is my display failing, or ... ... ?

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  1. tonykelly, Sep 3, 2011

    tonykelly macrumors newbie

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    hello,

    i have an old imac g5, 20", no camera, it's one of the early '05 models.
    it's old, but it works well for me and i'd like to keep it if i can.

    in the last week, this has happened 3 times:
    - display either goes to gray with some jagged edges, or to black
    - i reboot, and there are flickering horizontal lines in the display
    - which then disappear and all runs ok.

    is this a display issue, or the logic board, or ... what?
     
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  2. synicalx, Sep 3, 2011

    synicalx macrumors newbie

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    Could be the display or graphics card, easy way to tell would be if the problem gets worse when your doing something graphically intensive like playing a 3D game.
     
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  3. alust2013, Sep 3, 2011

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    Likely a logic board/graphics issue. If it is, it will probably cost more to repair than it's worth putting into that old of a computer
     
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  4. tonykelly, Sep 3, 2011

    tonykelly thread starter macrumors newbie

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    DT&T says they can replace with a refurbished logic board for 295.
    which is tempting to me, as a cheap and cheerful solution...
     
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