Re: iMac G5 problems
I had similar issues and it was analyzed at the Apple Store as a bad
logic board OR a bad video "card", which can't be easily replaced
separate from the logic board. I can read the hard drive on another
computer using target disc mode but can't get the G5 to read the hard
drive, through sometimes it shows up in disc utility and sometimes it
doesn't.
Tom
On Jan 24, 2010, at 10:54 PM, Nat Hall wrote:
Hi list,
I have an iMac G5 (20" screen, 2.0GHZ) that is having some sort of
serious issue. This has been a family owned machine since it was
bought brand new in Jan 2006. It's on it's THIRD logic board and
THIRD power supply, and I fear may soon be on its fourth unless I
can fix it.
The problem started as hard disk data corrupting, and eventually a
total system freeze. After rebooting, the iMac would no longer see
the hard drive. I ran Apple Hardware Test (the extended test) which
found zero problems. I rebooted with the OS X installer disc and ran
Disk Utility, and the hard disk wasn't even listed (only the DVD
disc & drive).
Naturally, I figured my hard drive had finally given up the ghost.
So I bought a brand new 250GB SATA drive from a local Mac store. Lo
and behold, the brand new disk does not show up in Disk Utility
either. So..... It seems I have some sort of logic board problem,
although this is drastically different behavior than what happened
in the past when the logic board went down. Has anyone heard of
this, or is it likely just another variation of the G5 motherboard
syndrome?
TIA,
Nat
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