I have an eMac 1.4 GHz which is a 2005 that had a 80 GB HD and a combo drive. I wanted to upgrade the hard drive to a 500 GB and a super drive. I learned the hard way about being careful when pulling the case off as I messed up the power button. Yes, I know how to turn it on by shorting out the red and black wire to turn it on and then plugging it into a power strip and setting it up in preferences to come back on after a power outage. That makes it possible to not have to replace the power button, at least not yet.
My problem is that once I turned it on, I got a message that said I needed to turn it off by pressing the reset button or the off switch. Now, when I turn it on, the eMac will stay on for a couple of minutes, but not long enough to fully boot, and then I hear it shutting down and it completely goes back off. I took the hard drive in it originally and put it into a 1.2 GHz machine and it boots up just fine. I really don't want to take it to the local Apple store and spend $85 to have them check it out if it's something simple. Also, does anyone know if I can put the 1.4 GHz motherboard assembly into the 1.2 GHz, which does work. If I did that, and I get the same problem, would that mean it's now the motherboard that is the problem? Garth MacBook Intel Core 2 Duo eMac 1.4 eMac 1.2 Beige G3 G4 Yikes Thanks in advance for any help anyone can give. I've taken apart plenty of computers, both Macs and Windows so I'm not afraid to turn a screw driver. -- You received this message because you are a member of the iMac Group, a group for those using Apple iMacs and eMacs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/imac/list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to imaclist@googlegroups.com To leave this group, send email to imaclist+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/imaclist
