Hi Kris,, I just kept messing with the ram and it eventually kicked in.
Thanks GT On Nov 26, 2:30 pm, Kris Tilford <ktilfo...@cox.net> wrote: > When my G5's power supply blew (only one week usage total), Apple > replaced it for free (it was part of an extended warranty program that > ended in Jan.2010), Apple also replaced the motherboard and both CPUs > as part of the power supply replacement. When I asked about it, they > said it was often the case that a blown power supply kills the > motherboard and/or one or both CPUs. They said the old ones are sent > back to Apple for re-certification, to possibly be used again in > future repairs only after being checked out good. > > If you don't have a Startup sound, you've got a major issue. My guess > is the RAM. My G5 was VERY picky about how the RAM was seated. I had > to reseat RAM nearly twenty times to get all eight slots working > correctly. The RAM MUST be in matched PAIRS, and MUST be in MATCHED > slot pairs also. The matching slots begin in the center of the two > banks and work outward apart from each other. So you can use the two > center slots, or the two second from center slots, or the two third > for center, or the two fourth from center. I've had pairs of sticks > that weren't exactly identical (meaning different brands or latency) > work before, BUT, this isn't a good idea, you'll want to have > IDENTICAL sticks of identical speed from the identical manufacturer. > > Until you can get a startup sound "boing" nothing is going to happen. > You don't need a HD present to get the startup sound. I'd reseat the > RAM over and over, or get some "known good pair" and try it. If you > can't get a startup sound after trying all pairs of slots with known > good RAM I'd suspect you've got a bad motherboard and/or CPUs also, > but this seems not too likely unless this was a water-cooled model > that leaked. I'd try real hard, this is a good Mac to salvage. -- 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
