First Gen iMac g5 shuts down randomly... and won't restart
My first gen iMac shuts off randomly, sometimes when I am not even in the room... and it takes 20 attempts at restarting before it will... the other times it shuts down during startup... I know there was an extended warranty for the power supply because it was defective... I had the same problem a few years ago and supposedly had the power supply fixed... now it is happening again and the extended warranty expired in Dec. 2008... which is bull... because if they fixed it the first time I would not be having the problem again... is this an easy fix? I can't even get in touch with anyone at apple for less than $29... which is also bull
If, in fact, your iMac G5 is a first generation unit, you may be affected by an issue involving defective capacitors on the logic board. This is reasonably easy to determine simply by removing the back, and examining the clusters of electrolytic capacitors for evidence of bloating or leakage. Affected components typically show an upward expansion or slight 'mushrooming' of the otherwise flat top of a capacitor.
If there is no evidence that this is the case, then the issue can typically be addressed by the replacement of the power supply. Units intended for use in later models prior to the release of the iMac which used an intel processor are backward compatible with earlier models. For the 20 inch iMac G5, the appropriate 'universal' replacement power supply would be a 661-3625 and is available here* for a more reasonable price than that typically advertised by other suppliers. The same company offers a non-advertised service in which all potentially affected capacitors on a defective logic board are replaced for $ 189.00. A bad board may, or may not, also require the replacement of the power supply. Such a determination can be made only after a unit with a defective logic board is submitted for repair.
*I may receive compensation as a result of parts or services being ordered by users specified at the link shown in this message.
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Problems printing after OS X 10.5.6 Upgrade
Hope someone has an answer for me. On Friday I finally upgraded my office Intel iMac to 10.5.6 (upgraded from Tiger), running the CS3 Suite. We print primarily on a 6 year old Phaser 7700 and had no problems printing until today. Now when printing