Opps, sorry about that, I forgot where I was??? My mistake... I'm used to having doing this on PC's all the time...
-----Original Message----- >From: Bruce Johnson <[email protected]> >Sent: Feb 25, 2010 11:20 AM >To: [email protected] >Subject: Re: Ethernet connection not recognized in PowerMac G5 > > >On Feb 24, 2010, at 10:40 PM, Richard Gerome wrote: > >> Uninstall the driver for the ethernet card then shut the computer >> down and remove the card clean the pins off with a pencil eraser and >> reinstall the card, boot the computer back up and reinstall the >> drivers > >He said he had a Mac G5, not a PC. > >No 'ethernet card'..the ethernet ports are built into the motherboard. > >No 'drivers to uninstall'...they're part of the OS, OS X is a >monolithic install; drivers for any standard device on a Mac is part >of OSX. > >The only drivers one ever needs to install are those for third party >devices. > >-- >Bruce Johnson >University of Arizona >College of Pharmacy >Information Technology Group > >Institutions do not have opinions, merely customs > > >-- >You received this message because you are a member of G-Group, a group for >those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop Macs - with a particular focus on Power >Macs. >The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml and our netiquette >guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml >To post to this group, send email to [email protected] >For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list -- You received this message because you are a member of G-Group, a group for those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop Macs - with a particular focus on Power Macs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list
