Imac Display yellow line

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Imac Display yellow line

I have a Imac G5 1.9 17' with a yellow vertical line 1px wide about two inches of the right side. My mac is 1 year 3 days old with no extended coverage 😟

I bough this mac in the US and take it back to my home country in Argentina where i actually live. This line appeared a coule of days ago.

Now, i have read this is a know problem by many users, i need to know if this trouble can get WORSE, and also if this is a manufacters defect and apple does something about it or if im alone at this (as i think i am).

If this yellow line on screen got worse for anyone let me know becouse i might want to sell this mac before that happens, or some advice on what to do that doesnt involve calling the US i would be apreciated.

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Imac G5 1.9 17''

Posted on Mar 11, 2007 3:54 PM

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Mirkovik Author

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Mar 17, 2007 2:27 PM in response to Mirkovik

To answer part of my own question now i have a SECOND vertical line, this time is a cyan line about 1cm of the right border. So i have one yellow vertical line about 4 cm of the right border and a second one at about 1 cm.

Please Help! a i gona end up with a screen full of lines or what?
Anybody had this problem?

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Answer 2

Mar 17, 2007 7:30 PM in response to Mirkovik

To Apple Discussions!

"i have read this is a know problem by many users,"
Really? Please provide the URL and/or link of where you read this.
Thank you.

See if your computer qualifies for the iMac G5 Repair Extension Program for Video and Power Issues

**WARNING: DUE TO SECURITY REASONS, PLEASE DO NOT POST YOUR COMPUTER'S SERIAL NUMBER ON THESE MESSAGE BOARDS.**

Good luck!

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Mar 17, 2007 10:00 PM in response to Baby-Boomer-USofA

hi baby boomer,

i also have this problem. check out this thread: http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?threadID=778470&tstart=0

unfortunately, the link you posted only covers first-gen imac g5's. i have the same imac as mirkovic.

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Mar 17, 2007 10:38 PM in response to Baby-Boomer-USofA

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Mar 17, 2007 11:12 PM in response to gidnitacs

Thanks for those links.

Here is the link for the Rev B G5 iMacs (20" only) repair program:

The 20-inch iMac G5 Repair Extension Program for Power Supply Issues (Rev B)

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Mirkovik Author

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Mar 18, 2007 7:52 PM in response to Mirkovik

Anyone knows if there is a model of iMac G5 that doesnt have this problem?
I want to buy a another one but dont whant to go through the same again!
How about the Intel ones?

I found this line about a week after my warranty expired! i found many topics with the same problems, i think apple should do something about this, it clearly looks like a manufactures issue.

Here are some links, if anyone have some news please let me know.

http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?messageID=4227335&#4227335
http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?messageID=976574&#976574

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Answer 7

Mar 18, 2007 8:54 PM in response to Mirkovik

"Anyone knows if there is a model of iMac G5 that doesnt have this problem?"
I don't have a problem. See my system info.

You should also keep in mind that these are technical support forums. Generally, the only people posting here are those with problems. The thousands/millions without problems don't ever come here.
Think of this place as a "hospital" for mac computers.

If you want to know if the Intel iMacs have the same problems then you will need to visit the Intel-based iMac Forums & ask the knowledgeable users over there if you have not already done so.

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Answer 8

Apr 8, 2007 12:03 AM in response to Mirkovik

As I said in another post like this http://discussions.apple.com/messageview.jspa?messageID=4369582&stqc=true

Same problem!
iMac G5 (iSight) 17 inches monitor.

The first blue line appears in december 2006 (just after the warranty expired)
By now I have 8 vertical lines in the middle right of the monitor, colors cyan, dark blue, yellow and magenta.

The apple guys says that they are not going to replace any part for free, because my expired time warranty, and fixing it, would cost me almost the same money of a new iMac.

What to do?

iMac+iSight Mac OS X (10.4.7)

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Answer 9

Apr 11, 2007 2:40 PM in response to jotamatinez

jotamatinez, see my 3/17/07 post in this thread. See if you qualify.

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Answer 10

Rod Hagen

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Apr 11, 2007 7:47 PM in response to Mirkovik

One thing that strikes me as very strange about the reports of this problem is that a vastly disproportionate number of them seem to be coming from South America and South East Asia (including the Phillipines) - far more posts from these locations than we normally see. Conversely there are very few from the US and the UK, where the majority of posters on the boards come from.

I'm wondering whether there could possibly be an issue with a specific shipment or shipments, or whether there could be a problem with a particular Spanish language version of the OS or other Apple software.

Intriguing.

Rod

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Answer 11

Apr 13, 2007 11:34 AM in response to Mirkovik

I have the same problem.
I have about 6 lines now, different colors.
Someone should start gathering names of all the people with this problem.

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Answer 12

Apr 13, 2007 4:12 PM in response to Baby-Boomer-USofA

Thank you Baby Boomer, I already checked if I was qualified for that Repair Extension but my serial Id starts in W8544, I'm not qualified to this. 😟

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Apr 15, 2007 7:08 PM in response to Mirkovik

i've actually got the same or even worse problem with my iMac G5. first, it started with a yellow/green line on the far right screen around 2 months ago. now, 1/5 of my screen is gone, it turned into black, which covers part of the navigation bar on the top. but the thing is i've only bought my iMac for less than 2 years...and i was silly enough not to get the warranty. so i'm facing this hugh repairing fee, which equals to getting a new iMac. i talked to the tech people and they said this actually happens quite often and he suggested i should get a warranty package next time if i ever get other apple product...duh, of course i know better now... (sobbing)...

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Answer 14

Apr 15, 2007 8:16 PM in response to Mirkovik

Let our voice be heard in Apple!!!!

Is not fair that after we paid for our equipments in the past we have to pay almost the same for a repairment order whet this is an Apple failure.

Many of us have the same problem with our iMacs and we have to give Apple the properly feedback for this situation. Posting this issues in the Apple Discussions is not enough.

Everyone with problems in their iMacs should go here http://www.apple.com/feedback/imac.html and let them know the situation. Don't forget to mention the first four numbers of your serial to the Apple team.

iMac+iSight Mac OS X (10.4.9)

iMac+iSight Mac OS X (10.4.7)

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new_kid

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Apr 16, 2007 9:47 PM in response to Mirkovik

My iMac G5 (17" screen) purchased in Oct. 2005 in the US,
too, developed a yellow line about 4 cms from the right hand edge about 2 weeks back. Now a second line blue/cyan has appeared near the first one, 1 cm on the left of it. I see from the discussions that there is a large club of similar sufferers and that this display defect gets progressively worse. And that it costs almost as much as buying a new computer to set it right! While I have added my voice and protested at the Apple feedback site, what else can one do?

MacBook Pro Mac OS X (10.4.9) iMac G5

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