Apple G4 Power Supply Woes? · Slashdot Mirror

Posted by Cliff on Wednesday October 8, 2003 @09:03AM from the don't-taunt-happy-fun-power-supply dept.

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."

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Obvious? by YouHaveSnail · 2003-10-08 09:35 · Score: 5, Insightful

I hate to ask the obvious, but since your machine is clearly working improperly in a manner that cannot be due to software, OS installation, disk formatting, etc....

Have you considered taking it in for service?

The friendly folks at the nearest Apple Store will be happy to take a look at it. If it's still under warrantee, or if you've invested in AppleCare, it won't even cost you anything.