Recent content by moonhack

Interesting, this is the first time I hear that! Everyone else seems to say it's impossible to remove it. I obviously cannot have it running 24/7 in my room as it truly stinks (the smell has already penetrated my AC after just 2 days of use), but do you think letting it run, say, outside, would...

Final update: It *was* the RAM all along. Went to a local shop that had a box full of old ram sticks and we found a working pair. No reflow or mobo change needed! Sadly I'll have to let this machine go as it reeks of cigarette smoke when it warms up, even after a full cleaning :(

Well, they're not exactly free in my country... is it that hard to fix a broken one, just not worth the effort? Would you guys recommend buying both the logic board and cpu daughterboard, or just the logic board? What are the chances of the cpu board being the culprit? There is a logic board...

So about a week ago or so I got this G4 from a local seller that was advertised as working, with a picture of it booting. It might have been the bumpy ride but when I got it home it only gave 1 long beep (the no RAM detected code) and no picture, even though it has RAM installed. I don't think...