On Jun 8, 2015, at 4:26 PM, Digital Bill <wlwdes...@gmail.com<mailto:wlwdes...@gmail.com>> wrote:
picked up a new PRAM battery and a MDD chassis from OWC. My plan is to try the PRAM/CUDA trick first, then explore swapping the power switch itself since the one on the empty chassis seems WAY lighter to the touch than mine ever was. (I never really could understand why it took so much pressure on that switch in the first place. Perhaps that’s been the cause all along?) ANYWAY, I recall a discussion from last August or so about similar problems one of you was having, so I wonder if you can shed any light on what might work for me based on what ultimately proved to be the solution for you. Can you help? Or, as a “vintage” or “obsolete” machine (in Apple’s eyes) am I just out of luck? If worse comes to worst and it comes down to an eBay scavenger hunt and some serious DIY time, so be it. But, hopefully not. You’re on the right track. The PRAM/Cuda trick costs nothing, the battery can be eliminated by removing it and trying to start it up. They’ll boot without a battery, and with a good battery, but not with a failing battery. Given the power switch has always required a lot of pressure, that’s the next place I’d look(and honestly, given your description, I’d consider replacing it first if you have a replacement to hand). The next obvious candidate is what the power switch is attached to, which is the PS. The logic board is actually the last thing I’d suspect. It is a way-old machine, and there are a host of issues it could be. Fixing it is dependent entirely on your willingness to hunt down old parts and spend $ and time fixing it, compared to the costs of getting a newer system. Picking up a machine that can run the current version of software and OS is not insanely expensive, and probably within the time/money envelope of fixing the old one with used parts (which will still have increasing issues dealing with the ‘modern’ world). If you have old software you need to keep running that’s another thing, but as a general use system I’d not spend a ton of time or money on it myself. -- Bruce Johnson University of Arizona College of Pharmacy Information Technology Group attery. Institutions do not have opinions, merely customs -- -- 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 --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "G-Group" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to g3-5-list+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
