stereobus Posted October 24, 2007 Share Posted October 24, 2007 I have a blueberry G3 that someone gave me. When I push the power button nothing happens. There is a small "crackle" sound like static electricity, but that's it. I assumed that this was a defective power supply, but is there a way to tell for sure? Could it be something else? This is a slot loading machine. I believe it is 400MHz but not sure until I get it running. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/67485-blueberry-g3-wont-start/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mebster Posted October 24, 2007 Share Posted October 24, 2007 I have a blueberry G3 that someone gave me. When I push the power button nothing happens. There is a small "crackle" sound like static electricity, but that's it. I assumed that this was a defective power supply, but is there a way to tell for sure? Could it be something else? This is a slot loading machine. I believe it is 400MHz but not sure until I get it running. I've got almost the same issue with a G3 of mine. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/67485-blueberry-g3-wont-start/#findComment-479557 Share on other sites More sharing options...
A Nonny Moose Posted October 24, 2007 Share Posted October 24, 2007 There's a small crackle, but that it is probably the CRT starting up. Tell me about the other sounds it's making. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/67485-blueberry-g3-wont-start/#findComment-480170 Share on other sites More sharing options...
gerrybe Posted October 24, 2007 Share Posted October 24, 2007 I had the same problem with my G3 and found the answer here http://discussions.apple.com/category.jspa?categoryID=133 Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/67485-blueberry-g3-wont-start/#findComment-480262 Share on other sites More sharing options...
stereobus Posted October 30, 2007 Author Share Posted October 30, 2007 It sounded like a static discharge from the CRT but i am pretty sure the sound came through the speakers. I replaced the down power supply, but that didn't do it. Could I swap out the main board or should I put this main board in another machine? Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/67485-blueberry-g3-wont-start/#findComment-487819 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tensuke Posted October 30, 2007 Share Posted October 30, 2007 Huh, I don't know. My G3 iMac still works perfectly, sorry about yours. Maybe there's a fix in the link gerrybe posted. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/67485-blueberry-g3-wont-start/#findComment-487997 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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