How to test a Powermac?

qqqq
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in Genius Bar edited January 2014
I want to buy a secondhand Powermac G4 but how can I see if the secondhand Powermac G4 is working fine?

How can I see if for example the hard disk isn't damaged? Or if the graphics card isn't damaged?

many thanks

QQ

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  • Reply 1 of 3
    allinoneallinone Posts: 279member
    [quote]Originally posted by qq:

    <strong>I want to buy a secondhand Powermac G4 but how can I see if the secondhand Powermac G4 is working fine?

    How can I see if for example the hard disk isn't damaged? Or if the graphics card isn't damaged?

    many thanks

    QQ</strong><hr></blockquote>



    Norton Utilities has an application "System Info" that will check the drive.



    It will also bench mark the video. That might be your best bet.



    To test the processor/RAM I've read elsewhere that people run Graphing Calculator overnight...



    hope this helps.
  • Reply 2 of 3
    king chung huangking chung huang Posts: 343member
    The Apple Hardware Test CD is probably your best bet.
  • Reply 3 of 3
    logan calelogan cale Posts: 1,281member
    Push the power button. Use it.



    J/K, do what they said above. Yeah, obey them.
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