Old iMac G3 died

[Shotgun OS]

Well, I was letting a friend of the family borrow my iMac G3 after their old HP broke down. I guess it was getting very, very, very low power, and one day it just shut down. Just until I went over there today did I realize that I may want to repair it.

When I go to turn it on, it tries to fire up(makes the rev of a hard drive for a half second or so) clicks, and won't turn on.

What could be wrong with this iMac G3? I know it was getting low power, so is it possible it has a fried hard drive, or something like that?

Thanks for the help.

 

[CanadaRAM]

First step, replace the PRAM battery, about $10 at RadioShack

1/2AA 3.6V Lithium Cell - you want the type without pigtails.

Make note of the direction the old battery was installed ! You want to put the new one in the correct direction.

If you are lucky, and the machine hasn't actually burned out its analog board, it should now boot.

 

[bobjob186]

it's the PRAM battery.

 

[Shotgun OS]

Alright, I'll go out tonight and get a new PRAM battery, and see if that works. Thanks guys.