Old Mac frozen

[Visual Thinking]

Hi:

I have an older G5, running OS 10.6. I keep there because I use it for Final Cut Pro 6. This version allows me to edit old BetaCam footage that the new versions don't support. Today, it froze while rending a file in FCP, and I had to restart it. But restart it isnt working. It boots right up as normal, no error messages, but it wont respond to the mouse or keyboard commands. I tried changing the mouse to no effect. I did plug in a portable dribe into the usb port, and it recognized it, but still won't do anything. Can't get the DVD drive to open either to reboot off the install disc. Help?

 

[Cory Cooper]

Hello and welcome.

It sounds as if Mac OS X became corrupted when the G5 froze and your forced the power off. We'll see if we can get things fixed.

-How much free space is left on the startup drive?
-Is it a Power Mac G5 or an iMac G5?
-Is there more than one hard drive installed in the G5?
-You can press the power button and immediately hold the mouse button down for the disc tray to open.
-Have you tried this: How to Reset NVRAM on your Mac

You could also try to reset the PMU, but we need to know which exact model the G5 is.

C