iMac - iMac G5 And No Clue What To Do!!!

Nath · Nath #1 (**permalink**)

05-08-2007, 01:56 PM

Chaps & Chapesses,
A little help would be greatly appreciated. I'v just been given a G5 iSight as it was playing up for a friend. It switches on and the white LED comes on at the front. that's it.........Nothing else. Unfortunately this is the 1st mac I've ever seen!

Any ideas?

I bow to your superior knowledge!!!!

dtravis7 · dtravis7 #2 (**permalink**)

05-08-2007, 02:11 PM

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Originally Posted by Nath

Chaps & Chapesses,
A little help would be greatly appreciated. I'v just been given a G5 iSight as it was playing up for a friend. It switches on and the white LED comes on at the front. that's it.........Nothing else. Unfortunately this is the 1st mac I've ever seen!

Any ideas?

I bow to your superior knowledge!!!!

How long have you waited with the LED showing white? Sometimes they take up to 30 seconds then the LED will dim.

Nath · Nath #3 (**permalink**)

05-08-2007, 02:56 PM

Up to about 10 mins before I get bored!

gilesjuk · gilesjuk #4 (**permalink**)

05-08-2007, 04:10 PM

Try resetting the PRAM:

http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=2238

bryphotoguy · bryphotoguy #5 (**permalink**)

05-08-2007, 09:26 PM

Power it on and immediately hold Option, Apple, P, and R all at the same time and wait till it chimes a second time. That might cure it.
(That was resetting the PRAM.) I know there was a link above it is easier to just read here.
Bryan

MacHeadCase · MacHeadCase #6 (**permalink**)

05-09-2007, 06:14 AM

Apart from the PRAM/NVRAM fix, you could also try iMac G5: How to Reset the SMU.

Nath · Nath #7 (**permalink**)

05-09-2007, 05:15 PM

Ok then, if nothing else I'm learning.........Well thats what I keep telling myself!

So I the PRAM, at least I think I did as it seemed to have no real effect. White LED still came on, but that was it.

I then tried resetting the SMU.......... Now I don't get the LED on the front at all, but an internal fan appears to be going very hard, but still nothing else......

Over to you! Thanks again guys.

Alexis · Alexis #8 (**permalink**)

05-10-2007, 06:53 AM

Try taking out and reseating the memory stick(s).

Nath · Nath #9 (**permalink**)

05-10-2007, 01:07 PM

Thanks for the suggestion, but I didnt think that was possible? I was basing that comment on this article

http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=302506

Sorry if I'm being ignorant

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Member Since: Feb 02, 2007 Location: Chicago, IL Posts: 3,978 Mac Specs: Quad 2.8GHz Mac Pro, Edge iPhone	05-08-2007, 09:26 PM Power it on and immediately hold Option, Apple, P, and R all at the same time and wait till it chimes a second time. That might cure it. (That was resetting the PRAM.) I know there was a link above it is easier to just read here. Bryan January 2008 Member of the Month
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Nath #1 (permalink)
Member Since: May 08, 2007 Posts: 4	05-08-2007, 01:56 PM Chaps & Chapesses, A little help would be greatly appreciated. I'v just been given a G5 iSight as it was playing up for a friend. It switches on and the white LED comes on at the front. that's it.........Nothing else. Unfortunately this is the 1st mac I've ever seen! Any ideas? I bow to your superior knowledge!!!!
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gilesjuk #4 (permalink)
Member Since: Apr 03, 2007 Posts: 301 Mac Specs: Black MacBook 2GB, Mac Pro 2.66Ghz 3GB X1900.	05-08-2007, 04:10 PM Try resetting the PRAM: http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=2238
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MacHeadCase #6 (permalink)
Guest Posts: n/a	05-09-2007, 06:14 AM Apart from the PRAM/NVRAM fix, you could also try iMac G5: How to Reset the SMU.
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Nath #7 (permalink)
Member Since: May 08, 2007 Posts: 4	05-09-2007, 05:15 PM Ok then, if nothing else I'm learning.........Well thats what I keep telling myself! So I the PRAM, at least I think I did as it seemed to have no real effect. White LED still came on, but that was it. I then tried resetting the SMU.......... Now I don't get the LED on the front at all, but an internal fan appears to be going very hard, but still nothing else...... Over to you! Thanks again guys.
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Alexis #8 (permalink)
Member Since: Apr 20, 2006 Posts: 2,255 Mac Specs: Al iMac 20" 2.4Ghz Intel Core 2 Duo	05-10-2007, 06:53 AM Try taking out and reseating the memory stick(s).
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Nath #9 (permalink)
Member Since: May 08, 2007 Posts: 4	05-10-2007, 01:07 PM Thanks for the suggestion, but I didnt think that was possible? I was basing that comment on this article http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=302506 Sorry if I'm being ignorant
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