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Leaking PowerMac G5
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It is.
Just pour a couple quarts of Prestone Winter/Summer blend in, and boot from a distance. (fire extinguisher ready first)
Just pour a couple quarts of Prestone Winter/Summer blend in, and boot from a distance. (fire extinguisher ready first)
Schools don't "abandon" equipment. They either keep them in storage indefinitely, dispose of them or sell them. Everything they have is government/public property, they can't just get rid of it or throw it away, they have to account for it.
If you took it because it "looked abandoned", thats called "theft".
They put computers and other stuff out on a table for people to take and/or gut. This one the guy kept in his office because it was a Mac and therefore more valuable. I couldn't find a record of it so he just let me take it.
So its going to be a repair, not a replacement? Thought they were running out of parts for these machines and just replacing them with intels?
How long have you had it?
Indeed. Even when they do get it, it's still not good enough and want more. More is never enough. Sadly I can see this trend forming that will probably ruin it for others that are not trying to get a free ride.
IBM still makes the CPUs, and the Factories will have spare parts for years to come. Nintendo was still repairing the original NES up until a couple of years ago.
Well it came from an Engineering Dept., so it's a university, not K-12.
Universities actually do put things that have hit EOL (too old to be usable for any departmental need) or gone DOA on tables with "take me" labels stuck to them.
Either way, they're formally/legitimately removed from official property inventory by a dept. head. It's a good source for project parts (Senior Design Project requirements), especially for the electrical & computer engineers.So I doubt it was theft.
Well it came from an Engineering Dept., so it's a university, not K-12.
You sure?
Yup.
In my experience, systems will get downlined until they aren't usable. For example, I ran a couple of labs. One was the Industrial Eng. Dept's Graduate Computer Lab, and the Robotics Lab (as well as the machine shop). We got new systems for the graduate lab, and they were downlined to the robotics lab. The old systems in the robotics labs were beyond ancient (PC's with 8088's). Those were deemed EOL. I filled out the form, the Dept. head signed off, gave me access to the Dept's Inventory file, and I changed the status of the existing systems/added the new systems. Finally followed by lugging the damn things down 2 floors to a table.
They did disappear, but it was done properly. At least at the uni's I attended they didn't store computers (too short a shelf life per se, and would pile up quickly), as storage space was rather limited. What space we did have, looked like junk yards for technical dinosaurs (old research projects & equipment).
And when I think of Eng. Dept. in a K-12 setting, I'm thinking of the HVAC rooms 7 related personnel.My dual 2.5 bit the dust a few weeks ago. Went in for repair (warranty exception provided, 1500 days out of warranty - no joke). Parts ordered and arrived @ the Apple store. Head repair guy opened up the G5 and started pulling it apart, and saw how much corrosion there was. Fast forward 2 days (and the repair guy calling engineering again), and there's a new Mac Pro headed my way (waiting for it to show up @ the Apple store right now).
Not too many companies would not only fix a machine that's 4 years out of warranty, but also go the extra step to replace it with a $2850 configuration of a new computer because 'that seemed like the right thing to do'...
Anyhew, if you have a leaking G5, call up apple, and at the very least, there's a very (very) good chance they'll fix it for free. There's also a very (very) small chance they'll replace it. I was fortunate - they wanted to replace mine (I didn't ask or push for it in any way)...
Not too many companies would not only fix a machine that's 4 years out of warranty, but also go the extra step to replace it with a $2850 configuration of a new computer because 'that seemed like the right thing to do'...
Anyhew, if you have a leaking G5, call up apple, and at the very least, there's a very (very) good chance they'll fix it for free. There's also a very (very) small chance they'll replace it. I was fortunate - they wanted to replace mine (I didn't ask or push for it in any way)...
I worked for a public school system and giving away equipment in a public system is a no-no. Basically for the reason you're funneling tax payer dollars for private use. We actually had a big court case over this where someone was taking broken equipment home that was "abandon", fixing it up, and then using it for personal use. He lost big time, and we still had all the computers in evidence lockup. It was great when they were finally all released because they were about 10 years out of date. It was like a museum.
If it's a private institution, than they can do whatever they want.
I'm sure it's not a big deal, but it is most definitely illegal, even with permission.
Apple Stands behind their leaking coolant system
I am totally speechless, but I took my Dual 2.5Ghz G5 (It was a bricked machine because of the leaking coolant) to the Applestore, and they replaced it with a brand new Mac pro Quad-core "Nethelam" tower. I did not mess around with the tampering locks inside the tower (I advise not removing that plastic tab) and take your system in. Even exchange, I am totally impressed with Apple and their hardware....the machine was given to me and is 6 years old and NO APPLECARE!! Date: 5-4-2010. I hope this information helps!
I am totally speechless, but I took my Dual 2.5Ghz G5 (It was a bricked machine because of the leaking coolant) to the Applestore, and they replaced it with a brand new Mac pro Quad-core "Nethelam" tower. I did not mess around with the tampering locks inside the tower (I advise not removing that plastic tab) and take your system in. Even exchange, I am totally impressed with Apple and their hardware....the machine was given to me and is 6 years old and NO APPLECARE!! Date: 5-4-2010. I hope this information helps!
when i started reading this i thought damn i have a 2.5 dp g5 now i kinda wished it leaked, i need a intel mac
I had the exact same thing happen to me 9 months ago! I literally got tears in my eyes when the girl told me they would cover my repairs WAAAY out of warranty... and then she said it was WAAAY too expensive to repair that G5, so pull around your truck right now so we can put this brand new Mac Pro in it...
I will be loyal to for the rest of my life after the customer care they gave me that day...
Uh-oh, did they ask you about this? I cut mine off ages ago with a craft knife to have a closer look at the LCS to find any signs of corrosion. No leaks so far, but I resigned to the fact it will leak one day and am hoping for a similar good break when I do.
I know it voids the warranty, but as I'm 3 years out of warranty I figured I'd give it ago.
By the way, has anyone in Germany had any luck with replacements? Customer service in the US is one thing, customer service (i.e. lack thereof) over here is something else - Apple or not.
My advice is to start online, make a case number, then get on the phone and keep asking for managers... take the in-store Apple Geniuses totally out of the equation and you will go far...