wurfurnmaster
New member
Hi,
I recently got a blue iMac G3 with a slot loading CD drive from my grandad. It's been sat in his shed for over a decade and no longer works.
The mac powers on, the green power light comes on and the chime plays, however the display does not light up and the computer shuts itself off after about 15 seconds. i attempted resetting the pram but it doesn't respond to it, i replaced the pram battery too and nothing changed. sometimes the screen flickers slightly on startup but not much else. the hard drive and CD drive also power up but i suspect the HDD no longer works from the clicking it makes.
this is the first mac i've owned so am not 100% sure with maintenance or what to do.
I recently got a blue iMac G3 with a slot loading CD drive from my grandad. It's been sat in his shed for over a decade and no longer works.
The mac powers on, the green power light comes on and the chime plays, however the display does not light up and the computer shuts itself off after about 15 seconds. i attempted resetting the pram but it doesn't respond to it, i replaced the pram battery too and nothing changed. sometimes the screen flickers slightly on startup but not much else. the hard drive and CD drive also power up but i suspect the HDD no longer works from the clicking it makes.
this is the first mac i've owned so am not 100% sure with maintenance or what to do.