G5 started on fire tonight
Our G5 popped and started on fire tonight. The whole room was filled with smoke. I am glad we were home. This is a serious problem. I was wondering if anyone else has had this type of problem??
I am going to take the machine to the apple store in the morning. I am worried that this might happen to others and they may not be as fortunate as we were tonight.
Has anyone had this problem.
This is very rare, however, if the liquid cooling system (links to G5 models with liquid cooling) started to fail, it might have been a reason for that to happen. The other reasons this might happen are:
1. Improper grounding of your electrical, and touching your computer keyboard while conencted immediately after walking across a wet rug. I did this once to a PC and it blew a capacitor.
2. Power surges that happen because of electrical storm, or bad electricity in the home. Have an electrician check for this.
3. Some PowerMac G5s have an Exchange/repair program for power supply issues.
4. iMac G5s have a history of issues with capacitors for which an exchange/repair program has been instituted.
5. Improper ventilation of the computer whether by:
- placing it in direct sunlight any time during the day.
- placing the computer directly on a carpeted floor.
- placing the computer with the vents against a wall or desk with no clearence. Feel the back of the vents for hot air. If it isn't allowed to escape a far enough distance to the point the air becomes a normal temperature you may create a situation where the computer could overheat.
6. A fan issue happens with the computer. This often can be detected by the hardware test that shipped with the computer new:
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=86287
If you don't have those discs and purchased it used, get the person you bought it from to give you the discs, as they aren't their's to keep. If they lost them, have them call AppleCare for them. Otherwise if you bought the machine new, call AppleCare yourself for them. If AppleCare doesn't have the discs anymore, I would periodically have the machine checked by a service center to make sure the fans are in good working order.
7. Also any Mac that is 4 or more years old should get its clock battery replaced every 4 years if it has one. That shouldn't cause the machine to overheat, still it is important to do.
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