{"id":801,"date":"2008-12-06T17:35:54","date_gmt":"2008-12-06T22:35:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/nuxx.net\/blog\/?p=801"},"modified":"2008-12-06T17:45:17","modified_gmt":"2008-12-06T22:45:17","slug":"imac-g5-worse-than-before","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nuxx.net\/blog\/2008\/12\/06\/imac-g5-worse-than-before\/","title":{"rendered":"iMac G5: Worse Than Before"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Well, I managed to get all the capacitors I previously complained about<\/a> desoldered<\/a> and the new parts fitted<\/a>. However, the iMac G5 now displays video glitches while POSTing, and it never boots past a plain blue screen with an artifacted cursor. As can be seen above, video glitches are also present in Open Firmware.<\/p>\n

Looking at this photo<\/a> (large size here<\/a>) and seeing what may be some cold solder joints I suspect that some of the caps — specifically those for the video controller \/ memory — aren’t doing what they are supposed to. This means that I’m going to be taking the machine back apart tonight or tomorrow and attempting to reflow those joints.<\/p>\n

I’m disappointed. It really frustrates me when I screw something up.<\/p>\n

UPDATE:<\/strong> I think I should probably take a look at the display cable and its connector as well.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Well, I managed to get all the capacitors I previously complained about desoldered and the new parts fitted. However, the iMac G5 now displays video…<\/p>\n

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