Imac G5 knackered?

[Howard]

So I've been given an Imac G5 'Isight' (Not Intel-based sadly) that wasn't quite working properly.

I put a new HDD in it, tried to boot from the Leopard install disk and I get a Kernel Panic a few seconds in (At least that what has some Googling has led me to believe it's called - Multilingual "you must reset your computer" box?)

If I try an Ubuntu LiveCD it starts booting it, I press enter to boot it, it then shortly afterward goes to the open firmware screen, gives me some memory error and just says "release keys to continue!"

If I do cmd opt O F when turning it on and doing reset-nvram, that works. When I do reset-all, it just hangs at "swapping blocks"

I've tried a new stick of ram.


Is it donald ducked?

 

[PardonTheWait]

Sounds like logic board with all that stuff going wrong, especially if you've put a new drive & ram in it.

 

[Caged]

Didn't the G5 logic boards have dodgy cap issues?

 

[PardonTheWait]

In all honesty I have no idea, I was/am a trainer/software dude. I'll ask our technician tomorrow, it might ring a bell with him.

If it's logic board, you're looking at £500+VAT with your faulty logic board in exchange :/

Repair prices on Macs are shocking, there's a problem with my screen which was present before warranty ran out, I stupidly let the warranty pass and if I can't get it done under SOGA whingeing, I'll have to leave it because it's over £800 to fix out of warranty, and that's through my work, not Apple!

 

[Howard]

£500 for a motherboard? Screw that for a laugh, it's going on eBay as spares or repair

 

[Howard]

OK what's best.. Sell it whole or each part separately?

 

[Spyhop]

Have a search of previously completed eBay auctions.

Though anyone spending significant money on G5 iMacs at this point needs their head looked at.

 

[unknowndomain]

The sales of goods act moan is always a really difficult conversation, however I would say it says a product should last a reasonable amount of time, and given it was discontinued 3-4 years ago I think its a pretty reasonable amount of time. It could be as much as 4-5 years old.

 

[Howard]

Quite, I'm not bothered. It was given to me in a 'dead' state as it was only gonna be scrapped anyway, as I fancied a challenge But there isn't anything I can seemingly do without spending £26973456 on a new logic board so there we go.

 

[rob_banks]

what model imac ?

because ill buy the power supply if its going for a reasonable price

 

[Howard]

It's a G5 'Isight' 20"

What's a reasonable price?

 

[rob_banks]

i have a g5 imac 20 inch non isight, not sure if its the same powersupply though ?