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Post by terryb on Oct 3, 2011 9:51:23 GMT
What-ho everyone who enjoys Will's great podcast!
I have an iMac G5 that I bought in 2004 and it still works fine - except for the dreaded "green screen" due to blown capacitors.
Fine so far; yes I could still use it as a server BUT it would be very useful again as desktop jobbie to do things like minutes etc. for local organisations.
So - has anyone any ideas on this - experience of getting it fixed and how much?
Key data : I'm coming up to 69 so self-fix is no option! I'm only on a small pension so big swaps aren't on either. I live in north Northumberland so no cities close by.
Oh well - whatever anyone says I'll pay close attention!
Cheers, Terryb
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Post by Forum Cat on Oct 3, 2011 17:07:23 GMT
I have not come across this issue before. An older g5 is not worth so very much so spending on a repair does not seem to be ones first choice. Would using a second monitor solve the problem sufficiently for you?
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Post by terryb on Oct 3, 2011 19:45:59 GMT
Hi Mr Cat - hear a lot about you! 'fraid a I don't think a second monitor would solve it 'cos the display stuff is part of the logic board (I read!) and this outputs the raster display which would then be bad anyway. Of course I could have got this all wrong - I'm no longer a "techie". I have heard prices of £200 to fix OR find someone clever enough to replace the blown capacitors.
I think this may just end up as a server and save my pennies for an iPad one day… thanks anyway,
TerryB
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Post by nedseagoon on Oct 4, 2011 12:22:49 GMT
Hi, I do not have the experience to help with this, but someone who may is Doctor Happy Mac. He has a website www.doctorhappymac.co.uk/ and can be contacted by email at help@doctorhappymac.co.uk I have heard him on the BagelTech podcasts and he certainly knows his Mac technical stuff and, if nothing else, he may be able to provide some practical advice. Good luck!
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Post by tumnurkoz on Oct 5, 2011 19:00:41 GMT
I've seen cap kits on ebay for this (i've been looking to repair one coming my way!) It doesn't look that bad to do (i'm quite au fait with a soldering iron) some details here: jimwarholic.com/2008/07/how-to-repair-apple-imac-g5.php i would offer to do it for you for the cost of the kit, but it's quite a leap of faith to entrust a stranger with your kit-plus if it goes wrong... There must be a company who could do this for you somewhere?
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Post by CyberChimp on Oct 6, 2011 1:04:29 GMT
The BookYard started out quite a few years ago and might be worth contacting to get quotes for likely costs of investigation and repair. They can arrange collection plus return shipping and their labour charges are pretty straight forward (although parts would be in addition to the labour costs quoted online). Details are at www.thebookyard.com/mac_repairs.phpThe BookYard might also be able to offer to take your unrepaired iMac as trade in against one of their refurbished models as an alternative.
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