iMac G5 And No Clue What To Do!!!

[Nath]

Chaps & Chapesses,
A little help would be greatly appreciated. I'v just been given a G5 iSight as it was playing up for a friend. It switches on and the white LED comes on at the front. that's it.........Nothing else. Unfortunately this is the 1st mac I've ever seen!

Any ideas?

I bow to your superior knowledge!!!!

 

[dtravis7]

Chaps & Chapesses,
A little help would be greatly appreciated. I'v just been given a G5 iSight as it was playing up for a friend. It switches on and the white LED comes on at the front. that's it.........Nothing else. Unfortunately this is the 1st mac I've ever seen!

Any ideas?

I bow to your superior knowledge!!!!

How long have you waited with the LED showing white? Sometimes they take up to 30 seconds then the LED will dim.

 

[Nath]

Up to about 10 mins before I get bored!

 

[gilesjuk]

Try resetting the PRAM:

http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=2238

 

[bryphotoguy]

Power it on and immediately hold Option, Apple, P, and R all at the same time and wait till it chimes a second time. That might cure it.
(That was resetting the PRAM.) I know there was a link above it is easier to just read here.
Bryan

 

[MacHeadCase]

Apart from the PRAM/NVRAM fix, you could also try iMac G5: How to Reset the SMU.

 

[Nath]

Ok then, if nothing else I'm learning.........Well thats what I keep telling myself!

So I the PRAM, at least I think I did as it seemed to have no real effect. White LED still came on, but that was it.

I then tried resetting the SMU.......... Now I don't get the LED on the front at all, but an internal fan appears to be going very hard, but still nothing else......

Over to you! Thanks again guys.

 

[Alexis]

Try taking out and reseating the memory stick(s).

 

[Nath]

Thanks for the suggestion, but I didnt think that was possible? I was basing that comment on this article

http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=302506

Sorry if I'm being ignorant