Capacitor replacement on iMac G5 — #10

Post #10 by Mike Richardson

Source Forum	68kMLA
Category	Hardware
Post Date	Mon, 24 Aug 2009 - 00:24
Original URL	https://68kmla.org/bb/threads/capacitor-replacement-on-imac-g5.18331/

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Apple doesn't replace motherboards because of leaking capacitors anymore. The machine in question is now 4.5 years old and did not have Applecare. According to http://www.apple.com/support/imac/repairextensionprogram/
The iMac G5 Repair Extension Program for Video and Power Issues applied to first generation iMac G5 computers that had video or power-related issues as a result of a specific component failure.

As of December 15, 2008, this program is now closed.

False. All you need to do in most cases is call Apple and elevate the call to a supervisor. Apple still has old motherboards sitting around that need to be used up anyway. As recently as two months ago I have seen these type of calls work.