Re: Startup Problems
Ok... Changed battery. Problem still there. Any more suggestions? On Oct 13, 2010, at 3:23 PM, Gottick International wrote: Folks I have this strange problem trying to start a iMac G5. The story runs like this. 1/ I start the machine and get the blinking question mark. 2/ I start the machine using an install DVD and Disk Utility can't even see the machine's HD. 3/ I start the machine again using an install DVD and now Disk Utility can see the machine's HD. Selecting the machine's HD using startup disk I can now start the machine. It works perfectly. 4/ When I shut down the machine and try to start again it I'm back at #1, above. • The computer runs a newly installed OS X.5 and the HD has just been formated. • The HD - when visible - registers as all fine using Disk Utility and Disk Warrior. • All sleep and energy saving contraptions has been disabled. Any suggestions? Check the PRAM battery. It sounds as if it either has died, or is much lower than the nominal 3 volts. If the battery is OK, then start up and do a PRAM reset until it chimes at least 3 times. (Push power button, then immediately hold down Command, Option, P and R until you hear the chimes.) If the battery is bad, replace it and then do the PRAM reset. Not meaning to be rude, but how do I check the battery? Better just replace it, yes? After all the machine has been running for ages. Let's assume you've got a first or second-gen iMac G5. To check the battery, put your iMac G5 face down on a towel on a table. Use a Phillips screwdriver to loosen the three captive screws in the base of the LCD. Don't try to remove them, just turn them counterclockwise until they stop. Then lift up on the foot of the stand and remove the back cover. The clock battery is hiding underneath the modem or Airport card to the left of center. It's a flat silver CR2032 battery about the size of a nickel. Use a nylon stick or other non-conductive object to push the battery away from the spring. You may have to carefully pry the spring up a tad to get the battery started out of the holder. Then use a multimeter to measure the battery's voltage. If you've got an iMac G5 with iSight (camera lens at top center of bezel), then it's an entirely different ball game to get to the battery. In either case, go here for a step by step guide: http://www.ifixit.com/Browse/iMac_G5 Or, you can get your iMac to boot to the desktop, then manually set the date and time. Make sure you're not connected to the Internet and that you disable the automatic timekeeping feature if it's turned on. Then shut down your iMac and unplug it from the electrical outlet. Leave it that way for a while (15-30 minutes). Then plug it in and get it to boot to the desktop. If your date/time stamp is still correct, the battery is still good. If it's not, then the battery no longer has enough juice to keep the date/time and other startup parameters in memory. HTH, Jim -- 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 __ Anders Fager Gottick International www.gottick.com -- 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
64-bit question
I know my G5 is 64-bit (I have the late 2005 dual core PPC G5), but is Leopard (10.5.9) 64-bit? I've been looking on the net, but couldn't find a definitive answer. I was told that only 10.6+ is 64-bit. If this is true is there an alternative OS that will run at 64-bit on the PPC G5? Not that I would install it, I was just curious if there was one. Thanks! -- 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: 64-bit question
Linux has a 64-bit version that would run on the G5. Check out Yellow Dog Linux: www.terrasoftsolutions.com On Fri, Oct 15, 2010 at 22:03, Arnel Tuazon a.tua...@gmail.com wrote: I know my G5 is 64-bit (I have the late 2005 dual core PPC G5), but is Leopard (10.5.9) 64-bit? I've been looking on the net, but couldn't find a definitive answer. I was told that only 10.6+ is 64-bit. If this is true is there an alternative OS that will run at 64-bit on the PPC G5? Not that I would install it, I was just curious if there was one. Thanks! -- 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 -- ' With the first link, the chain is forged. The first speech censured, the first thought forbidden, the first freedom denied, chains us all irrevocably.' Those words were uttered by Judge Aaron Satie as wisdom and warning... The first time any man's freedom is trodden on we’re all damaged. - Jean-Luc Picard, quoting Judge Aaron Satie, Star Trek: TNG episode The Drumhead - Alex Smith (K4RNT) - Murfreesboro, Tennessee USA -- 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: 64-bit question
On Oct 15, 2010, at 8:03 PM, Arnel Tuazon wrote: I know my G5 is 64-bit (I have the late 2005 dual core PPC G5), but is Leopard (10.5.9) 64-bit? I've been looking on the net, but couldn't find a definitive answer. I was told that only 10.6+ is 64-bit. If this is true is there an alternative OS that will run at 64-bit on the PPC G5? Not that I would install it, I was just curious if there was one. What do you mean by 64-bit? If there's nothing specific that you're trying to accomplish, and you're just curious... then sure, Leopard is 64-bit, according to Apple's marketing at the time. :-) Josh -- 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
Differences between single and dual G4 Quicksilvers
Is there a difference on the motherboards on the single and dual G4 Quicksilvers? Can you go from single to dual or the other way with no problems? Currently I have a QS2002 single G4-800 with no L3 cache that is about half as slow as my QS2001 with a Sonnet single G4-1.25ghz with 2MB L3. So I was thinking of getting a dual G4 chip and installing it into the QS2002. -- 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
