Getting a g5 back up in running
I found a Power Mac g5 sitting in the street and a hd screen for it. Lucky me! right? ehh
There is no hard drive which isn't an issue. But I can't get it to boot with my leopard dvd so that I can run some utilities. I know the disk works since I recenly used it on a mac mini I purchased/fixed. Also, the fans just start to run at an unbelievable rate after about 3 minutes. So it concerns me that the motherboard is just done.
Any thoughts? Help? I already reset the pram. Hold down alt at boot also doesnt show me any boot options.
But I can't get it to boot with my leopard dvd so that I can run some utilities.
Is it a Retail Leo Disc, or a Grey Intel only Disc?
What is the 2x691-****-A number on it?
Also, the fans just start to run at an unbelievable rate after about 3 minutes. So it concerns me that the motherboard is just done.
No, that is absolutely normal safety procedure when no OS is booted to control temps.
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Hi guys...I have just got a new computer and want to get my library back up and running on it. However I seem to be missing some of my iTunes music purchases. Any ideas on how to get them back? They show up on my ipad but not my actual itunes account.
Hello there, Capricious13.
There are great pointers in the following Knowledge Base article. Depending on where you see the content and where you want to get it to, this should guide you to putting it in the right place:
Downloading past purchases from the App Store, iBookstore, and iTunes Store
http://support.apple.com/kb/ht2519
Thanks for reaching out to Apple Support Communities.
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My MacBookPro has a white screen with a grey file folder in the center of the screen with a white question mark blinking in it. What does this mean? And how can I get my computer back up and running normal?
Start up in Safe Mode.
http://support.apple.com/kb/PH14204?viewlocale=en_US
Repair Disk.
http://support.apple.com/kb/PH5836
Reset PRAM.
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How can I reinstall my ilife 11 software?
Unfortunately you've discovered too late how important it is to maintain an up-to-date backup of your iTunes library (and all other data of value). You could, before wiping the drive, have considered making use of a commercial data recovery service that could (albeit at considerable cost) have extracted your library from the hard disk, even if virus infected.
In the absence of that option, you will need to restore the content of your library from its original sources:
Depending on your location, you may be able to re-download any iTunes Store purchases that are still available on the Store
Likewise, most digital purchases from Amazon (including auto-rip copies of purchased CDs) should be available from the Amazon Cloud and via the Amazon Music application - the same may be true of other commercial sources for digital downloads
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The specific situation that you describe regarding the music imported from your friend's external HDD suggests that either the source is badly organized and/or originates from a source other than iTunes (other media players may use alternative tags for information like artist, title, album, etc. that are not wholly consistent with how iTunes handle these). Without details of the issues you're seeing it is difficult to suggest a remedy other than going through the media album-by-album, track-by-track, and correcting the inconsistencies.
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I would like EE to get their service back up and running please.
Do EE staff read these posts as they need to in order to improve the service they say they provide and that we are charged for!?
Hey , EE have dedicated Community staff who regularly read these forums and respond to customer comments. I've responded to the other thread you made RE: service in Cornall - hopefully the information on there is of use. Cheers,
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How to get this 2004 PMG5 back up and running?
Hello all,
My girlfriend and I picked up a bunch of Power Macs the other day: 1x G5 Quad, 1x G5 2004 Dual 1.8 and a G4 MDD 2003. The G4 works great and I upgraded the graphics to a lovely Geforce 3 Ti200 card. Great OS9 machine!
The G5s though, are a different story. The Quad has the infamous Delphi LCS, which broke. The logic board is undamaged, but the previous owner was not kind to this machine. The red LED near the top RAM slot shows the ill fate of this machine.
My question is mainly about the 2004 Dual 1.8Ghz machine. It POSTs fine, but once it tries to boot from a disk or a DVD, it hangs at the Apple logo. No spinning wheel, just an immediate freeze. The fans go turbo as soon as the open firmware is loaded.
Specifications:
G5 Dual 1.8Ghz from 2004
2GB PC3200 (2x 1GB, tested as working properly in other machines)
Radeon 9600XT
Disks tested include several SATA drives as well as a Kingston HyperX SSD. DVDs include 10.4.6 Tiger and 10.5.6 Leopard, universal versions.
What have we tried so far:
- PRAM reset (machine doesn't respond to the command, just continues it's boot attempt)
- Safe mode / single user mode / verbose mode (again, machine does not respond to the commands)
- Replacing the PRAM battery
- Booting into Open Firmware (works fine, the multiboot section works fine as well, and the install DVDs are detected)
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- PCI SATA card to rule out a defective SATA controller.
What we haven't tried yet:
- Apple Hardware Test to diagnose any remaining problems.
So, dear Apple community, is there something else we're missing here? I can get a Dual 2Ghz logic board + CPUs on the cheap if need be, but I'd rather get this one back up and running.I am delighted that you are someone who practices the reuse and recycle idea. Up until yesterday, I did not know that a Power PC version of the Mac was even made. I had been using a Intel imac that I bought new in 2007, and the shop that I had it at said that it would be too expensive to fix - so they were willing to let me have this power pc G5 for what I had put down for the repair. It looks like this PPC G5 is just about new - and I suspect because it was made non-upgradable from almost the git go.
I am wondering if you have found anything that will adapt your machine to newer operating systems? I am wondering if you have tried an external hard drive possibly?
If you are familiar with the Meet Up network - I am a member of the Okanagan Mac Users Meet Up group. I was thinking that it might make a lot of sense to make a proposal to Apple that the outfits that are making counterfeit software should be given an alternative that would be legit. I am thinking that these rogue software developers could be invited to make a budget line of adaptive software that could make use of the power pc hardware - and could be linked with some kind of software that would be able to interact with the advanced platforms. I would like to be able to get my system to run Chrome and Google docs. I also need to connect my HP Officejet 7610 wide printer.
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- Also try DFU mode after try recovery mode
How to put iPod touch / iPhone into DFU mode « Karthik's scribblings
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- Try another cable
- Try on another computer
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Apple Retail Store - Genius Bar
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pinto123 wrote:
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