Repairing a Mac Mini G4 with a dead graphics chip
A G4 has a failed graphics chip. Common ATI 9000 and ATI 7500 series chips are easier to find, but this machine needs an chip instead. A 9200 SE is available on eBay for about $20, but using it would mean taking the chip off a working card to repair the .
The wanted re chip markings are “215L74AVA12PH” or “215J78AVA12PH”. Before the chip was removed, the machine had visible display output problems.
Key points
- The affected machine is a G4 with a dead graphics chip.
- ATI 9000 and ATI 7500 series chips are not the right match.
- The needed chip is an .
- The target chip markings are “215L74AVA12PH” or “215J78AVA12PH”.
- A $20 9200 SE could be used as donor .