Original iMac G5 Video Problem

I have not seen this particular problem yet - over the weekend I had my imac in sleep mode. I could not get the screen to come on. I forced the shut down by holding the power button in. Upon restart the computer appeared to start up but no display. I then reset the pram with no effect on the lack of video. I then unplugged the unit for a while and when replugging and starting there was again no video. What is interesting is when starting in safe mode the video will come on but you loose some of the capabilities. I then ran the hardware check and the video ram showed some errors. I can't seem to find why the video would work in safe mode and not in normal.
This is out of warranty and also out of apple care. I have an appointment to bring this in to a genius bar. Any thoughts on why the video would act this way.
Thanks for any responses
Bill Handy

After a trip to the Genius Bar it was determined that the video ram was starting to go. An attempt was made to reset the vram and after the next reboot the screen was still blank. Bottom line is this needs replacing and since it is part of the motherboard at a cost of $800. Looks like I will need to replace the imac.

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Macworld Daily News
Thursday - February 09, 2006
Apple investigates Intel iMac Front Row problems
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Apple has confirmed it is aware of, and investigating, reports of video problems in the new Intel iMacs.
Recent reports claimed that some users had experienced random horizontal lines and other video playback problems when playing video in Front Row.
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"Sure, I'd be more understanding had it been an issue that required a very special set of conditions to trigger"
Apparently it does as this issue is not affecting all users.
"As I was told, affected owners would not be proactively notified"
Where you you prefer them to use their limited resources, trying to figure out who MAY be affected and sending them some sort of detailed action plan, or spending the resources determining the cause of the issue and developing a solution that can be distributed to the ones who need it not only now, but those that may discover the issue next week?
I can understand that you are frustrated, and don't blame you for feeling that way, but this is an all new piece of technology and bugs are going to come up that were missed in testing. No company can afford to test at a 100% level. To do so would drive the costs so high as to make it impossible to sell the product, especially to the market the iMac is aimed at. Apple has a pretty darned good track record of resolving issues quickly when they appear. Until they do you only have a few choices. Use the workaround until the solution appears, waste time complaining about it, or sell the iMac and purchase a different product. That's really about all you can do!
It was good of you to spend your valuable time, and yes it is valuable, trying to help the engineers or service reps solve the issue. That they spent that much time with you should show their commitment to solving this issue.
Be patient, give them a chance, they have not had long to try and figure this out.

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I like AppleCare, as you get three years of that unlimited phone support. I know many consider it just another extended warranty, but note it can be legitimately purchased at a discount.
Amazon, retail computer stores, also a number of sellers abound online and on eBay, and a price mentioned by someone else on here two years ago that hasn't changed since then - check out L. A. Computer Company, online - you might be surprised!
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Hello all,
Got this "project" iMac, have no knowledge of its history. Here's what's going on:
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I just need some feedback here before I purchase a replacement motherboard.
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flaash...
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cosmic hobo,
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I reinstalled the version of SL that came with the iMac, then upgraded it twice to OS 10.6.8. Software Updater says all of my OS components are up-to-date.
My video-corruption problems ("ghosting", "tearing", pixelation of icon, then the kernel CRASHES within 20 minutes) appear when I boot normally. But they permanently disappear when I reboot into the Safe Mode!
I've search Apple.com and every other site I can find without a clear answer to this:
What extensions, StartUp items, software daemons or gremlins DO NOT load in Safe Mode? Shouldn't one of them be the cause of my problem? Or does Safe Boot work on a hardware-level, too?
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Thanks.
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Hi, Mike,
Thanks for the quick reply.
I read the linked post about QE, but I don't see how it could help me troubleshoot my problem. Could you clarify: is QE a piece of "software" (that is, a file -- like an extension)?
If QE IS a piece of software that is disabled in a Safe Boot, I should be able to move it to my Desktop and restart. If my video problem is eliminated, the QE software is the problem, right?
But then, if my problem is caused by a file/extension, why would the problem occur (and be eliminated in a Safe Boot) right after I re-installed the OS? Shouldn't all the System software be pristine right after re-installation? But since it's NOT fixed by the re-installation, it seems like a hardware problem -- like the expensive video card. That's what's confusing me.
So, I'm proceeding as if the problem is caused by a file being loaded into memory and I'm trying to disable the items that don't load in Safe Boot Mode one-at-a-time. I just need a specific list of what those items are (and their locations on my hard drive).
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Hi all,
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http://thomas.perrier.name/
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Just wanna know if there is a need for a graphics accelerator or driver for an iMac G3 display. Here are my display properties.
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Type: Display
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Vendor: ATI (0x1002)
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Quartz Extreme: Not Supported
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I had posted this problem under iTunes, but mentors there suggested instead I connect it to a video problem
*"...my video drivers or other related problems I've had over the last two months with the iPhoto...*
*Ah, didn't know about that. Try re-posting it as a video problem in one of the other forums. It begins to look less like an iTunes problem."*
So, the problem is that I cannot get any other view in iTunes other than LIST. The grid view is completely non functional and is grayed out. The cover flow only shows as a black screen without any logo (such as the familiar music symbol). I never had this problem in iTunes until I upgraded to 8.1.
It is curious that when I select tunes from my **own playlists*, the grid view appears both in the "view choices" and its respective icon is NOT grayed out. That does not happen when I select genious playlist: then the icon is grayed out and there is a grayed out "View choice" in the pull down menu. The same problem exists in my own playlists whenever I select cover flow, however. It is always black without any images or logos displayed. It's an active choice in the pull down menu, and you can click on its icon...but nothing appears.
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Carolyn Samit wrote:
HI Bronco,
Go here and make sure your Mac meets the minimum requirements for iTunes 8.1
http://www.apple.com/itunes/download/ <--- left side of the page</div>
*Macintosh Hardware*
*Mac computer with an Intel, PowerPC G5, G4, or G3 processor*
*Screen resolution of 1024x768 or greater*
*Playing videos purchased on the iTunes Store requires a Mac computer with an Intel, PowerPC G5 or _1.0GHz PowerPC G4 or faster processor_*
*Playing HD-quality videos purchased on the iTunes Store requires a 2.0GHz Intel Core 2 Duo or faster processor*
*512MB of RAM; 1GB is required to play HD-quality videos*
*Playing videos also requires at least 16MB of video RAM*
*A broadband Internet connection is required to use the iTunes Store*
*Macintosh Software*
*Mac OS X version 10.4.10 or later*
*QuickTime 7.5.5 or later*
*200MB of available disk space*
As best I can tell, my iMac meets all criteria. However, it is not clear to me that it meets the criteria for playing videos (processor speed). I can't tell what this processor speed is; where do I discover that? Under "About this Mac," it says I have *_512 MB SDRAM_*; is that the answer that denies this functionality?
*"The grid view is completely non functional and is grayed out. The cover flow only shows as a black screen without any logo (such as the familiar music symbol)."* Your video card may not support cover flow.
Carolyn
Perhaps, but this is not obvious to me. As I posted earlier, iTunes demonstrated cover flow capability in its prior version. Did it change once 8.1 and now 8.1.1 came out?
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Hello World
My 6-years daughter has been enjoying using her original iMac (Bondi Blue, 233 mhz, 96 Mo RAM, Mac OS 9.2) for three years now, without any problem.
Until yesterday. I had to plug the old boy to the net to update Quicktime (5 to 6), because some program needed to - which went perfect, but that's not the point.
Bringing it back to my daughter's room, I found that it wouldn't boot again, and kept stuck to a blank greyish screen (that was after the normal "boing" sound). The case seemed hotter than usual. I let it cool for a moment, and it finally accepted to boot up normally - just to freeze some a few minutes later.
This morning, all went well after a good night of sleep, but the iMac freezed again after some time
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Any clue someone please ? We're so sad my daughter an I, the iMac is not far from being buried in our backyard along with "Red the fish"...
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Unplugging your Mac from it's power source causes the battery to discharge as it tries to maintain PRAM settings and the Macs clock. If you have done this before, or often cut power off to your Mac via a power strip or wall switch, your battery may be depleted. Since it's not a rechargeable battery it'll need to be replaced. You can also check it with a voltmeter.
Even if you haven't done it before, this disconnect may have been enough to kill it, if it was weak to begin with.
I would check it first. When mine went, I had no response from my Mac at all; just a light on my power button; absolutely no boot at all. Also, try the PMU reset mentioned in the faq.
Check out things in Texas Mac Man's Battery, PRAM, PMU tutorial on the subject. His tutorial is a little dated (don't believe it even mentions G5's) but the info in it, except SMU not being included, still applies. The SMU link is for a late G5 Tower. Early G5's use PMU reset, as shown in the tutorial. The battery for late G5 + G5 iMacs and earlier iMacs, Mac Minis and Intel Tower Macs is this one.
The later Mac info was included for other readers. Your Mac uses the tutorial info.
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