Hello all,
I have a power mac g4 unkown edition. I think it is the gigabit edition.That I got 2 years ago and stopped working 6 months ago and did not know what was wrong with it at the time until now I decided to tinker with it. Also just to let you know I am an Avid PC user CompTIA A+ certifited so dont shun me please. But I am not Mac intelligent but hoping to be. So if you could try to explain it in lamest terms.
Specs of what I remember
1.5GB Ram
10GB Quantum
64MB ATi Rage
Single Core
So heres what I have done to it to see if I could fix it.
Changed Power Supplies
Changed IDE Cables on HDD
Reseated GFX Card
Took out all ram and tested all sticks
Done the PRM thing one by apple and the 30 min one
Tried different monitors
Tried the 2nd IDE port
Buying a new battery (Is on its way)
Also done a thing were u press some keys on the keyboard until you get like 3 chimes
It turns on and gives me the usual chine. Monitor is blank and for like 30 seconds there is a darker box inside the monitor. The Caps lock blinks for a second after a few seconds. Also none of the boot commands work like holding down mouse to release the DVD drive.
I have none of the disk that came with it just a manual about Panther.
So if you can give me anything to do before the battery gets here I will try it. I also have an old ATi 9550 that I can flash it to work if there is a way.
Thanks for all your help
I have a power mac g4 unkown edition. I think it is the gigabit edition.That I got 2 years ago and stopped working 6 months ago and did not know what was wrong with it at the time until now I decided to tinker with it. Also just to let you know I am an Avid PC user CompTIA A+ certifited so dont shun me please. But I am not Mac intelligent but hoping to be. So if you could try to explain it in lamest terms.
Specs of what I remember
1.5GB Ram
10GB Quantum
64MB ATi Rage
Single Core
So heres what I have done to it to see if I could fix it.
Changed Power Supplies
Changed IDE Cables on HDD
Reseated GFX Card
Took out all ram and tested all sticks
Done the PRM thing one by apple and the 30 min one
Tried different monitors
Tried the 2nd IDE port
Buying a new battery (Is on its way)
Also done a thing were u press some keys on the keyboard until you get like 3 chimes
It turns on and gives me the usual chine. Monitor is blank and for like 30 seconds there is a darker box inside the monitor. The Caps lock blinks for a second after a few seconds. Also none of the boot commands work like holding down mouse to release the DVD drive.
I have none of the disk that came with it just a manual about Panther.
So if you can give me anything to do before the battery gets here I will try it. I also have an old ATi 9550 that I can flash it to work if there is a way.
Thanks for all your help