I had a similar problem with my B&W G3 a couple of weeks ago. It turned out
to be a pinched wire was stripped and making bare metal contact with the
case, which I discovered while I was swapping in a new power supply. A bit
of electrical tape around the stripped wire and all was well again.
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From: "Dick Grable" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "G-List" <[email protected]>
Sent: Saturday, December 10, 2005 7:43 AM
Subject: Re: [G] Dead G4 500
The pram battery is good (first thing I checked). A bad power supply seems
most likely in which case it may or may not be replaced as this is an
extra
machine. Their Mac of choice is the iMac with a dual 450 G4 being the
newest
Mac they have. Thanks for the ideas though.
I would check the power supply. I had this happen to me once when a
power supply went. It would flick on then off.
Tom
On 12/9/05, Dick Grable <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
I work part-time at a local Spanish TV station keeping the Macs
running
(mainly for Final Cut Pro) and have a G4 500 that refuses to do
more than
spin the cooling fan for a second or two.
Check the PRAM battery while you're at it - if it's original, it's
overdue for changing. This will also cause the symptom you're
describing.
-Dylan
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