Hi, i'm brand new to the forum. So thanks in advance to any help or advice from anyone.
I just received a iMac G5 17" from a friend for free because it won't turn on.
Once plugged into the wall i pushed the power button on the back. On the front panel a white light flashes for a split second. Nothing else happens. No noise, No fans, Nothing at all. I removed the back panel and found two tiny little 'buttons' on the main board and pressed them once. Replaced the backplate and plugged the computer back in. Pressed the power button, and SAME thing. The light flashed once, and nobody home.
Any thoughts? Power supply, logic board, other stuff i don't know about??
thanks!!!
New information! ---
i just turned my darn music off... and put my ear really close to the monitor while pressing the power button.... you can faintly hear a 'buzz' noise....
it sounds like when you hear a fluorescent light turn on... that buzz.
But it goes buzz..then fades away.. like a Doppler effect.
not sure if this means anything.. maybe something with a capacitor??
I just received a iMac G5 17" from a friend for free because it won't turn on.
Once plugged into the wall i pushed the power button on the back. On the front panel a white light flashes for a split second. Nothing else happens. No noise, No fans, Nothing at all. I removed the back panel and found two tiny little 'buttons' on the main board and pressed them once. Replaced the backplate and plugged the computer back in. Pressed the power button, and SAME thing. The light flashed once, and nobody home.
Any thoughts? Power supply, logic board, other stuff i don't know about??
thanks!!!
New information! ---
i just turned my darn music off... and put my ear really close to the monitor while pressing the power button.... you can faintly hear a 'buzz' noise....
it sounds like when you hear a fluorescent light turn on... that buzz.
But it goes buzz..then fades away.. like a Doppler effect.
not sure if this means anything.. maybe something with a capacitor??