G5 won't boot, fans on high. HELP!

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pelachrum

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i need your help guys and gals.

i turn it on, it gives out the start up sound (you know what), on the screen i see the apple logo and the little wheel starts spinning underneath. it hangs there for a minute and 20 seconds roughly and then the fans go high speed and that's it, it won't get any further.

HELP!!!!

i'm running 10.4 on PowerPC G5 dual core
 
When I had the same problem at my G5 I had to change the graphics card. Then my loving G5 became as good as new.
 
I tried several solutions from a lokal forum. The last one was to get a new graphics card. Before I bought a new card I tested my colleagues card to see if that would solve the problem. Maybe you should try to borrow a card to test before you buy a new one...
Changing the card is pretty easy. You'ill see how to do it when you open the panel.
 
might be an "already done deal" but have you checked on firmware updates? I had a "legacy" (ha) dual processor g5 a little while ago and it did the same thing. Firmware upgrade fixed it.

might be worth a look-see anyway.
lameo
 
In my experience, Apple will tell you that it takes a week, but it often takes much less time - I've had the screen repaired on my PowerBook, and it only took 3 or 4 days to ship it to Texas, have it fixed, then ship it back. If you can afford that, or have AppleCare, that would be the fasted way to fix it.
 
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