Don't do anything drastic to your quicksilver yet. I have two MDD
G4's and both of them are cranky when it comes to starting up. One of
them shows the same symptoms you describe (push the button, a light
shows, flickers and dies) anytime it has been improperly disconnected
from the power source. But if I give it some time and keep trying, it
starts up again. And after that, if it is shut down properly, it will
start properly.
So, as a start, try this. Wait a few hours. Push the button. Wait
some more. Push the button. Eventually it will start. Mine does.
My other MDD G4, even when shut down properly, must be disconnected
from the power supply (I just turn off the battery backup and then
turn it back on again) before it will start up.
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On May 12, 9:13 pm, ll <mlitwin3...@att.net> wrote:
We lost power yesterday. My quicksilver has been on a really
good surge protector for two years. It wasn't enough this time
however. If I push the on button,a light shows,flickers and dies.
The
machine never turns on. I am assuming my hardrive is fried.Am I
right
in assuming that I would have to replace the harddrive and re-
install
the os? The problem is thta It had Leopard on it. The cost of the
new
harddrive ,paying someone to install it and buying Leopard would be
more than the $65 I oroginally paid for the computer.
The question is ,am I right in having to relace the
harddrive? It
might be worth it if that is all that is necessary.It is a 1 gig
computer and has a 933 processor.Would I have to do more?
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