PM G5 mod. 11.2 - will not start up..

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PM G5 mod. 11.2 - will not start up..

Hi!

Once again there is a problem with my PM G5 modell 11.2 (2 GHz). I replaced a broken PSU and put the machine together using the correct Apple Service Manual. When I start the machine I can hear the chime and the grey screen appears with tiny grey map. Inside this map there is a finder icon who is blinking and a questionmark. I have tried reset NVRAM/PRAM without any luck. Strangely I cannot open the superdrive tray from the keyboard so I had to force it open and inserted the OS X 10.5. install disc. Tried again to start up the machine holding down C to start from the istall disc. But no reaction.

I even switced the HD and put a 250 GB HD in top slot to try to install the OS X 10.5. on a "new" HD but the G5 would not react and read the install CD.

Any clue here - what do you think japamac?

Posted on May 17, 2012 2:16 AM

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japamac

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May 17, 2012 3:03 AM in response to Kaprolat

Does the machine respond to a Safe Mode boot (hold Shift)?

Does the machine respond to calling the Startup Manager (hold Option)?

What happens in Verbose mode (Cmd+V)?

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Kaprolat Author

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May 17, 2012 1:25 PM in response to japamac

Tried all of your suggestions without any progress. By holding down (option) there was a reaction on the screen and I got two new folders one on the right with an arrow pointing to the right and the folder on the left had a arrow in a circle. When I clicked with the mouse on each folders there were no reaction. I had to forcequit the machine every time.

By the way, tried to find your webpage but it was gone.... D you have a new URL-adress?

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japamac

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May 18, 2012 2:17 AM in response to Kaprolat

By holding down (option) there was a reaction on the screen and I got two new folders one on the right with an arrow pointing to the right and the folder on the left had a arrow in a circle.

There should be two icons; one, a right arrow, which when clicked, begins the boot process to the selected volume, and a "refresh" icon, a circular arrow. The refresh icon re-polls the system for bootable volumes.

If you had a bootable hard drive and a bootable disc in the optical drive, there should have been a hard drive icon with your drives name and an OS X disc icon for the optical disc in addition to the two, always present refresh and continue icons.

I had to forcequit the machine every time.

Were there bootable options in the machine at the time?

I take it that Verbose mode didn't work? If not, that is not good.

By the way, tried to find your webpage but it was gone.... D you have a new URL-adress?

It turns out, unbeknownst to me, that my provider was upgrading hardware and failed in their backup server attempt.

Was off line for several hours, but am now live again.... Thanks.

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