan 16, 2007 Posts: 7	01-18-2007, 08:42 PM I reset the Cuda Chip and that keep my power on. Great! But now I back to my original problem which is: the apple icon stays on for a long time then, I get a blue screen with any icons. The last thing happens is a black screen with a small white retangle in the upper left corner of the monitor. Is this a sign of crashed hard drive?
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reginald king #6 (permalink)
Member Since: Jan 16, 2007 Posts: 7	01-18-2007, 08:53 PM When I push the power button on my G4 It glows and then turns itself off. I can't go beyond this point. I tried inserting the OS system, but that a no go issue too. What can I do? Problem was solved when I reset the Cuda Chip located on the right side of the battery and that keep my power on. Thanks to MACHEADCASE
	QUOTE Thanks

MacHeadCase #9 (permalink)
Guest Posts: n/a	01-18-2007, 09:33 PM Ok can you list the Mac OS version you are using and the model of the Power Mac G4 you are using and the specs? Be specific please (example for OS version: not Tiger but 10.4.3 for instance). This would help us in seeing what could be wrong here.
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MacHeadCase #10 (permalink)
Guest Posts: n/a	01-18-2007, 09:45 PM Till you give us more info, I came across this at Apple's: Your Mac won't start up in Mac OS X (Mac OS X 10.3.9 or earlier).
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