On 2010/10/18 21:57, R 2 so eloquently wrote:
I just bought a used g 5 mac!
Congratulations!
It has Leopard os, lists as 7.3? (what's this mean)
Nothing much, just a unique identifier Apple assigns.
with 2 GB Ram and dual ppcs at 2.0 Ghz. Also,2 HDDs with 250 GB each. Is this a good machine-reliable?
I think so, I (likely) have the same machine and I'm quite happy with it except for Flash performance on certain sites such as Hulu.
Any known issues besides capacitors on motherboard?
I think that was a G5 iMac issue, I've not heard of it on the Power Macs. The fans can get very loud doing certain maintenance routines or in the case of a kernel panic and with the volume of air they move it collects a lot of dust inside. I can't really think of anything else.
Seems reasonably fast even by today's standards, but what improvements would be best.
I would recommend more RAM, I've maxed mine out at 8GB but you don't have to do that. 4 GB should work well depending on what you use it for. Just remember to install the RAM in identical pairs, no mix & match (they have to match each other, not necessarily the existing RAM).
Also you may consider a video card upgrade depending on which card you have. But if the existing card works for your needs than don't bother.
Has no OS disk-should I
purchase Leopard or Tiger disks.
Completely up to you. I prefer Tiger for reliability but there is a lot of software that won't run on 10.4, and Apple has stopped supporting it which means no more security updates. Leopard has it's quirks but it is feature rich and <snark> allegedly still supported by Apple.</snark>
Above all, enjoy your new Mac! Tina -- iMac 20" USB 2, 1.25 GHz G4, 2 GB RAM, GeForce FX 5200 Ultra 64 MB DDR Power Mac June 04, 2 GHz G5 DP, 8 GB RAM, GeForce 6800 Ultra DDL 256 MB PowerBook G4 15" Hi-Res DL-SD, 1.67 GHz G4, Radeon 9700 128 MB DDR -- 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
