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Posted by: Silicon on 2026-04-19 19:27:14
Hi, I recently pulled out my dad’s power Mac G4 quicksilver and I tried to plug it in and boot it up but it didn’t turn on. He said he took some components out. I only know he took out the hard drive and the pram batteries but the others, I don’t know. That’s why I was asking what specific components are required for my model to boot up. |
Posted by: obsolete on 2026-04-19 20:35:58
Pop open the door and take a picture, lots of experienced people here will be able to tell you what if anything is missing. |
Posted by: mikes-macs on 2026-04-20 00:00:00
Apparently that Mac requires a PRAM battery to boot according to search. |
Posted by: Silicon on 2026-04-20 11:36:24
Pop open the door and take a picture, lots of experienced people here will be able to tell you what if anything is missing. |
Posted by: herd on 2026-04-20 13:33:13
It looks like the hard drive is missing and a fan is dangling. All of mine work fine with no battery, but the time/date will reset if unplugged from the wall.
If it won't power on, it could be the power supply going bad. You could try leaving it plugged in for a while and see what that does. Re-capping usually fixes them unless it was hit by lightning or something. You could also clean and re-seat the various connectors, etc. |
Posted by: Silicon on 2026-04-20 18:50:36
It looks like the hard drive is missing and a fan is dangling. All of mine work fine with no battery, but the time/date will reset if unplugged from the wall.
If it won't power on, it could be the power supply going bad. You could try leaving it plugged in for a while and see what that does. Re-capping usually fixes them unless it was hit by lightning or something. You could also clean and re-seat the various connectors, etc. I don’t think I will try reseating if I’m being honest because I have no clue how to solder at all |
Posted by: chriscarruthers on 2026-04-22 21:11:47
I've found that G4 towers are more than happy to boot without a battery. They can get grumpy when things change though and will appear to be dead. A careful PMU reset should resolve things in that case.
Most everything else looks like it's there other than the fan. I'm not sure if that would prevent a boot but I doubt it. And a missing HD won't stop it.
So maybe try a PMU reset?
Looks like a dual-processor Quicksilver which are unfortunately prone to heat death. |
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