Thanks for the response John! And for the tip on a reputable repair outfit.
- Peter ----- Original Message ----- From: "John Carmonne" <carmo...@aol.com> To: g3-5-list@googlegroups.com Sent: Monday, October 25, 2010 2:50:24 PM Subject: Re: G5 power supply problems On Oct 25, 2010, at 12:55 PM, schaf...@comcast.net wrote: > I have a late G5 2.3 dual-core Power Mac that has run 24/7 since I bought it > new in December 2005. The only enhancement it received was a 2nd 250 GB HDD > and 4 GB of RAM. A month or 2 ago it died instantly (there was a gunshot like > "pop", the screen went black and the power light was out 2 seconds later when > I looked, and the ensuing stench made me not try a restart). My meager > training screamed "power supply", but that's just my uneducated guess. > Googling revealed a fault in my power supply that was covered by Apple until > January 2010, and a call to Apple Care resulted in an "I'm sorry" > determination of coverage. Apparently the purchase of $7500 of Apple products > (w/o Apple Care purchases) in the last 8 years doesn't qualify me for any > "special" consideration. OK. My "local" (4 hr return trip) Apple Store was > unwilling to let me discuss anything with a "genius" and just wanted me to > bring it in. The closest Apple certified repair center (about the same > distance) quoted a flat labor fee of $95 and a "new" Apple part cost of > $400(!?). A relative Apple tech who works for a WA State university said an > exchange from Apple would be $150, so I presume this would be a refurbished > unit. > > My questions to anyone out there are: > 1. Has anyone else with the latest 1000 watt power supply had a failure on > the G5 PM? > 2. If this power supply has failed (seems likely to me), what are the odds > that logic board, drives, memory, etc are OK? I used an external FW drive and > it works fine w/my G4 PM (saved my bacon!!). > 3. Anyone have an opinion, for my purposes, whether I'd be better served by > an Apple store or a cooperative 3rd party? > > I want my beloved child back! Any help/advice from those who know better than > I would be MOST appreciated! 8^) > > TIA > > - Peter > > G5 2.3 dual-core, 4 GB RAM, 20" Acer LCD, 250 x2 HDD running SoftRaid > (mirror) running Tiger 10.4.11. > G4 MDD 1.0 dual "wind tunnel", 320+80+80 HDD running Tiger 10.4.11. > I and some friends of mine have trusted our heavy lifting to Brian at DT&T Service in Fremont CA for a couple of years, They're honest and very fair priced plus fast turn around with a warranty. I always get my money's worth and extra. http://www.dttservice.com/services.html John Carmonne Yorba Linda USA Sent from my MBP -- You received this message because you are a member of G-Group, 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 For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list
