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Powermac G5 - is the logic board dead?
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<blockquote data-quote="Flenix" data-source="post: 1404173" data-attributes="member: 252376"><p>Yeah I know <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite7" alt=":p" title="Stick out tongue :p" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":p" /> Just thought a shot of honesty was good. I am a mac user anyway, just can't fully fund another machine. I would rather get this working though, which is why I went a few £ higher on the auction than I was planning to - I know it'd run better as a full mac etc. so for the sake of discussion, I'd rather it be a 100% mac</p><p></p><p></p><p>At that point I was still following various troubleshooting guides</p><p></p><p></p><p>Not exactly sure what error you're talking about here. Also, Mac's don't have BIOS.</p></blockquote><p></p><p>Error being the ? in a folder icon. As for BIOS I know they don't have that exactly, but I was expecting something remotely similar, a sort of "start-up setup area which always shows"</p><p></p><p></p><p>Did this work.<img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite2" alt=";)" title="Wink ;)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=";)" /> Sometimes swapping HD's like this doesn't always work. What computer (Mac model) did this HD come from?</p><p>[/QUOTE]</p><p>Naa it didn't. The drive was actually from an old macbook, it was a long shot but worth a try to see if anything different happened.</p><p></p><p></p><p>What ports does the PM G5's video card have? Did you have any "port" issues using your monitor (adapters or cables)?</p><p>[/QUOTE]</p><p>Just two ports, a DVI one and one very similar but a little bigger. What do you mean by port issues?</p><p></p><p>Good ideas. Did you try resetting the SMU (maybe that was the same as the PMU)?:</p><p><a href="http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1436" target="_blank">How to reset the SMU on a Power Mac G5 (Late 2004) or Power Mac G5 (Late 2005)</a></p><p>[/QUOTE]</p><p>Yeah, I actually looked at that guide when I was troubleshooting. I found the PMU button where the SMU one was in that picture - a quick google told me it was roughly the same thing...</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>Take a look at this:</p><p></p><p><a href="http://support.apple.com/kb/HT2652" target="_blank">About the Power Mac G5 (Late 2005) diagnostic LEDs</a></p><p></p><p>...the blinking light near the power button is most likely due to ram issues. I'm guessing this computer either has bad ram or incompatible ram installed into it.</p><p>[/QUOTE]</p><p></p><p>OK, I'll play around with the RAM. there's 4 sticks so if some is faulty, hopefully some of it works? Although, the light just flashes on every 4 seconds or so infinitely.</p><p>[/QUOTE]</p>
[QUOTE="Flenix, post: 1404173, member: 252376"] Yeah I know :P Just thought a shot of honesty was good. I am a mac user anyway, just can't fully fund another machine. I would rather get this working though, which is why I went a few £ higher on the auction than I was planning to - I know it'd run better as a full mac etc. so for the sake of discussion, I'd rather it be a 100% mac At that point I was still following various troubleshooting guides Not exactly sure what error you're talking about here. Also, Mac's don't have BIOS. [/QUOTE] Error being the ? in a folder icon. As for BIOS I know they don't have that exactly, but I was expecting something remotely similar, a sort of "start-up setup area which always shows" Did this work.;) Sometimes swapping HD's like this doesn't always work. What computer (Mac model) did this HD come from? [/QUOTE] Naa it didn't. The drive was actually from an old macbook, it was a long shot but worth a try to see if anything different happened. What ports does the PM G5's video card have? Did you have any "port" issues using your monitor (adapters or cables)? [/QUOTE] Just two ports, a DVI one and one very similar but a little bigger. What do you mean by port issues? Good ideas. Did you try resetting the SMU (maybe that was the same as the PMU)?: [url=http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1436]How to reset the SMU on a Power Mac G5 (Late 2004) or Power Mac G5 (Late 2005)[/url] [/QUOTE] Yeah, I actually looked at that guide when I was troubleshooting. I found the PMU button where the SMU one was in that picture - a quick google told me it was roughly the same thing... Take a look at this: [url=http://support.apple.com/kb/HT2652]About the Power Mac G5 (Late 2005) diagnostic LEDs[/url] ...the blinking light near the power button is most likely due to ram issues. I'm guessing this computer either has bad ram or incompatible ram installed into it. [/QUOTE] OK, I'll play around with the RAM. there's 4 sticks so if some is faulty, hopefully some of it works? Although, the light just flashes on every 4 seconds or so infinitely. [/QUOTE]
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