My G4 gigabit has stopped working. I have an OWC 1000gz processor and 2
gigabytes of ram. Also an ATI 9800 mac pro video board. When it turns on
the power button does nothing. It will boot into open firmware. When I
type "reset nvram then reset all" it cycles back to open firmware. If I
type "boot" I get an immediate kernal panic. The power button does
nothing. Have to unplug and then replug. I have 3 hard drives and a
firewire drive. I'm hopping that all my files are intact. I assume I
must replace the logic board or the mac. Which G4 would allow me to plug
in my hard drives? I'm using OS 10.5.8 and would like to purchase an
intel mac but find the price prohibitive. Mac was running very well
until about 4 days ago.
Update: I hold down the "T" key and now have a screen with a nuclear
sign. The re-set button now restarts the mac into open firmware. Again
if I type reset-nvram then reset-all the mac restarts in open firmware.
If I type "boot" it restarts but goes to a kernal panic. So I seem to
have my ATI 9800 Mac pro working and parts of my main boars. I have 4
ram sticks which I have tried one at a time.
Again, what should I do about replacing my Mac?
Norm
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