My Motherboard is dead :(

Hi guys:
i need an explanation for this....
i tryed to install a new optical drive on my G4 and when take out the IDE cable (of course the computer was shutdown and disconnected). installed the new one, and now my mac doesn't start up . The dimmer from the tower lights 3 seconds and thats it . Took it to MacOnline (is the authorized reseller of Apple) and they told me that the motherboard was dead.
Does anyone have any clue of what could happend?
Thanks !!!

If you tool the time to look, the OP hails from Chile - you know, that country in South America.. Does Mac-Pro do International shipments? What about duties and taxes? Currency exchange rates? All that is going to factor into the cost, if he can even get the part there.
And don't even think about chastising me about jumping to conclusions about anything, lest I start talking about your penchant for front panel boards...
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Khufucius wrote:
I've been using Macs since 1990, and this is the first one I bought used. Might have been a mistake.
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