SammyJR

Q: How to replace logic board on Imac G5

My IMac would turn on I would hear the fans spin/whirl but know "ping" noise to tell me it was powering up. Screen was dark.

So I replaced the power board. This did not work. So now I've been told that the logic boad needs to be replaced.

 

Is this hard to do? Where can I find pictures and instructions to do this?

iMac G5 (17-inch)

Posted on Mar 10, 2012 6:41 PM

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  • by MGW,

    MGW MGW Mar 10, 2012 6:58 PM in response to SammyJR
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    Mar 10, 2012 6:58 PM in response to SammyJR

    http://www.apple.com/support/doityourself 

    will give you pointers.

     

     

     

     

     

     

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  • by SammyJR,

    SammyJR SammyJR Mar 10, 2012 7:04 PM in response to SammyJR
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    Mar 10, 2012 7:04 PM in response to SammyJR

    Thank You!

  • by MGW,

    MGW MGW Mar 10, 2012 7:10 PM in response to SammyJR
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    Mar 10, 2012 7:10 PM in response to SammyJR

    You're welcome!

     

     

     

     

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  • by GetAMac12,

    GetAMac12 GetAMac12 Mar 22, 2012 3:16 PM in response to SammyJR
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    Mar 22, 2012 3:16 PM in response to SammyJR

    Ahhh, the ol' logic board problem. Happened to my iBook G4. You have already been told to use iFixit, but there is also an app for iPad and iPhone (I fixed my iBook myself and have no expeirence in fixing the computer). Go to the repair manuals tab at the bottom, tap Mac, tap Mac Desktops, iMac, iMac G5, then your model. If you don't have one already, you can find a logic board on eBay (the ones you can buy on iFixit are expensive. Make sure that the logic board you are going to buy is tested as this problem has happened to a lot of people and you could wind up with a logic board with the same problem. Bottom line:  iFixit and eBay have let me repair my iBook for $50-60 which would usually cost $200-500 at a repair shop with labor, parts, etc.

  • by bowlerboy,

    bowlerboy bowlerboy Nov 23, 2014 1:49 PM in response to MGW
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    Nov 23, 2014 1:49 PM in response to MGW

    Re:

    http://www.apple.com/support/doityourself 

    will give you pointers.

     

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    Not really. This link takes you a page where Apple wants you to either identify your product/model, or your serial number.

     

    Either way, you get transported to another Apple page which gives you two options, both of which require taking your computer in for repair. Apple lists two choices: their Apple Store, or go find your own "local" repair shop.

     

    However, if your Apple product is more than five (5) years old, it is considered a "legacy" product, and the Apple Store won't touch it. Your only option then is to find a "local" repair shop, which is then free to gouge you on the price, since, if Apple "certified" them, they have the Apple Good Housekeeping Seal of Approval.

     

    The irony here is that, even if you enter your product's serial number, which must be tied in to the date of manufacture, you will still end up going to that same dual-options page, even though your product is a "legacy" item and not eligible for repair directly by Apple.

     

    So, there is nothing in this link, or this tip, which instructs you how to replace your own logic board. Look elsewhere in this thread. As of November 2014, the only visual aid help you may locate will be at FixIt.com and on YouTube.

  • by K Shaffer,

    K Shaffer K Shaffer Nov 23, 2014 4:45 PM in response to bowlerboy
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    Nov 23, 2014 4:45 PM in response to bowlerboy

    Several years ago, when the link went to a different content page and was

    likely more useful to someone whose product may have/had warranty, then

    it was of help. Now, to look back on several older posted links and click on

    them, quite often will take the participant to http://www.apple.com/support/

    no matter what the initial out-dated a link originally appeared to suggest.

     

    Current info and links to sources may be found in the Support site.

     

     

    For other regions or countries, see Apple - Find Locations - Country selector:

    https://locate.apple.com/country

     

    re: Sales, Service, Training, Certification, Consulting; varies per region.

     

    An Authorized Apple Service Provider may also be capable of restoring

    function to older hardware; though getting replacement new parts is an

    issue going forward, as it always has been, given new product change.

     

    For other repairs, one should look to Specialists and that includes repair

    companies whose only business is primarily to restore function to Macs.

    A few examples exist, one of them is wegenermedia.com for portables;

    since they can be more easily/less costly shipped than desktop models.

     

    To post a comment to a stale and outdated thread, brings little to the table

    of discussions; any issue from two to five years ago is not current today in

    the fairness of those persons original to the topic thread. A newer issue by

    any player should be presented in a new discussion topic thread.

     

    In any event...

    Good luck & happy computing!