On Friday, September 26, 2003, at 04:47 PM, Sarah Palmer wrote:
I have a ca. 1999 bondi G3 (rev 2?) imac that has been working well up until a week ago. A few days ago the screen started flickering and a day later it made a bad zapping noise during start up and the computer went dead- nothing happens when i try to boot up- the power bar is working, but the computer is completely dead- no noise -no light nothing. I am writing a thesis and this is a critical time for me, I know the data is still on the hard drive but someone said i might need a new analog board. It will cost about 200$ to replace and if that doesn't work they said maybe a new logic board or power supply. It all sounds quite expensive. Is it worth it to even start by replacing the analog thing? or should i get a new machine and have the hard drive installed in it? as you may be able to tell i know little about computers
any advice would help
Well, taking it to a reputable repair facility would be the first start. That way they could tell you exactly what was wrong with it, and what it wold cost to fix. You can get a used iMac on eBay for not much more than $200 anyway.
Truthfully, you could get a much newer computer for what it would cost to fix the iMac if it is more than the analog board.
The *quickest*, though most expensive, solution wold be to buy a new computer, get a firewire case for the old hard drive (or installing the drive in the new computer) and getting on with your thesis.
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