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problem with g4 dual (mirror door) power up
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<blockquote data-quote="hughvane" data-source="post: 981772" data-attributes="member: 56231"><p>To your third paragraph, yes, there certainly IS a way to retrieve/transfer the data. Remove the hard drive from the G4 and connect it via an ATA-USB2 adaptor kit to another Mac. What adaptor? Like this <a href="http://eshop.macsales.com/item/Newer%20Technology/U2NV2SPATA/" target="_blank">Newer Technology Universal Drive Adapter -... (U2NV2SPATA) at OWC</a>.</p><p></p><p>To what might be wrong with your G4, the flash of indicator light but no more, suggests a power supply unit failure. If so, finding a replacement could make repair a futile exercise, in which case it may be time to start looking for a replacement Mac. That said, someone somewhere near your location may have a G4 for parts.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="hughvane, post: 981772, member: 56231"] To your third paragraph, yes, there certainly IS a way to retrieve/transfer the data. Remove the hard drive from the G4 and connect it via an ATA-USB2 adaptor kit to another Mac. What adaptor? Like this [url=http://eshop.macsales.com/item/Newer%20Technology/U2NV2SPATA/]Newer Technology Universal Drive Adapter -... (U2NV2SPATA) at OWC[/url]. To what might be wrong with your G4, the flash of indicator light but no more, suggests a power supply unit failure. If so, finding a replacement could make repair a futile exercise, in which case it may be time to start looking for a replacement Mac. That said, someone somewhere near your location may have a G4 for parts. [/QUOTE]
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