pvolkmann
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I recently acquired an iMac G4 Flat Panel that will not boot. When turned on, you can hear the hard drive spin then stop, then the DVD combo drive spin and stop. I cannot get this G4 to recognize either drive. I can't eject the disc in the dvd combo by any means other than the manual eject lever inside the access door. All I get is the folder with the face/question mark. Things I've tried:
1) Reset the PRAM.
2) Checked the backup battery.
3) Checked all drive connections.
4) Gone into Open Firmware and tried several command combinations; reset-nvram and reset-all.
5) Reset the PMU using the reset button on the logic board.
Any ideas? I'm hoping it's not a bad logic board. Thanks.
1) Reset the PRAM.
2) Checked the backup battery.
3) Checked all drive connections.
4) Gone into Open Firmware and tried several command combinations; reset-nvram and reset-all.
5) Reset the PMU using the reset button on the logic board.
Any ideas? I'm hoping it's not a bad logic board. Thanks.