IMac G5 17" Checkerboard Graphics Problem

[flyguy]

Hi all, i have a 17" IMac G5, i switch it on and it starts booting etc, but the screen has a checkerboard effect all over it. When it gets the desktop, all it displays is the mouse with a checkerboard over it as well, now you can move the mouse but nothing else i.e. no icons etc. When i try and boot from the O/S disc, all i get are the fans running at full speed and again a checkerboard screen. I understand that the Capacitors go on these IMacs, so i recapped the entire board but this didn't help at all, just the same problem

I know its not the screen itself, so the only thing left is the GPU. I know these can have problems as well. Should i try and reflow the GPU with a Heat Gun??
Does this help at all??

Any advice would be great

Thanks.

[stevo1210]

Re: IMac G5 17" Checkerboard Graphics Problem

Checkerboard would indicate a GPU problem. Screen problem would be vertical lines.

[flyguy]

Re: IMac G5 17" Checkerboard Graphics Problem

Yes, i have since found that its the GPU Chip that is the problem, i am new to Macs and have bought a couple as faulty so i can repair and maybe sell them, this one had already had the Caps replaced but the problem still persisted. With nothing to loose i tried reflowing the GPU but it didn't work

Thankfully i have found a replacement Logic Board on ebay and got it very cheap, just waiting for it to be delivered.

I will update this post once i have received and installed it.......

Thanks