I have a dual G-5 (2 ghz)...has it died? On switch on, the monitor doesn't come up and there's no chime on start up either. I tried a different monitor, same problem. The fans all start up as usual, and there's some clicking from the hard disk...but thats as far as it goes.
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This should allow you to choose which drive to boot off.
If it doesn't do this then try reseting the PRAM.
1. Shut down the computer.
2. Locate the following keys on the keyboard: Command, Option, P, and R. You will need to hold these keys down simultaneously in step 4.
3. Turn on the computer.
4. Press and hold the Command-Option-P-R keys. You must press this key combination before the gray screen appears.
5. Hold the keys down until the computer restarts and you hear the startup sound for the second time.
6. Release the keys.
(Taken from Apple site without permission)
See http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=2238
Dobby
I cannot insert a boot disk because the super-drive door won't open, even on trying to start up with the mouse clicked on. I have tried the PRAM reset but nothing doing. The chime not happening is strange...but I cannot recall if I disabled the sound for some reason the night before the trouble first became apparent, which was this morning when I tried to switch the computer on. It was working perfectly last night!
On switching the G5 on, the fans run quietly for about 3 minutes, then very gradually get louder and faster over a 2 minute period, by which time the computer sounds more like a 747 about to roll down the runway.
I connected a firewire device (LaCie 120 GB external hard drive) and on switching the G5 on, the LaCie spins up normally and sounds as if its mounted OK)...but I cannot tell because the monitor remains completely dead...just the error message "please check signal cable).
It sounds a bit ominous to me.