Apple iMac G5 Won't Boot (Cheap eBay Find) – Krazy Ken's Tech Misadventures

by It Fix Direct | Jul 11, 2020 | Apple, New Computer, Tech Hacks | 29 comments

Krazy Ken snagged this iMac G5 from eBay, but it won’t boot. Today, he tries to fix it, but The Curse has other plans. Also, thanks to Greg Hrutkay, Jay from House of Moth, and Michael Stanhope. Check out the iMac G5 prototype below…

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Krazy Ken’s Tech Misadventures #108 – Apple iMac G5 Won’t Boot (Cheap eBay Find)

Thanks to Greg Hrutkay for helping fight The Curse in today’s episode!

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29 Comments

Computer Clan on July 11, 2020 at 14:42

Thanks for watching! We have more Krazy Ken (plus a BONUS Vintage Apple Vault episode) coming soon. Subscribe and click the Bell so we can send new videos right to your device.
John Nicolas on July 11, 2020 at 14:42

Theres also a piece of plastic missing on top of the fans
Windows_ Vienna_10 on July 11, 2020 at 14:42

My laptop (not a MacBook) is actually does that fan blasting thing too when already turn on for several minutes lol
Lasky Labs on July 11, 2020 at 14:42

I would love an iMac with compact flash.
HECKLER Computers on July 11, 2020 at 14:42

I hope sometime you can do a video on the first kind of aluminum intel iMac! I recently got ahold of one of those models and I feel like they are the final crossroads between the iMac G5/ iMac G6 (White Intel) models and the later models from 2009 and onwards.
Steve A on July 11, 2020 at 14:42

Interesting… but. You. Are. A. Masochist. 🙂
Thomas Caswell on July 11, 2020 at 14:42

pls change the thermal paste!
Tristan N on July 11, 2020 at 14:42

The thing probably cost more to ship
Deniz Avcıoğulları on July 11, 2020 at 14:42

in 4:50 how do you boot into open firmware?
Colin Sevier on July 11, 2020 at 14:42

first mac I ever bought from the apple store.. last one too
Clara Brandão on July 11, 2020 at 14:42

You sound like a tech version of Bobby Duke Arts and honestly I'm all here for it
John Mack on July 11, 2020 at 14:42

Ken: boots up Mac G5 to boot picker. Mac G5: jet engine revving up
Williamg209 on July 11, 2020 at 14:42

I got given a 2012 bookman pro and taking out the disc drive cleaning it and putting it back in worked
Hakemon Mike on July 11, 2020 at 14:42

I spotted a bad cap at the very bottom right of the picture. Bulging like it's ready to give birth.
Real Stuff With Victor on July 11, 2020 at 14:42

ken: how ya doing?
me: i have rona
ken: thats just great
me:
/s
James Short on July 11, 2020 at 14:42

Is that the newish $1,000.00 stand?
Gage Stovall on July 11, 2020 at 14:42

2:36
Computer: Yeah one sec lemme turn on my plane engines
Nathan Shattuck on July 11, 2020 at 14:42

The PowerBook has some daddy issu- I mean power issues. (Me) what the FLIPPPPPPPP
Kit Cat on July 11, 2020 at 14:42

BTW it wasn't PPBUS_G3HOT
The Screem Regular on July 11, 2020 at 14:42

G5: ya like Bong¿?
William Trowbridge on July 11, 2020 at 14:42

Hey Ken I have the same iMac G5 I am trying to upgrade to Leopard from Tiger my problem is the optical drive will not read DVDr dL what fire wire do I need to use from MacBook Pro to the iMac G5 ? Not sure if I need 4 pin to 6 pin fire wire can you please let me know thanks.
iMac G5 on July 11, 2020 at 14:42

We found the G5 in my profile picture for 50$ with maxed specs

It was used by a former graphics designer
(It came with OSX Panther recovery DVDs and OS X Tiger install DVD)
oofingberg on July 11, 2020 at 14:42

That fan wow
kilgarragh on July 11, 2020 at 14:42

it probably is using its fans so much bc its supposed to, modern macs are so focused on silence they kinda get hot, guess they know what they were doing back then, but not now
ext. mouse on July 11, 2020 at 14:42

God, we had these in the elementary school I went to. This is nostalgia for me lol.
iLL PHiL on July 11, 2020 at 14:42

It might need a new Tully toggle. Check my site out peeps www.withtruth.com
fargeeks on July 11, 2020 at 14:42

Mac stinks
Mmaarrttiinn on July 11, 2020 at 14:42

Not trying to be mean but…2 gb ram and a jet engine for a fan and it costs 1600+ dollars?is that like sold as a souvenir or is it just extremely rare?
Can someone help?
unknown Knife on July 11, 2020 at 14:42

I read this as 5g

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