Re: sync iTunes Music
On Jul 13, 11:02 pm, John Carmonne carmo...@aol.com wrote: Just a word about iTunes syncing between 2 libraries is that I found it not as easy as a folder of files to copy. The iTunes needs some real brains in the sync tool to work, or you'll have a mess. Make sure to have a CCC of both before you use a sync app on your prize libraries.:-) This is why I settled on ChronoSync it's made to do Files like iTunes and a lot more. Thank you John. that's good advice. Cliff -- 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 g3-5-list@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list
RE: G4 Power Mac M5183 up grades!!!
Subject: Re: G4 Power Mac M5183 up grades!!! Ok the computer was built around July 2002 it has a 466mhz processor, 896mb (1-128mb/1-256mb/1-512mb), ATI rage 128 pro video card, 30G 5400rpm IBM Deskstar HD (March 2001), Sony CD-RW CRX140E, IOMEGA ZIP 250... I think for now all she needs to do is add 2 more 512mb cards, 7200rpm HD, probably that SATA PCI card, and Tiger and I think she will be good to go??? If we get everything used off ebay this should keep the price under $100, I already have the Tiger disc... She has a HP 23 monitor from the PC she is using now but I think she will have to change the video card to run that monitor??? I'm not sure if this Gateway 2000 CrystalScan 16 I found will be good enough though??? This is where I'm at with this right now and it's up to her, I do not think she would even have a problem with spending $200 because she tells me she loves this machine!!! Yes, the Ram and HD upgrades are your best options but be aware that these models have the 128Gb IDE HD restriction. If you go the SATA card though, you can of course put much bigger HDs in there as you probably already know. Check what resolution the monitor requires - for a 23 it is probably something like 1920x 1200. Then you buy a videocard that can push that resolution out - something like an ATI Radeon 9800 128mb - probably about $100 on ebay. Stewie _ New, Used, Demo, Dealer or Private? Find it at CarPoint.com.au http://clk.atdmt.com/NMN/go/206222968/direct/01/ -- 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 g3-5-list@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list
Re: G4 Power Mac M5183 up grades!!!
-- Original message -- Subject: Re: G4 Power Mac M5183 up grades!!! Date:Donnerstag 15 Juli 2010N From:John Carmonne carmo...@aol.com To: g3-5-list@googlegroups.com 466 is kinda slow, if you can get a faster processor cheap I'd sure do that too. Hard to get a DVD to play on 466. I have a G4 AGP 400 MHz in my cellar and I use it infrequently for watching DivX videos while on the home trainer (ergometer, bicycle?). The videos have always been using 100% of the Mac's performance. If something disturbs it will drop some frames. Annoying this is. So, I got me a Dual-450 processor card for cheap on eBay. And, what can I say? It really gave Leopard a boost. Watching the DivX movies is with only very few frame drops – and then only, because some applications start looking for new versions online and the video comes from a network storage. For the DA: it has a 133 MHz system bus and any DA or QS processor will fit. You could make it a Dual-1 GHz, but this processor upgrade will most likely be very expensive. There are rare occasions to grab a Dual-533 processor card from a DA. This might be cheaper, but I don't really know. You cannot use the Dual-450 and Dual-500 from the pre-DA G4's since these are from 100 MHz system buses. The other boost is a better graphics card. I use now a flashed PC nVidia GeForce3 Ti200. This is good for Leopard, but not really necessary for Tiger, although it will also enhance the performance on Tiger or even Panther. Overall I would say that upgrading depends on two factors: 1) what do you need it for, and 2) how much money will you have to invest in order to fulfill 1) E.g. I have only 512 MB RAM in my G4 AGP with Leopard and I have to say that for my purposes this is suffice and I don't need more at all. Cheers, Andreas aka Mac User #330250 -- 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 g3-5-list@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list
Re: G4 Power Mac M5183 up grades!!!
On Jul 15, 2010, at 6:18 PM, Mac User #330250 wrote: -- Original message -- Subject: Re: G4 Power Mac M5183 up grades!!! Date:Donnerstag 15 Juli 2010N From:John Carmonne carmo...@aol.com To: g3-5-list@googlegroups.com 466 is kinda slow, if you can get a faster processor cheap I'd sure do that too. Hard to get a DVD to play on 466. I play DVD(s) without any problem whatsoever on my 400MHz Gigabit running 10.4.11, 768MB RAM and 123 Rage Pro (16MB VRAM) on a 22 Samsung flat screen. Everything would run better if I were to upgrade to a full 2GB RAM. The other big thing is hard drive rotational speed. The original Apple 20GB HD sucked big time and was replaced with a 120 GB Western Digital 7,200 rpm unit... Big improvement! Even so, I can play any DVD that I can rent, (or buy on the cheap!), borrow or... JT Get Free Email with Video Mail Video Chat! http://www.netzero.net/freeemail?refcd=NZTAGOUT1FREM0210 -- 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 g3-5-list@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list
Re: G4 Power Mac M5183 up grades!!!
On Jul 15, 2010, at 4:44 PM, James Therrault wrote: On Jul 15, 2010, at 6:18 PM, Mac User #330250 wrote: -- Original message -- Subject: Re: G4 Power Mac M5183 up grades!!! Date:Donnerstag 15 Juli 2010N From:John Carmonne carmo...@aol.com To: g3-5-list@googlegroups.com 466 is kinda slow, if you can get a faster processor cheap I'd sure do that too. Hard to get a DVD to play on 466. I play DVD(s) without any problem whatsoever on my 400MHz Gigabit running 10.4.11, 768MB RAM and 123 Rage Pro (16MB VRAM) on a 22 Samsung flat screen. Everything would run better if I were to upgrade to a full 2GB RAM. The other big thing is hard drive rotational speed. The original Apple 20GB HD sucked big time and was replaced with a 120 GB Western Digital 7,200 rpm unit... Big improvement! Even so, I can play any DVD that I can rent, (or buy on the cheap!), borrow or... JT I can play DVDs in the optcal drive on a 500 with nothing running, need all 500 processor or the stumbling begins. DVD image plays smoothest John Carmonne Yorba Linda USA Sent from my MBP -- 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 g3-5-list@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list
Re: G4 Power Mac M5183 up grades!!!
On Jul 15, 2010, at 7:11 PM, John Carmonne wrote: I can play DVDs in the optcal drive on a 500 with nothing running, need all 500 processor or the stumbling begins. DVD image plays smoothest. Something is wrong. The optical drive should be using the hardware DVD decryption in your Radeon video card, and if you're struggling with DVD from your optical drive and the CPU is max'd out, this likely means your System is using software decryption rather than the hardware decryption available in your Radeon card. I'm not certain how to fix this problem, but I'm certain that a 500MHz with a Radeon card should play a DVD from an optical drive smoothly without dropping frames as long as the hardware decryption is working. James' experience confirms this: I play DVD(s) without any problem whatsoever on my 400MHz Gigabit running 10.4.11, 768MB RAM and 123 Rage Pro (16MB VRAM) on a 22 Samsung flat screen. James is using a Rage card (which also has hardware DVD decryption), but your Radeon should be more than capable. I'd look for a solution, there is a problem. -- 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 g3-5-list@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list
Re: G4 Power Mac M5183 up grades!!!
On Jul 15, 2010, at 5:11 PM, John Carmonne wrote: On Jul 15, 2010, at 4:44 PM, James Therrault wrote: On Jul 15, 2010, at 6:18 PM, Mac User #330250 wrote: -- Original message -- Subject: Re: G4 Power Mac M5183 up grades!!! Date:Donnerstag 15 Juli 2010N From:John Carmonne carmo...@aol.com To: g3-5-list@googlegroups.com 466 is kinda slow, if you can get a faster processor cheap I'd sure do that too. Hard to get a DVD to play on 466. I play DVD(s) without any problem whatsoever on my 400MHz Gigabit running 10.4.11, 768MB RAM and 123 Rage Pro (16MB VRAM) on a 22 Samsung flat screen. Everything would run better if I were to upgrade to a full 2GB RAM. The other big thing is hard drive rotational speed. The original Apple 20GB HD sucked big time and was replaced with a 120 GB Western Digital 7,200 rpm unit... Big improvement! Even so, I can play any DVD that I can rent, (or buy on the cheap!), borrow or... JT I can play DVDs in the optcal drive on a 500 with nothing running, need all 500 processor or the stumbling begins. DVD image plays smoothest I was able to play DVDs on a BW with a G4/450 CPU. Not too bad, but I had to close almost everything first. Amanda -- 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 g3-5-list@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list
Re: G4 Power Mac M5183 up grades!!!
On Jul 15, 2010, at 8:10 PM, Kris Tilford wrote: On Jul 15, 2010, at 7:11 PM, John Carmonne wrote: I can play DVDs in the optcal drive on a 500 with nothing running, need all 500 processor or the stumbling begins. DVD image plays smoothest. Something is wrong. The optical drive should be using the hardware DVD decryption in your Radeon video card, and if you're struggling with DVD from your optical drive and the CPU is max'd out, this likely means your System is using software decryption rather than the hardware decryption available in your Radeon card. I'm not certain how to fix this problem, but I'm certain that a 500MHz with a Radeon card should play a DVD from an optical drive smoothly without dropping frames as long as the hardware decryption is working. James' experience confirms this: I play DVD(s) without any problem whatsoever on my 400MHz Gigabit running 10.4.11, 768MB RAM and 123 Rage Pro (16MB VRAM) on a 22 Samsung flat screen. James is using a Rage card (which also has hardware DVD decryption), but your Radeon should be more than capable. I'd look for a solution, there is a problem. As an aside... My old 466MHz G3 Clamshell running Panther also played DVDs IIRC. (It's been about three years since I had it) Funny thing is that I did run into a few problems after a security update from Apple. Sorta reinforces my belief that those who are quick to jump on every update from Apple may not always be following the best available path. I like to wait a bit and observe reports of problems etc... JT (Just color me a cautious skeptic) Free Credit Score A bad credit score is below 598. Click here to see yours for $0. Checking won't affect your score. By Experian#174 http://thirdpartyoffers.netzero.net/TGL3241/4c3fd63b80d32294221st03vuc -- 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 g3-5-list@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list
Re: G4 Power Mac M5183 up grades!!!
On Jul 15, 2010, at 8:11 PM, Amanda Ward wrote: snip I was able to play DVDs on a BW with a G4/450 CPU. Not too bad, but I had to close almost everything first. Amanda Well, if I'm watching a DVD I'll probably not be interested in much of anything else. I don't have a DVD player for the TV so using the G4 is my only option. I'll leave multitasking to the younger crowd... JT Free Credit Score A bad credit score is below 598. Click here to see yours for $0. Checking won't affect your score. By Experian#174 http://thirdpartyoffers.netzero.net/TGL3241/4c3fd6fd1cc0329f90cst06vuc -- 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 g3-5-list@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list
Re: G4 Power Mac M5183 up grades!!!
On Jul 15, 2010, at 10:02 PM, Richard Gerome wrote: Yeah I would have to agree with you on that Kris, I play DVD's on my G3 466 Clamshell without any problems at all and the max memory in that is only 576... I just posted something similar but had 320MB ram. Never got around to maxing it out but did install a 7200 rpm 60GB HD which was a big improvement. Memory and hardrive upgrades can have a markedly positive effect on overall speed... JT Free Credit Score A bad credit score is below 598. Click here to see yours for $0. Checking won't affect your score. By Experian#174 http://thirdpartyoffers.netzero.net/TGL3241/4c3fd7ccb0252a4a6bst04vuc -- 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 g3-5-list@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list
