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what is happening? Why does it sound like Anakin Skywalker's mechanical breathing apparatus?
More info please. The Star War's references are "colorful" but not necessarily helpful.
Thanks,
- Nick
glad you appreciate it, Nick. What info can I provide to be helpful? I just tried replacing the hard drive with a new one, put the install disc in the dvd drive, and still nothing.
Powermac desktop G5 2GHz, dual, motorola chip, running tiger 10.4.11 (I think, can't access info cuz puter is now non-functional)
Thanks for the additional info...in the title of this thread you mentioned "Not Starting"...this could mean any number of things, including "Not Starting"...which would mean not doing anything when you press the power button. DOA, dead, nada, nothing...that really does not sound like the case here.
It's good to know what computer model you have & what OS you were or are running as well.
But...are you sure it's running 10.4.11...I would think you would have known this before the problems started.
So what is it exactly is going on:
- was this computer working properly recently?
- is this replaced hard drive the only hard drive in the computer?
- if you replaced the hard drive, and the new one is the only HD in the G5...then you would have not any OS currently on the computer...so it then would not matter about the OS version.
- did you just purchase the computer, and thus it is new to you?
- any particular reason why you were replacing the hard drive?
The original OSX Tiger install disk that came with the computer new- what DVD/CD disk were you putting into the optical drive?
- what is the deal or what exactly do you mean by the statements "Sounds like Darth Vader breathing or Anakin Skywalker's mechanical breathing apparatus"?...what is it doing?
As you can see...there's a lot of info that is needed to help understand what exactly is going on with your computer...and what exactly you're trying to do or have done to get it to run.
- Nick
p.s. BTW...you asked this question in another thread, "what does the logic board do and how do I know if my computer has a bad/dead one?"
Are we talking about the same G5 computer that you replaced the hard drive in? Why would you think you have a bad logic board?...according to the above statement you don't even know what a logic board is!!!
Ok, thanks again. It's great to have a bunch of background info.
So if I understand things correctly:
- your G5 was working fine until last Thursday.
- you replaced the one and only hard drive in it with a new one.
- you inserted the grey/silver colored DVD that came with the computer
Some additional questions:
- I think the only thing I'm not 100% clear about...what happened when you inserted the install DVD/CD that came with the computer...anything or just a blank white or grey screen?
- Just checking so I know...are you 100% sure you got the correct hard drive for this computer?...it should be an SATA (Serial ATA) drive.
- Apple released 4 different models of the Powermac G5 2 ghz. It may or may not be important later...but do you know if it was a dual-processor or a dual-core G5 (there is a difference)?
Thanks,
- Nick
I currently have the lithium battery from the logic board out, and am going to get a replacement. The description of the PMU sounds a lot like it controls what I'm having problems with, and if the battery is shot (likely, it is over 5 years old) I'm not putting it back in.
Why didn't you mention this a long time ago! A bad or dead PRAM battery can in some cases cause exactly the problems you're having!
- Nick
new battery did not help still won't boot up. I'm unplugging everything, going to let it sit for a half hour and then try again. getting pretty frustrated right now.
how do you reseat the video card?
I've tried pulling on it, but it is not budging. Are there any fasteners, clips, etc, that need to be moved/removed?
sorry, this laptop can't handle any youtube videos, older version of safari and pre tiger osx = no video goodness. keeps locking up and I have to force quit.
is it the screw by the side of the PCI box? And a question about why to reseat it if it has never been taken out? Just to try to eliminate it as a cause?
As far as the You-Tube video...I didn't realize what other computer you were working off of.
As far as screw on the video card...the screw is located on the far right of the video card (if you're facing the inside of the computer). Just follow the top edge of the video card till you get to the rear of the computer & you should see a screw. It's right there, easy to see.
Regarding reseating the video card...and why. No particular explanation, sometimes doing it helps, and sometimes not...you're having video problems, so this is a good place to look.
All I'm saying at this point is reseat the video card, remove the new hard drive, install the old hard drive...and see if this gets everything working again...like you mentioned that last Thursday everything was working.
- Nick