Hi there, any help from you guys and girls would be really appreciated.
I have a G5 tower that has had some running issues in the past which had to be fixed with a reconditioned motherboard from the states. That was diagnosed on this forum too.
With the newish board installed it has been running for a few months very smoothly. Until recently, when the machine just freezes, no spinning wheel, or Kernal Panic, everything just still.
After forced restart the machine turns on and bongs but no screen.
I've started it up and then reset the PRAM through the keyboard (2 bongs) and yes the screen does come on. Ive replaced the PRAM battery but it still hangs after a short while (maybe 20mins of use), and I have to force quit it again.
Here's a strange one, would not start up today after 2 attempts until I had removed some recently fitted RAM then it started up. But froze shortly after.
Then wouldn't start up again. Then tried zapping the PRAM which wouldn't zapp.
Ive swapped the graphics card from another machine to see if that was a problem.....it reacted just the same.
The Hardrive is in good nick with correct permissions, its runs perfectly well in a borrowed G5 I have on loan.
Running out of options and really need to fix it soon, as its my livelihood and am very reluctant to fork out for a new machine
Again, thanks for looking any help is much appreciated.
Stevo.
I have a G5 tower that has had some running issues in the past which had to be fixed with a reconditioned motherboard from the states. That was diagnosed on this forum too.
With the newish board installed it has been running for a few months very smoothly. Until recently, when the machine just freezes, no spinning wheel, or Kernal Panic, everything just still.
After forced restart the machine turns on and bongs but no screen.
I've started it up and then reset the PRAM through the keyboard (2 bongs) and yes the screen does come on. Ive replaced the PRAM battery but it still hangs after a short while (maybe 20mins of use), and I have to force quit it again.
Here's a strange one, would not start up today after 2 attempts until I had removed some recently fitted RAM then it started up. But froze shortly after.
Then wouldn't start up again. Then tried zapping the PRAM which wouldn't zapp.
Ive swapped the graphics card from another machine to see if that was a problem.....it reacted just the same.
The Hardrive is in good nick with correct permissions, its runs perfectly well in a borrowed G5 I have on loan.
Running out of options and really need to fix it soon, as its my livelihood and am very reluctant to fork out for a new machine
Again, thanks for looking any help is much appreciated.
Stevo.
