Power Mac G5 will not boot instant off "Red Insert CPU LED"
I was given an old Power Mac G5 today. I have no idea what all is missing, I know the screws that hold down the CPU cooler. It only has one CPU, air cooler. Two led’s are on, the insert cpu one and the power trickle one. It tries to cut on, the light pulses real bright, then cuts off, then dimly lights on until reset.
Also, the checkstop flashes red once.
Serial number G8546BWWR6V
UPDATE:
I took it apart, cleaned it, dusted it, and all but one of the missing screws fell out from our from behind the power supply, so I cleaned it all, put it back together and put all back together and the red “Insert CPU” light is still on.
Also, I found the plastic cover, so the trickle charge light cuts off when it is inserted.
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First see if you can find a serial number so we know exactly which machine you have. It may be located on the back where every thing plugs in or it maybe printed around the from opening when you remove the side panel.
par mayer
s/n g8546bwwr6v
https://everymac.com/systems/apple/power...
par Matþew Scarbrough
Apple Power Macintosh G5 Dual Core (2.3) Specs
Identifiers: Late 2005 - M9591LL/A - PowerMac11,2 - A1117/A1177* - 2023
The Power Macintosh G5 Dual Core (2.3) is powered by a single "dual core" 2.3 GHz PowerPC 970MP (G5)
will work on this in the morning for diagnostics
par mayer
@mayer Thank you. I will try and look myself. I am very unfamiliar with Macs. I have been a windows user my whole life, but I got into hackintoshing (ignore the legality,) and have been wanting a mac of some sort, especially an older mac like this one.
par Matþew Scarbrough
Hmm.. perhaps the power pc cpu is bad?
par Matþew Scarbrough