Hello J org, Glad you moved from a G4 to G5 - at first thought, if you have a spare keyboard, swap it out to make sure it is not a keyboard issue, after that plug the keyboard into a fresh USB port. Are you using the old OS that was on the HDs when they were housed in the G4, or did you put a fresh OS on the G5 (Leopard, for ex.). Finally, see if your G5 has had the latest firmware installed. These are just basic lcd (lowest common denominator) trouble-shooting items that come to mind; after this its time to terminal. Regards, Dana
On Tue, Apr 17, 2018 at 5:24 PM, Jörg Duurkoop <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi again, > > I got a good deal on the last edition of the G5 quadcore and it seems > solid. The only thing I'm puzzled about is lately it won't react to the Alt > command when starting up. Normally you get the choice of startup disks > available but now the G5 just ignores the Alt key and starts from the disk > chosen in the system prefs. Can be a major PITA under certain circumstances. > > Anybody any idea what causes this? I replaced the PRAM battery although > Everymac.com says "doesn't apply". > > TIA for your valuable comments. > > Jörg from the Netherlands. > > > > Op maandag 12 maart 2018 15:50:56 UTC+1 schreef Jörg Duurkoop: >> >> Hi, >> >> My fourth MDD is having power supply problems and I'm tired of buying >> just another one and transfer 4 HDs, all my PCI cards, RAM and my 1.25 Ghz >> DP card again and waiting for another failing power supply. >> >> I decided to go for a G5 instead and can get the top model for a good >> price. So what changes do I have to make? I can throw away my M-Audio >> Revolution card as the G5 has optical audio in and out. I can keep on using >> my Samsung digital TV as my monitor, it's already perfectly calibrated and >> I'll get a Mac Pro monitor extra. >> >> I already use two Sata HDs with Tiger in my MDD with adapters so I can >> simply transplant them. But I want to keep my legacy SCSI devices like a >> nice old Microtec scanner and an old MOD drive so I'll need a PCI-e >> SCSI-card. Do you have any suggestions which cards will work with Tiger in >> the G5 2.5 Ghz DP quadcore? >> >> The G5 should be the latest edition so I don't expect any woes with the >> liquid cooling system. Any other suggestions anybody? I hope for a smooth >> transition. Thank you. >> >> Best regards, Jörg. >> > -- > -- > 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 subscribed to the Google Groups > "G-Group" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > -- -- 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 subscribed to the Google Groups "G-Group" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
