HI
About 2 months ago I started my Mac up and it just seem to 'hang' for a minute or two (no start-up chime) and then the fan came on full blast. This had never happened before in 4+ years.
I shut the machine down and re-booted and all was fine. Over the past couple of months its gradually got worse to the point where this will happen 1 out of ever 2 start-ups.
I decided to search the net for a solution and came across this: http://alexking.org/blog/2006/12/15/powermac-quad-ram-fix
I carried out this 'fix' this morning and now, I cant start the Mac at all - and get the full-fan issue every time :-(
I cant even boot from an OS boot disk, as the MAC wont even get to the start-up chime and recognise a key-board start-up command.
Can anyone help?
Its a PowerMAC G5 Duel 2ghz.
I will happily wipe the machine if needed.. but just want to get it up and running again.
I have another Mac in the office thats networked to it - perhaps theres a way I can use this machine to help? I dont know..
Thanks in advance.
J
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UPDATE - after countless tries, the machine has actually booted.
In case there is a fix I can carry out from the desk-top, I'll leave the machine in a booted and running state for now.
About 2 months ago I started my Mac up and it just seem to 'hang' for a minute or two (no start-up chime) and then the fan came on full blast. This had never happened before in 4+ years.
I shut the machine down and re-booted and all was fine. Over the past couple of months its gradually got worse to the point where this will happen 1 out of ever 2 start-ups.
I decided to search the net for a solution and came across this: http://alexking.org/blog/2006/12/15/powermac-quad-ram-fix
I carried out this 'fix' this morning and now, I cant start the Mac at all - and get the full-fan issue every time :-(
I cant even boot from an OS boot disk, as the MAC wont even get to the start-up chime and recognise a key-board start-up command.
Can anyone help?
Its a PowerMAC G5 Duel 2ghz.
I will happily wipe the machine if needed.. but just want to get it up and running again.
I have another Mac in the office thats networked to it - perhaps theres a way I can use this machine to help? I dont know..
Thanks in advance.
J
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UPDATE - after countless tries, the machine has actually booted.
In case there is a fix I can carry out from the desk-top, I'll leave the machine in a booted and running state for now.