eMac G4 1.25

[Torbar]

Idk anything else about it, besides its 1.25ghz and has a dead HD. Haven't gotten a chance to look at it, but while I'm putting a new HD in it(I have some spare 40's and I think a spare 80) I'll put some extra RAM in it if it hasn't been upgraded yet. I'll probably use it mostly for music recording with garageband(Guitar and bass mostly, but also MIDI keyboard and some vocals)

 

[tmtomh]

Was this for free? If so, fantastic conquest!

 

[Torbar]

Yeah, it was free.

Problem is this is so far the worst computer I have ever had to take apart. To swap the HD you have to take the motherboard out.

 

[Christopher]

The tray load iMac's are a pain too. Yes it's in a cartridge, but actually getting the hard drive out is a pain, screws that hold it in are in weird places so you don't get the head of the screw driver on it perfectly.

 

[LCGuy]

Just how are the screws in "weird places"? Two on the top of the cage, then the mounting bracket (with the drive installed pulled out) is removed, and you remove the four screws holding the drive onto the mounting backet, and pull off the drive. Simple?

 

[Torbar]

Just how are the screws in "weird places"? Two on the top of the cage, then the mounting bracket (with the drive installed pulled out) is removed, and you remove the four screws holding the drive onto the mounting backet, and pull off the drive. Simple?

It's pretty much because everything is connected to everything else, and it's a pain if you have to open it up several times.

Also,

It turned on before but the hard drive was dead, swapped the hard drive, tried turning it on but it doesn't do anything. I hear the CRT have a slightly high pitch noise, so it's getting power, but nothing else happens when I push the power button.

Any ideas?

 

[Torbar]

Nvm, talked to derekat(Idk if any of you remember him but he used to post here before the crash) and he said try it without the hard drive, tried that, it worked, tried different jumper settings on the hd and it didnt work, so I guess the hard drive is dead(Weird cause I've never had a hd that refused to let a computer boot at all)

 

[Christopher]

I have, if the interface is messed up(IE the chip board) then you are screwed, sure the thing powers up, but thats it for the hard drive.

 

[Torbar]

It only booted up(as in the monitor displayed some sort of video, couldnt tell what it was because the CRT was down on the table), so chris, seems like you're right about the interface being screwed up.

I've tried the original hd again, the hd from my powermac, another spare, and no hd, and it never powered on.

Does the eMac use the same kind of ZIF processor as a quicksilver?

 

[coius]

from what I recall after opening mine (for the zillionth time) was that the G4 was soldered directly to the board. Good luck in swapping it. You might be able to overclock it, but I never had much success with that :S

 

[Torbar]

from what I recall after opening mine (for the zillionth time) was that the G4 was soldered directly to the board. Good luck in swapping it. You might be able to overclock it, but I never had much success with that :S

Can't really help if my eMac is dead

 

[Christopher]

But you said with no hard drive it worked. So, try a firewire hard drive. Sure you're tethered to a firewire drive but you have a modern iMac G3

 

[Torbar]

But you said with no hard drive it worked. So, try a firewire hard drive. Sure you're tethered to a firewire drive but you have a modern iMac G3

It for some reason isn't booting again, even with no hard drive. Later today I'll give it another try.

 

[Christopher]

try the open firmware reset-all command. I've had love with that a few times.

 

[Torbar]

No, like, there is nothing at all. No open firmware prompt, nothing at all happens when I push the power button.

 

[Christopher]

so basically a dead power supply?

 

[coius]

Did you make sure the power button was hooked up? there's a little cable that plugs into the switch and inside by the logic board (power inverter I bet). so make sure it is plugged in. It's tricky and if you don't get it all the way in, it won't work

 

[Torbar]

Pretty sure the power supply is good but I'll check with a multimeter.

Also pretty sure the button is plugged in all the way, but I'll also check that.

 

[Christopher]

If you have an older iMac Keyboard try hitting the power button on that. I'd be curious if that option still works on newer macs pre intel.