Apple G4 Power Supply Woes?

Predius asks: "I, like many others based on forum hopping, have an Apple G4 desktop that has decided it no longer wishes to power up. I've replaced PRAM batteries, verified power supply voltages, pressed the CUDA switch, and done combinations of the above. Trying to start it just results in a blip of the powersupply fan and the power led on the motherboard flashes once. Every now and then it will actually boot, and when it does it's 100% rock solid, will reboot fine, etc. If I power it off, I get to play games again trying to power it up. Does anyone know how to manually start an Apple Gigabyte or later rev power supply? Standard ATX power supplies can be fired up by shorting the green PWR ON lead to ground, but Apple decided to be different. I await the collective's wisdom."

Comments

Hmmm, maybe...

[SandSpider]

...maybe you should, I dunno, take it in to be fixed. No, really, you've tried diagnosing it, and you couldn't figure it out. So, rather than take it in to be repaired, you decide to post your question on Slashdot? Seriously?

I mean, I guess that works for the editors, since you post made it up, but I don't think that this is such a common problem that it needs to be here for everyone to try to help with.

But since we're here, could anyone tell me why my Check Engine Light keeps coming on in my car? Also, there's a hole in my shoe that I've tried patching with duct tape, but that doesn't seem to work - any advice on that?

Sigh.

=Brian