[G4] Dead MDD 800 Firewire

[Harry Freeman]

Greetings Jean-Luc ( + )!( + )

What happens if you hold the power button down?
What the power button does is latch up a relay to power up the Platform.

See this Macosxhints form.
http://forums.macosxhints.com/archive/index.php/t-33637.html

Also take a look at this ZDnet page.
http://news.zdnet.com/2100-9595_22-111977.html

Cheers

  - Harry -
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On Mar 20, 2009, at 1:30 PM, Jean-Luc Brousseau wrote:

> Hello,
> I have a G4 MDD 1,42 MHZ DP that refuses to power up.
> When I push the Start button, the led lights for half a second and  
> goes off.
> Nothing starts.
> I have asked my usual Apple service center to check if this is a  
> power supply or a main board problem and he told me that he has no  
> parts to check this. He needs at least another power supply or  
> another main board, but he has none.
>
> Does anyone knows how I can check this in order to be sure what is  
> the defective part?
>
> If I could at least know this, I would be able to sell the working  
> parts on eBay or elsewhere.
>
> Best regards
>
> Jean-Luc Brousseau
> brousseaujeanluc at mac.com
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