Is my Mac dead?

[Julian Cassell]

If anyone's got any ideas it'd be much appreciated.

G5 Mac - 6ish years old - not turning on.

Basically if you try to turn it on at either the button on the stack or the touch sensitive button at bottom right hand corner of screen, you get the initial sound of the stack starting up and whirring, but the screen doesn't spring to life and there's no 'dana' sound. Then the little light on the stack and bottom right hand corner of screen just flash (at same time) every couple of seconds (with a bit of whirring from the stack).

Terminal or not? Any ideas greatly appreciated.

Thanks

Julian

[root]

have you tried resetting the PRAM? http://support.apple.com/kb/ht1379

[Julian Cassell]

Thanks mate

But just tried it.....still the same

[root]

hmmmmmmmmmm...... you got any leds blinking on it anywhere?

[root]

how many sticks of RAM have you got inside the box?
if you have 2 try unplugging them and put 1 in the first slot and boot and then try with the other one...
and would point to faulty ram... If that doesnt work try resetting the SMU which is detailed here: http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1436

[Julian Cassell]

This is the exact problem I've got

http://www.gigposters.com/forums/digita ... e-ram.html

But don't understand because the RAMs been in there for years

[Julian Cassell]

how many sticks of RAM have you got inside the box?
if you have 2 try unplugging them and put 1 in the first slot and boot and then try with the other one...
and would point to faulty ram... If that doesnt work try resetting the SMU which is detailed here: http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1436

Cheers fella, I'll work my way through this

[root]

most likely the SMU/PMU reset should fix it, if not then It maybe board replacements....

[Julian Cassell]

It lives!

how many sticks of RAM have you got inside the box?
if you have 2 try unplugging them

Just unplugged them, scraped off the inches of dust, slapped em back in and all working

Thanks for your help mate

[root]

no dramas glad to help