On 08/06/2009, at 10:14 AM, rkor...@iinet.net.au wrote:
Hi Guys
quite a few of the older G5 iMacs had a problems with bulging and
leaking
capacitors, there used to be an Apple repair program for them but
not sure if it
is still available?
Regards
Roger
But there may be other ways : take a read of the mails from unhappy G5
imac'ers here
<http://www.macintouch.com/readerreports/imacg5/topic2264.html>
All we need somebody here who can replace capacitors ..
and source replacement Power Supplies where needed .
Logic board is a different story
Bob
On Mon Jun 8 9:53 , Warwick Gaff <cappadonag...@virginbroadband.com.au
> sent:
Can some one explain why the logic boards are failing in brand new
iMacs
today. When looking for the upgrade to my G3 a few months back I
was going
to buy a second hand G5 from ebay. There were heaps of iMacs out
there going
for cheap ($50-$150) with this problem. Why? I've been put off
gutting a G5
now... Very happy with my G4 however.
Regards
Warwick Gaff
On 7/6/09 5:23 PM, "Mike Murray" mdmur...@bigpond.net.au> wrote:
Hi muggers
Just to bring you up to date on my recent plea for help; my G5 iMac
has been diagnosed with a logic board failure = a new imac. Gulp. So
now we have a new 20 inch aluminium iMac.
That's the second G5 iMac we've totalled in less than a year. I'm an
avid fan of things Mac but this seems to be taking built in
obsolescence too far. Both machines were about 3 1/2 years old, both
cooked the logic boards.
Only symptom...fans starting to fire up randomly; on reflection some
components were obviously overheating.
Moral of the story; backup every day and expect failure if you're
still running a G5 iMac.
Has anyone had success in pleading a case with Apple for some
compensation?
Mournfully,
Mike
Previous email...
Our sole remaining G5 iMac in the fleet has decided to play up.
This morning when trying to wake it up as normal the screen
remained
black and the fans started to roar. Held the off switch down for 5
seconds and it shut down. left it for a while, unplugged
everything,
switched it on. The light came on, very slightly pulsing, but no
chime. Dark screen. After about a minute the fans came on again, so
shut it down again. Repeated the process a couple of times.
Thinking there may be a dust build up inside I tried to get the
back
off, loosened the three screws, but couldn't get the back
off...seems very tight and I didn't want to wriggle it too much.
Opinions sought. Is there an easy solution that I'm overlooking?
Cheers
Mike
Mike Murray and Lesley Silvester
TimeTrackers
East Fremantle
Western Australia
Tel 08 9339 8078
Fax 08 9339 0519
British and Australian genealogical and historical research,
education, publishing and film-making
www.timetrackers.com.au
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