Hardware Test Video RAM Error Detected - Costly?
My parents' iMac G5 took a turn for the worse over the weekend. Originally (several months ago) we had to disable sleep to prevent the computer from going into an unresponsive state with the fans blowing like crazy. Now, when they turn the computer on, it starts to boot, but after the screen turns blue to continue loading Tiger, the screen turns a darker shade of blue, and the fans start their usual high speed rotation. The Apple Hardware Test from the DVD that came with the iMac gave us this error:
Video Ram - error detected
* ERROR * CODE * ERROR * CODE *
2NVD/1/4: 2103
* ERROR * CODE * ERROR * CODE
Their iMac (G5 1.6 GHz) is in the serial number range covered in the warranty extension program, but the Mac Genius at the Apple Store told us that the original problem with sleep wasn't covered. It's possible that this problem is covered, but we have no clue if it's in the three-year window from original purchase (this was a gift from my father's boss purchased from eBay). If not, is this expensive to fix?
Thanks in advance for any advice.
Video Ram - error detected
* ERROR * CODE * ERROR * CODE *
2NVD/1/4: 2103
* ERROR * CODE * ERROR * CODE
Their iMac (G5 1.6 GHz) is in the serial number range covered in the warranty extension program, but the Mac Genius at the Apple Store told us that the original problem with sleep wasn't covered. It's possible that this problem is covered, but we have no clue if it's in the three-year window from original purchase (this was a gift from my father's boss purchased from eBay). If not, is this expensive to fix?
Thanks in advance for any advice.
MacBook CD/2.0 (week 20 - white), iMac G4/700, Mac OS X (10.4.11), 2 GB RAM, 80 GB hard disk, RSD repaired in Sept.
