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<blockquote data-quote="Horsa" data-source="post: 1901918" data-attributes="member: 403905">Gave the case a good clean-out, temporarily disconnected the PRAM battery, re-installed the System Drive, hooked everything up, and - with no great hopes at all - hit the &quot;ON&quot; button...IT'S ALIVE!!! <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite9" alt=":eek:" title="Eek!&nbsp; &nbsp; :eek:" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":eek:" />Don't ask me how - it just is.&nbsp; Took it a little while to assemble the desktop, but it's working normally.&nbsp; For now.I think this is a wake-up call, though.&nbsp; This experience has me recognizing that this venerable old beast is getting a bit flaky now, and is not to be totally relied on.&nbsp; Thinking I should try to find myself a recent Intel mac refurb (even though I HATE iMacs and their lack of upgradeability) and just transfer my apps and data to that.Any opinions on the way forward?</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Horsa, post: 1901918, member: 403905"] Gave the case a good clean-out, temporarily disconnected the PRAM battery, re-installed the System Drive, hooked everything up, and - with no great hopes at all - hit the "ON" button... [SIZE=6][B]IT'S ALIVE!!![/B] :o[/SIZE] Don't ask me how - it just is. Took it a little while to assemble the desktop, but it's working normally. For now. I think this is a wake-up call, though. This experience has me recognizing that this venerable old beast is getting a bit flaky now, and is not to be totally relied on. Thinking I should try to find myself a recent Intel mac refurb (even though I HATE iMacs and their lack of upgradeability) and just transfer my apps and data to that. Any opinions on the way forward? [/QUOTE]

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