My G5 wont boot. The fans come on slow and then get faster. Any ideas?

I was given this Mac G5. It will not boot. The fans come on slowly, then get faster. I am not sure where to start. Not even sure what software to try to load... any ideas would be great... thanks OIIIO

Hello, did you get any OSX Install Discs with it?
Hold option or alt key at bootup, do any boot choices show up?
Any other Macs with Firewire around?

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it seems to work when you reset the port
try this only after you've made sure that any antiviral/firewall software isnt blocking iTunes and the internet connection settings are fine
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Perhaps this discussion will help with your issue,
https://discussions.apple.com/message/16502324#16502324

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Launch the Console application in any of the following ways:
☞ Enter the first few letters of its name into a Spotlight search. Select it in the results (it should be at the top.)
☞ In the Finder, select Go ▹ Utilities from the menu bar, or press the key combination shift-command-U. The application is in the folder that opens.
☞ Open LaunchPad. Click Utilities, then Console in the icon grid.
Make sure the title of the Console window is All Messages. If it isn't, select All Messages from the SYSTEM LOG QUERIES menu on the left. If you don't see that menu, select
View ▹ Show Log List
from the menu bar.
Click the Clear Display icon in the toolbar. Then try the action that you're having trouble with again. Select any messages that appear in the Console window. Copy them to the Clipboard by pressing the key combination command-C. Paste into a reply to this message (command-V).
When posting a log extract, be selective. In most cases, a few dozen lines are more than enough.
Please do not indiscriminately dump thousands of lines from the log into this discussion.
Important: Some private information, such as your name, may appear in the log. Anonymize before posting.

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Dear iTunes,
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iPad Mail
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