05-20-2008, 02:03 AM
My wife has been happily using a Graphite G3 iMac SE. (I think it has a 700 mHz processor.) Tonight, she was moving the mouse when the iMac made an electrical noise and completely shut down. It won't restart. It makes no sound whatsoever, although unplugging the AC cord from the computer and replugging it allows the computer to make one short electrical sound when you press the power button and the button flashes on for a split second.
Is this the power supply gone bad? I did a quick search and read that some G3 iMacs didn't have a separate power supply but had an analog logic board that the power went to. Is this what this model has?
Is it worth fooling with? Please understand that we're in no position to buy a new Mac. Even a cheap used Mac would be hard. (I know there's no such thing as a cheap used Mac!)
Any suggestions would be appreciated.
Thanks,
Michael
Is this the power supply gone bad? I did a quick search and read that some G3 iMacs didn't have a separate power supply but had an analog logic board that the power went to. Is this what this model has?
Is it worth fooling with? Please understand that we're in no position to buy a new Mac. Even a cheap used Mac would be hard. (I know there's no such thing as a cheap used Mac!)
Any suggestions would be appreciated.
Thanks,
Michael