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Follow Up To G5 Will Not Power Up
Just FYI for any one interested in my earlier post. The dual 2.5 G5 is toast! Apparently the cooling system failed causing the processors to overheat. Which caused the power supply to fail when I tried to power the machine on. My tech recommended not repairing the machine. So I
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Was it still under warranty? Apple Care? Almost any Dual 2.5 G5 should still be under Apple Care! Where’s this tech from?
debe
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I machine was purchased in the fall of 2004 and is out of warranty. Apple does not sell the Apple Care extended warranty in Florida. The tech is from my local Apple reseller and they are an Apple certified repair center.
Bill Carnicelli
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Wow, that’s too bad.
Looks like you do indeed have yourself a doorstop!
Sorry!
debe
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something like that happened to my dualcore g5 here at work, luckily it happend 2 weeks after i opened the box!
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mod the g5 case to hold an intel board, then run a cracked intel build of os x… 🙂
no one will know the difference…seriously though, if your HD’s are the same size, you may want to mirror them.
mike
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we are all sorry for your loss. It’s rare that a Mac dies in flames like that but it does indeed happen.
When you have some spare time, take a few hours to search the Web for G5 case hacks. People have done some incredible stuff with these elegant boxes from stereo racks to making beer coolers to making a huge iPod dock.
bogiesan
This is my standard sigfile so do not take it personally: “For crying out loud, read the freakin’ manual.”
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