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eMac Startup problem
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<blockquote data-quote="pigoo3" data-source="post: 1122479" data-attributes="member: 56379"><p>Thanks for the video. I noticed that not only are you getting the "beeps" but you're also getting the blinking power/sleep light.</p><p></p><p>Here are some links that may explain some stuff, and a post from someone that had the same problem (beeping, blinking, and if they tried enough times the computer would finally boot):</p><p></p><p><a href="http://www.tekserve.com/service/mac-faq/cant-start/blinking-question-mark-beeps.php" target="_blank">Mac: Blinking Question Mark or Beeps | FAQ | Tekserve</a></p><p></p><p><a href="http://www.justanswer.com/questions/1ql1e-my-emac-g4-wont-power-up-after-being-turned-off-when-i-press" target="_blank">My emac G4 won't power up after being turned off... - JustAnswer</a></p><p></p><p>By the way...what is the processor speed on these eMac's? I hope it's not 1.25ghz!!! Many of these models had a bad/leaky capacitor issue where capacitors would first bulge then leak onto the motherboard...causing big problems.</p><p></p><p>Also do these two things:</p><p></p><p>- If you don't have a 100% "for sure" good PRAM battery get one. Just in case a dead PRAM battery is adding to the problems (this is one reason why the date & time is off as well).</p><p></p><p>- Make sure you have some good ram. You NEED to have at least one good stick of eMac/Macintosh compatible ram to use in these computers!!! If you don't...you're just "spinning your wheels" with all of the troubleshooting if the problem is ram related! </p><p></p><p>You have to have some good ram so you can eliminate ram as the problem. If you have Macintosh ram...and the computer boots fine...problem solved. If you have Macintosh ram...and the computer doesn't boot...then you know it's not ram related & it's something else.</p><p></p><p>HTH,</p><p></p><p>- Nick</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="pigoo3, post: 1122479, member: 56379"] Thanks for the video. I noticed that not only are you getting the "beeps" but you're also getting the blinking power/sleep light. Here are some links that may explain some stuff, and a post from someone that had the same problem (beeping, blinking, and if they tried enough times the computer would finally boot): [url=http://www.tekserve.com/service/mac-faq/cant-start/blinking-question-mark-beeps.php]Mac: Blinking Question Mark or Beeps | FAQ | Tekserve[/url] [url=http://www.justanswer.com/questions/1ql1e-my-emac-g4-wont-power-up-after-being-turned-off-when-i-press]My emac G4 won't power up after being turned off... - JustAnswer[/url] By the way...what is the processor speed on these eMac's? I hope it's not 1.25ghz!!! Many of these models had a bad/leaky capacitor issue where capacitors would first bulge then leak onto the motherboard...causing big problems. Also do these two things: - If you don't have a 100% "for sure" good PRAM battery get one. Just in case a dead PRAM battery is adding to the problems (this is one reason why the date & time is off as well). - Make sure you have some good ram. You NEED to have at least one good stick of eMac/Macintosh compatible ram to use in these computers!!! If you don't...you're just "spinning your wheels" with all of the troubleshooting if the problem is ram related! You have to have some good ram so you can eliminate ram as the problem. If you have Macintosh ram...and the computer boots fine...problem solved. If you have Macintosh ram...and the computer doesn't boot...then you know it's not ram related & it's something else. HTH, - Nick [/QUOTE]
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