Peter Kim wrote: > Thanks for the suggestion, I think it's worth pursuing, but I've heard > (but don't know for sure) that the transformer exploded because it had a > firecracker thrown into it. Would the power company be able to deny a > claim saying that they aren't responsible for the failure?
Not likely. But the easiest way to find out is call up. I think because these problems are if not common, at least regular that they don't argue the point as long as the power problem is well established (it is in this case) and the damage is well documented. The latter is why you would want to go to a certified Apple Repair place to have the work done as opposed to doing it yourself. Several years back there was a power outage in San Francisco and part of the peninsula. > > > On Wed, Jul 22, 2009 at 5:35 PM, <amanda.w...@comcast.net > <mailto:amanda.w...@comcast.net>> wrote: > > > Peter Kim wrote: > > I left for the weekend, and returned to find out that the power > > transformer across the street had exploded while I was away. My > DP G5 > > 2Ghz(early 2005), was in sleep mode at the time. When I pressed the > > power button, the tower booted and worked fine- until the next > day, when > > it suddenly went black. The power supply tested okay with a > voltmeter. > > I've tried pulling ram, disconnecting drives, video card, processors. > > It will power most of the time, but won't bong/post. The one > difference > > is when I pulled a processor, I pressed the power button, and did not > > get power. I know it is not supposed to do this. Any insight, > > suggestions appreciated. > > Get it repaired and bill the power company. Seriously. > > Indeed! A friend in Florida got her computer replaced by the power > company. > > Amanda > Sent on the Sprint® Now Network from my BlackBerry® -- Clark Martin Redwood City, CA, USA Macintosh / Internet Consulting "I'm a designated driver on the Information Super Highway" --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed Low End Mac's G3-5 List, a group for those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop Macs - with a particular focus on Power Macs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to g3-5-list@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to g3-5-list-unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list?hl=en Low End Mac RSS feed at feed://lowendmac.com/feed.xml -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
