Imac G5 Issues!

Today, I found an Imac g5 1.8ghz, NO ISIGHT. I plug it in and then the chime comes on, the white light goes on, and then 10 seconds after goes off. If I press the button again, it goes into the blinky sleep mode. Not once has the monitor powered on during this process. Fix, anyone?

The easiest thing to check first is the battery. Here's the LINK to the Apple instructions on how to change it out.

If a new battery doesn't resolve it, post back and we'll go from there.

Regards.

I just replaced the 3 volt clock battery. Still acting idiotic. I also checked those cylinder things quick for damage, vacuumed out the system, reset the SMU, and PRAM

The best way is to unplug the hard drive and see if you get the flashing ? mark. That will tell you thats theres issues with the system or HD.

I did that. No reaction on the screen whatsoever. Do you think it may be a problem with the screen?

askclifford said:

I did that. No reaction on the screen whatsoever. Do you think it may be a problem with the screen?

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Thats not good!... Is it totally dark no light whatsoever. Check all the connections to the LCD. Its either the video has gone out or the back lite in the LCD. Next would be a board gone bad. But you said it still chimes?

Yes, it still chirps. No light, nothing happening with the screen. I'm going to the apple store right now to get a display port to vga adapter to do some tests!

askclifford said:

Yes, it still chirps. No light, nothing happening with the screen. I'm going to the apple store right now to get a display port to vga adapter to do some tests!

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An Adapter will be cheeper at Fry's.

I just bought one at Springboard Media in Philadelphia. Love that place, an apple store that sells apple cables and generic cables made for mac. When I plug the monitor into it, nothing happens either. );

Any more suggestions that may ease my depression?
Would this move "for-parts" for $250 on CL?
Any chance I could attach the G5 Processor to my PowerMac G4 Logic Board?

Sorry no upgrade on the G4.

askclifford said:

I just bought one at Springboard Media in Philadelphia. Love that place, an apple store that sells apple cables and generic cables made for mac. When I plug the monitor into it, nothing happens either. );

Any more suggestions that may ease my depression?
Would this move "for-parts" for $250 on CL?
Any chance I could attach the G5 Processor to my PowerMac G4 Logic Board?

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my much loved iMac G5 (no iSight, with PowerPC processor) recently died - it was the logic board, apparently - this is what i was told, because I'm no tech-head, lol.

Although the Mac switched on, bonged, and booted up, the screen was completely dead - not a sausage.

regretfully, I had to call it a day with the G5. Still, on the bright side, it gavce me a good excuse to snap up a nice shint Core-Duo aluminium unit with 4 months applecare left on Ebay for a decent sum!