[G4] CPU failure

[nagable at comcast.net]

In my experience, when the processor was bad, the firmware threw up an icon of a processor with an "X" through it. I'm not sure what would happen running OS X.

Nate

-------------- Original message -------------- 
From: Ronald Steinke <ronsteinke at mac.com> 

> On 7 October, 2006, at 4:18:14, MegaSTMac at aol.com wrote: 
> 
> > So, how reliable is the message? Is there any way to know if the 
> > CPU is 
> > really bad? Can the bad CPU be disable mechanically or via software? 
> 
> If you have a second machine to install the CPU into, it could be 
> checked by starting it up. Or, you could take it in and have the 
> Apple shop nearest you check it on their test machine (they would do 
> the same thing, but charge you the hourly rate to do so). 
> 
> If the CPU is truly gone to the dogs, you will have to buy a 
> replacement - Apple, OWC, eBay, Mac User Group, etc. 
> 
> I do not know of any way to boot a machine without an operating CPU 
> installed. If anyone out there has done this successfully, I am sure 
> that Apple and all the other computer manufacturers would have bought 
> up the technique and stashed that information deep under ground 
> already. This would be like the "100 Mile-per-gallon carburetor" that 
> is mentioned in urban legends. It sounds good, but nobody knows where 
> the plans are or who developed it. 
> 
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