Bought a Dead DP2.7Ghz (Late 2005) G5 - Repair?

[MacHamster68]

not really , that is actually the main reason for me only to buy used Macs where i can not lose much , this habbit of apple not to make repair schemes public and by public i mean they know the original owner , have his email and address ,but dont send a letter or eMail to inform the owner that his Mac has been fitted with part x that might fail and needs to be replaced because there is a high risk of that part failing , yes there is Apple Care for 3 years and you pay extra for it , fair enough for the service , but once apple care ended or if you had just not the cash to pay for Apple Care because the Mac of your choice was already above your budget , then you are at the mercy of Apple that they made a repair scheme and can only hope that the part fails within the repair scheme , a couple days later and you got a write off

 

[kbfr08]

So, I didn't get the mac yet since fedex delayed it due to weather. I'll post an update about the condition that the mac is in. Anyway, I would much rather fix the mac myself than go to the apple store and walk out with a replacement. It would take all the fun out of buying a broken computer . Of course, if I can't fix it then apple is getting a new powermac to repair

 

[calderone]

If you bought a 6 month old MacBook it still has 6 months of AppleCare. Warranty should be transferable

And the warranty is transferrable (if you do the paperwork). However, there is no warranty on this machine. I would say Apple is likely to have for proof of purchase if you try the replacement method.

 

[rickvanr]

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When I brought mine in, they didn't ask for any proof of purchase, and I wasn't the original owner.

 

[kbfr08]

I just finished up the mac. It boots now, but the case was so badly damaged that the bolts holding the legs on sheered off. I was able to get it back into shape, but I can't find the correct size bolts.

Also, it was not badly damaged by coolant, in fact it looks like apple updated the unit (it was refurbished with a ship date of 2009/11/25). There is a fabric pad that extends around the power supply, and the plastic shield was longer than the other mac I have.