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Originally Posted by epiazza  bad news. the capacitors on the logic board were about ready to pop. i'm now the proud (and broke) owner of a new iMac. the pre-Intel processors tended to get really hot. if you take off the back of the computer and look for the chrome/silver battery-looking things that are attached to the logic board (aka motherboard), they should all be flush. if they're not, you're SOL. sorry to be the bearer of bad news.
a new logic board will run you around $800. a new computer is not much more. good luck to you, and i hope i'm wrong! |
I was hoping you guys weren't having this same problem, but it doesn't surprise me. The iMac G5s have all had issues with bad capacitors due to the capacitor plague from a few years ago. I have a 2nd-gen iMac G5 that's had its board replaced twice within the same year last year. Thankfully, Apple did have a repair extension program so I was covered even though my 1-year warranty was up. Apple was REALLY helpful in replacing the parts and at no cost. Unfortunately, that program expired this past December. However, there have been times when Apple has been known to replace the parts anyway, and at the very worst they will probably just charge you for labor. I knew someone with an eMac that had the same issues and though the repair extension program for that Mac was over, the parts were replaced at no charge to her. So you might want to take it to the Apple Store regardless. Be persistent, but be polite. They will be sure to help you if you're persistent but polite.
If you search the forum for threads regarding the iMac G5 and the problems they've had, you'll see some links I've posted in those threads that you can use and print out to show them that you've done your research.
Good luck to you guys.