Q: G5 startup light flashes 3 times then after a pause flashes 3 times etc.
I have a Power Mac G5 1.6 GHz which froze today. I had to shut it down by pressing and holding the startup button. Now when I try to restart it by pushing the startup button the light on the startup button flashes 3 times then after a short pause it flashes 3 times again and this repeats over and over. The chimes don't play and the screen doesn't light up. I tried pushing the Cuda/ PMU but that didn't help. Any suggestions?
Mac Mini (2nd Gen), Mac Pro (2 X 2.66 GHz), Mac OS X (10.6.1)
Posted on Aug 12, 2010 8:36 AM
by BDAqua,Solvedanswer
Strange as it sounds, try heating the area around the RAM slots with a Hair Dryer for 3-5 minutes, see if it boots then.
Posted on Aug 12, 2010 3:22 PM