[G4] CPU failure

[Ronald Steinke]

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.