[Stunterz]

Hai der, i have got given a G5 Power Mac (http://www.wap.org/journal/powermacg...wermacg5v2.jpg) and i have a problem, the power light on the front flashes 2 times, then pauses and dose it again, i have looked on the interwebz but i cant find anything, pls help
Thanks

[Camacorn]

Power Mac G5 Eh? Finally someone else still has Power Mac.

Anyway the Power Mac G5 has been known to do this.

Here is a list of the things, you need to try and find which is your problem:

1 blink = no RAM installed
2 blinks = incompatible RAM types <-----THIS IS YOURS TRY THIS
3 blinks = no good banks
4 blinks = no good boot images in the boot ROM (and/or bad sys config block)
5 blinks = processor is not usable


try and replace your RAM/MEMORY

[Stunterz]

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Originally Posted by **The B055MAN** Power Mac G5 Eh? Finally someone else still has Power Mac. Anyway the Power Mac G5 has been known to do this. Here is a list of the things, you need to try and find which is your problem: 1 blink = no RAM installed 2 blinks = incompatible RAM types <-----THIS IS YOURS TRY THIS 3 blinks = no good banks 4 blinks = no good boot images in the boot ROM (and/or bad sys config block) 5 blinks = processor is not usable try and replace your RAM/MEMORY

i got the mac from my dads work, they were getting rid of it casue of this fault, i have tryed other ram in it.. but same problem.. i think it might be the Logic Board :/

[Camacorn]

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Originally Posted by Stunterz - (no1servers.com) Quote: Originally Posted by **The B055MAN** Power Mac G5 Eh? Finally someone else still has Power Mac. Anyway the Power Mac G5 has been known to do this. Here is a list of the things, you need to try and find which is your problem: 1 blink = no RAM installed 2 blinks = incompatible RAM types <-----THIS IS YOURS TRY THIS 3 blinks = no good banks 4 blinks = no good boot images in the boot ROM (and/or bad sys config block) 5 blinks = processor is not usable try and replace your RAM/MEMORY i got the mac from my dads work, they were getting rid of it casue of this fault, i have tryed other ram in it.. but same problem.. i think it might be the Logic Board :/

Might of been but you should of tried this first:

on the Logic Board there is a reset button, somewhere close to the BiOS battery, press that, and it resets EVERYTHING, it works magic on some dead macs.

i remember i used to have a iMac G3 Graphite DV/SE Slotload 700 Mhz, it was FAST as hell for being 8 years old. but sadly the Monitor in it went bad, and after using an external LCD hooked up to its VGA port for a while it got kinda annoying.

but now ive got an Macbook Air, Macbook Pro Titanium, Powermac G4, Powermac G5, and an iMac Intel i got just last month.

yes i know, i LOVE macs.

[Stunterz]

would the button be called the "PMU reset" ?

[Camacorn]

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Originally Posted by Stunterz - (no1servers.com) would the button be called the "PMU reset" ?

yes. im guessing you tried it

[Stunterz]

Yep... same as usal... the light flashes 2 times over and over again :/ must be the power supply or the Logic Board

[propilot]

try to take off the ram

[Stunterz]

Tryed it... and the light flashes once.. which indecates there is no ram installed

[KevKo95]

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Originally Posted by Stunterz - (no1servers.com) Tryed it... and the light flashes once.. which indecates there is no ram installed

Well obviously. Any computer needs to RAM to startup.

Try this: http://support.apple.com/kb/HT2248?viewlocale=en_US and see if you can find the correct type of RAM.