⟐ Commented diciembre 21, 2018 at 10:14 GMT-7

I get the following Msg:

The Finder cannot complete the operation because some data in "afp://10.0.1.4/" could not be read or written.

(Error code -36)

Of course I have been over the sharing settings many times.

Anyone have any ideas?

⟐ Edited febrero 03, 2014 at 12:58 GMT-7

Bill

⟐ Answered agosto 26, 2018 at 17:37 GMT-7

I've replaced:

(2) Hard Drives.

Battery

Logicboard

DP CPU

I've reseated or unplugged and plugged back in:

Computer speaker

RAM in all 4 slots

Graphics Card

Battery

I've reset the:

PRAM

Battery

Logic Board

⟐ Answered noviembre 04, 2015 at 10:37 GMT-7

Which parts do i had to replace?

⟐ Answer accepted marzo 24, 2014 at 3:23 GMT-7

this is about the same PowerMac G4 MDD I asked about before here .. 867 DP .

I did some diagnosing today. This is what I found.

Power On :

Chime sounds, fans go, harddrive on the ATA100 won't spin up when on all other ATA channels it does spin up. Screen remains black. Graphics card is working, tested in other Powermac. No keyboard recognition (caps lock led does noch light up). CUDA / PMU reset performed couple of times, removed the battery for 24h. No change.

With the CPU removed it wont even get to get the fans moving or chime up.

After some time in this state after chime and fans going CPU heat-sink is warm. As are graphics card, memory, some chips on the board.

Conclusion :

Either CPU and/or LogicBoard are bad.

How can I determine which one to replace?

Best regards Jan.

⟐ Answer accepted septiembre 01, 2010 at 9:49 GMT-7

Given I know Maxtor drives have a reputation what would be the best way to test it against failure on this Mac?

The video card works. YES.

⟐ Commented abril 14, 2024 at 22:17 GMT-7

I put in new ram (4GB DDR1) And then nothing. When i press the power button the white led does not stay on (And no blinking) No video, nothing. Putted the old ram back in, same problem. However i do get two sighs from the fans, and they ramp up to max after approx 10 ~ 15 mins. Also there is a red led right behind the top CPU? (cpu dead?)

Unplugged everything, tried resetting the logic board etc. still nothing.

Any ideas?

Thanks in advance,

⟐ Answered julio 24, 2023 at 1:21 GMT-7

Hello All,

Sorry for the prolonged silence since your very kind responses... pressure of work and domestic commitments have had to take priority.

We have reviewed all our options regarding the G5 and have decided for the time being to mothball the project until such a time as funds are available for a full-on upgrade to a modern machine... either a PC or MAC... that will fit the purpose and be more future-proof.

Thanks again for all your advice and assistance... we are very grateful.

⟐ Answer unaccepted abril 03, 2018 at 12:43 GMT-7

⟐ Answered enero 17, 2018 at 17:05 GMT-7

⟐ Commented febrero 01, 2017 at 8:24 GMT-7

⟐ Answer accepted diciembre 08, 2013 at 4:27 GMT-7

So I've been trying to be "green" in the recent year, and needed an extra desktop. Picked up a 2.0GHz Dual Core (2005) and was told it booted to "?"

No such luck... got it home and it doesn't even light up the front switch (ie, no light, no sounds, nothing).

Problem Hierarchy (things to inspect in this order?)

- PRAM/SMU Battery

- Front bus switch

- Power Supply

- Logic Board

Is this correct? It's been awhile since I've worked on this model. Thanks

Jason

PS - I referenced this post, but want more info. Thanks!

Why won't my G5 boot?

⟐ Answer accepted junio 12, 2010 at 14:51 GMT-7

⟐ Answered diciembre 03, 2009 at 21:54 GMT-7

Power Mac G5 has been sitting on the shelf of a business for at least 3-4 years with no use or ever being powered up. I get it today and power it up but immediately the fans run high and theres no video on the screen. The power light blinks white twice constantly.

I took out all of the ram - same exact thing (and no beeps even).

I take out all the ram and pram battery - no change.

I held the pmu button - no change.

What am I probably looking at? May just need a new pram battery since it was sitting dormant for so long? logic board? psu?

any help is appreciated.

⟐ Commented agosto 07, 2023 at 10:56 GMT-7

⟐ Commented enero 14, 2020 at 4:41 GMT-7

⟐ Answer accepted junio 28, 2019 at 4:17 GMT-7

Here are my system specs.

However, the outer shell is very damaged on one side…

Now thats a lot of damage!

I see that the plastic shell is modular and can be removed. My question is where can I find replacement outer casing parts for this model.

@mayer @danj ideas?

PS: I wrote this entire question using only a puck mouse and an Apple Bondi Blue USB keyboard that came with the PowerMac. Great deal!

@mayer The guides I made for this Mac are public. Take a look if you wish, I appreciate feedback. One thing I will definitely agree with is if you say that I need to take better pictures.

I anticipate making more guides on how to replace the power supply, fan, logic board, outer casing and SSD/HDD.

Power Macintosh G3 Blue and White Graphics Card Replacement

Power Macintosh G3 Blue and White PRAM Battery Replacement

Power Macintosh G3 Blue and White RAM Replacement

⟐ Commented noviembre 08, 2018 at 10:54 GMT-7

Basic Specs:

PowerPC G5 Dual 2.5 Hz (?) Processors

4 Gb memory (recently upgraded form 2 to 4) ***

Bought in early 2005 (I think)

Here's a summary of what I've tried:

DOES NOT WORK

- booting up holding down C (for drive) --> straight to kill screen

- booting up from original discs for G5 (from both C mode and Option mode)

- booting up from 10.5 Leopard disc (from both C mode and Option mode)

- booting up holding down Option-Comman-P-R --> straight to kill screen

DOES WORK

- connecting to secondary computer using target mode (holding down T) - I can see both of my hard drives

- booting up holding down Option - I can select either my main drive (secondary is not present there but there is no OS on it) or CD/DVD in slot

- booting from Apple Hardware Test (AHT) disk from Option menu

-- I ran disk checks, had errors. I ran Disk Warrior from secondary computer in target mode and repaired the drive, running the AHT test again shows no errors

- ran disk repair from secondary computer to fix errors (using disk utility and disc warrior)

OTHER THINGS I'VE DONE

- replaced backup battery on motherboard that was weak at only ~70 mV with fresher battery at ~3.6V

- held down PMU (not SMU) reset button for 30 seconds

- (main fans were cleaned a few weeks before issue)

- two weeks before issue I installed more memory (from 2 Gb to 4 Gb with two new 1 Gb cards)

- backed up data - so I can delete drives if needed

THOUGHTS

- I'm concerned that under CPU it shows 158950.77 GHz - shouldn't it be showing two CPU?

- the drives look healthy when looking at them in target mode

- issue is occurring between power up and drive selection (since CD/DVD is also not viewable)

- maybe the new memory caused local over heating to the motherboard?

- I may be able to replace the heat sink, but the spare computer I have access to has different looking hardware. It's probably a different model of the G5. My computer has one metal case cover and the extra one has a split case cover.

NEXT STEP

- I need to back up secondary drive fully first

- pull out new memory sticks

- pull out all memory except originals

- pull out secondary drive

LAST RESORT

- buy external case for drives and cry about how no one will buy my dead desktop

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Because this is a long description, I will post updates in the comments and a final comment here:

(Coming Soon)

⟐ Commented julio 20, 2016 at 10:02 GMT-7

⟐ Edited junio 17, 2015 at 11:48 GMT-7