Today I turned on my 20" iMac G5 and I saw smoke coming out of the computer. The fan came on very loud like a jet. Then the screen was flashing and I smelled something that was like burning rubber coming from the computer. I am now concerned that if I turn on this iMac again and leave it alone it will catch my house on fire. Has anyone heard of problems like this one.
Thanks
2006-07-06 06:12:48 · 4 answers · asked by beegolof 2 in Computers & Internet ➔ Hardware ➔ Desktops
No.. but from personal experience if you smell burning from a computer.. do NOT turn it back on.. i almost burnt down my sorority house that way. You should probably call the computer manufacture, depending on how old it is the warranty might still be in effect! :)
2006-07-06 06:17:25 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sounds like you should get that iMac to therepair shop or better yet upgrade to a PowerMac G5 with a tower because towers are the best at keeping cool and plus you can add-on hardware much easier with towers than with the iMac.
2006-07-06 06:16:16 · answer #2 · answered by John Luke 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No I haven't but I certainly would not turn on the computer again. Better take it and get it checked out by an apple service department. If it is new, I would contact apple immediately.
2006-07-06 06:17:32 · answer #3 · answered by ffmed124 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, but you should call apple tell them what happened and they will give you a new one because of the limited warranty on it tell them you did nothing but turn on the copmputer and it started smoking
2006-07-06 08:48:50 · answer #4 · answered by rehi3 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋