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A possible fix for a highly unstable G3 or G4 Tower
Well... no ;-]
If you've got problems with one of your drives, first unplug your comp,
Then, reset the cuda button that's onto the motherboard. [similar to a little pill]
Some static electricity (or thunderbolts) can affects these connections.
I've got huge thunderbolts lately and my drives weren't showing up at startup. [the dreaded "No System" message]
Anyway... It was like my drives were totally vanished [TechTool, Disk Warrior and tutti quanti... were of no help] Resetting the cuda and the unplug/repluging fixed it for me :-)
A possible fix for a highly unstable G3 or G4 Tower
Here's the correct procedure that I've found somewhere on internet
Many system problems can be resolved by resetting the PMU chip.
1. Disconnect the power cord and check the battery in the battery holder
2. Press the PMU reset switch (S1) once on the logic board and then proceed to step 3.
3. WAIT ten seconds before connecting the power cord and powering the computer on. 4. Run Apple Hardware Test.
A possible fix for a highly unstable G3 or G4 Tower
I'd checked it at the beginning of "slow death" of my G4 and I've check it now once again. |
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