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| DATE | Sep 25, 2006 |
| TICKET | #28446 |
| STATUS | Closed |
| SUBJECT | g5 boot problem |
| CAT | Computers, Operating Systems, Applications or Connected Devices |
| TYPE | Operating System Features, Bugs and Problems |
| DESC | Apple |
| DESC | 10.4.X (Tiger) |
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| DRIVE | |
| NAME | mark |
| USERNAME | spider dread |
| TECHNICAL | Lots of Experience |
| ISSUE | Lots of Troubleshooting |
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TICKET ARCHIVE -> g5 boot problem
spider dread - Sep 25, 2006 - 7:25 am
when i shut down my g5 and re boot it sounds half a chime and fails to start. after about ten mins it starts whirring loudly so i restart and it boots as normal this has been going on for quite a while now ive tried repairing disk and permissions and always get the ok but the prob is still there what to do after lots more troubleshooting it starts sometimes but does not even chime no more
DeltaMac - Sep 25, 2006 - 7:46 am
What is the result when you run your Apple Hardware Test?
That's on one of the disks that came with your G5, if you are not sure. It will be listed on the label, with simple instructions for booting to the test.
Which G5 do you have, and what is the hardware configuration - how much memory installed, what external devices do you have attached to the system, etc? You can provide as many details as you like.
A weird boot chime might be faulty memory. If you are running a recent 10.4 version, you might find bad memory chips listed in your System Profiler utility
That's on one of the disks that came with your G5, if you are not sure. It will be listed on the label, with simple instructions for booting to the test.
Which G5 do you have, and what is the hardware configuration - how much memory installed, what external devices do you have attached to the system, etc? You can provide as many details as you like.
A weird boot chime might be faulty memory. If you are running a recent 10.4 version, you might find bad memory chips listed in your System Profiler utility
spider dread - Sep 26, 2006 - 4:47 am
hi
g5 2.7 power pc model power mac 3.1 2gb memory installed on it running OS 10.4.7
ethernet modem netgear airport express
lacie external firewire hard drive
2apple monitors
pci card installed
printer hp psc
did hardware test everything passed ok
memory test came back ok
have tried to repair permissions and veryifing disk but no repairs nesecerry
g5 2.7 power pc model power mac 3.1 2gb memory installed on it running OS 10.4.7
ethernet modem netgear airport express
lacie external firewire hard drive
2apple monitors
pci card installed
printer hp psc
did hardware test everything passed ok
memory test came back ok
have tried to repair permissions and veryifing disk but no repairs nesecerry
DeltaMac - Sep 26, 2006 - 4:07 pm
The power light above the power switch should come on, and stay on during a normal boot. Watch that light, and check if it flashes after pressing the power button, Don't count the light simply coming on, but does it then flash, and how many times does it flash? And, does it repeat the same flashing each time you try to boot from power off....?
This is evidence of the power on self-test, which does not run when you restart the Mac.
If you really don't see anything strange about the power light - try reseating the video card. That may help. If not, you may want to get it checked at an Apple service/store.
- Dale
This is evidence of the power on self-test, which does not run when you restart the Mac.
If you really don't see anything strange about the power light - try reseating the video card. That may help. If not, you may want to get it checked at an Apple service/store.
- Dale
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