Need help with iMac G5

[mateft]

This morning I heard my iMac g5 isight fans start going at full speed. I look at the screen and there is text on the screen. Ok I know what that is its a kenal panic. So I restart. Nothing, Restart again, nothing. Finally it starts up but now I have no power to my USB keyboard or USB mouse.

I cannot press any keys to boot into anyother mode like firewire, or boot from CD, or hold the option key to book from another drive.

HELP Please.

 

[neocell]

Have you recently added any hardware (RAM)? If so take it out and try the boot up again. If that isn't the case I think a call to Apple Care is in order.
Good luck

 

[mateft]

I took out the extra RAM that I instaleld 3 months ago and nothing worked. If i could only get a keyboard to work I'd be fine.

 

[mad jew]

Take it to Apple. If the keyboard worked, I'd recommend resetting the SMU and then attempting to start from the OSX discs again but since it doesn't, I think Apple's your only option.

Good luck.