My G5 doesn't make the Chiming noise anymore when I restart it. I also noticed that the light blinks in frequency of 3 flashes, so I removed one of the RAMs based on the instructions listed in the manual. Now it only flashes once periodically everytime I restart it.
G5 -OTHER, Mac OS X (10.3.x)
You need to reinstall that module or replace it. A Power Mac G5 won't recognize RAM which isn't part of a matching pair.
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Would the RAM card affect the way the Mac would normally start?
A missing, jarred, or problematic RAM module can cause the computer to fail to start up or other problems.
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I might have the same problem. My computer shut down and the restarted by itself every 15 minutes or so, and I didn't hear the chiming sound when I restarted the computer annually. Where can I purchase that RAM module you guys are talking about? Thank you.
I meant manually.
If a G5, which exact one is it?
Actually, yours sounds more like it's shutting down due to heat & you have Restart automatically set.
Have you blown the dust out lately?
Get Temperature Monitor to see if it's heat related...
http://www.bresink.com/osx/TemperatureMonitor.html
At the Apple Icon at top left>About this Mac.
Then click on More Info>Hardware and report this upto *but not including the Serial#*...
Hardware Overview:
Machine Name: Power Mac G5 Quad
Machine Model: PowerMac11,2
CPU Type: PowerPC G5 (1.1)
Number Of CPUs: 4
CPU Speed: 2.5 GHz
L2 Cache (per CPU): 1 MB
Memory: 10 GB
Bus Speed: 1.25 GHz
Boot ROM Version: 5.2.7f1
Thank you for the quick reply. here is the mac info. I did dust it off, and changed the battery.
Mac Pro
MacPro3,1
Quad-Core Intel Xeon
2.8 GHz
numbers of processor 1
numbers of cores 4
L2 cache 12MB
Memory 4GB
Bus speed 1.6GHz
Boot ROM Version MP31.006C.B05
Little that I know!. Thanks, Amine. You're the Man.
OK, good luck. 🙂
My G5 doesn't make the Chiming noise when I restart it.
