Migration Assistant used, Old iMac G5 won't Reboot
After successfully (knock on wood) transferring my files, apps, and system settings from my old IMac G5 (Rev A) to my new IMac (early 08), I'm having major problems when trying to start up the old iMac G5.
After I press the Power button on the iMac G5, the power light goes on but there's no startup chime and the screen remains black. Took it to an Apple Store and they thought it was a bad HD after they took out the internal HD out and were able to boot from an external FireWire HD.
I've now tried three different HDs and it still won't reboot. Also, tried using a DiskWarrior CD to get it to startup from a CD, now I've got a CD stuck in the CD/DVD slot. Will be going back to the Apple Store in a couple of days to try again. I did some online research and saw where the same thing had happened to someone in Australia in April 2008, but no so solution had as yet been posted.
Any thoughts or suggestions??
SierraVista wrote:
After successfully (knock on wood) transferring my files, apps, and system settings from my old IMac G5 (Rev A) to my new IMac (early 08), I'm having major problems when trying to start up the old iMac G5.
After I press the Power button on the iMac G5, the power light goes on but there's no startup chime and the screen remains black. Took it to an Apple Store and they thought it was a bad HD after they took out the internal HD out and were able to boot from an external FireWire HD.
I've now tried three different HDs and it still won't reboot. Also, tried using a DiskWarrior CD to get it to startup from a CD, now I've got a CD stuck in the CD/DVD slot. Will be going back to the Apple Store in a couple of days to try again. I did some online research and saw where the same thing had happened to someone in Australia in April 2008, but no so solution had as yet been posted.
Any thoughts or suggestions??
The "no chime" thing is puzzling. That would indicate a total boot failure, not from a bad HD, but the EFI itself.
When Apple removed the internal HD, was there a boot chime before the system booted into the external drive? If so, it might indicate not a bad HD, but a bad HD driver board or HD connector.
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