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| Did I just ruin my Power Mac G3 (BW)? |
Posted by: gocarlo on 2014-01-27 19:04:53
I absent-mindedly removed a stick of RAM and popped in a replacement while the computer was turned off BUT still plugged in to the wall outlet.
Now it doesn't turn on. Removed the ram (while unplugged), still no love.
Did I fry my Mac?
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Posted by: finkmac on 2014-01-27 19:17:12
Read this.
The Power Mac G3 (Blue and White, at least) is very sensitive to hardware changes, I've had one refuse to boot after installing a hard drive.
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Posted by: gocarlo on 2014-01-27 20:03:43
Was that the end of the line for your G3, or did it ever come back to life?
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Posted by: gocarlo on 2014-01-27 20:13:26
You are my hero. While I thought I had tried resetting the PMU, reading through the precise directions you linked to reminded me to unplug all peripherals! Tried again and it worked. Thank you so much! 🙂
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Posted by: finkmac on 2014-01-28 06:06:57
No problem, it freaked me out the first time it happened!
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