Re: Upgrade my Ge
For under $50 you could pick up a G4/500MHZ Sonnet processor on ebay. I had one in mine for awhile and it was great. Look on newegg.com for a dvd burner. You can get a DVD/RW DL for about $20. you may have to use patchburn. -Jonas On Mon, Dec 21, 2009 at 6:58 PM, Robert Long texasche...@hotmail.comwrote: thanks ksam 279 I really appreciate all you people are doing to help me. I know a little about my macs but not too much. I could not even begin to know how to upgrade or fix one. Robert Long -- From: kasm...@gmail.com Subject: Re: Upgrade my Ge Date: Mon, 21 Dec 2009 16:32:54 -0700 To: g3-5-list@googlegroups.com yes, you have it right. On Dec 21, 2009, at 4:27 PM, Robert Long wrote: Here is what is on my G3 ser. SB913SWCG9D ETHERNET ID *00 50 E4D8 6A* 310 MHZ 512K CACHE 64 MB SDRAM HD CDR I thinkthis chip speed, cache and memory sdram and no dvd right? Robert Long -- From: kasm...@gmail.com Subject: Re: Upgrade my Ge Date: Mon, 21 Dec 2009 13:24:16 -0700 To: g3-5-list@googlegroups.com Try looking on the back, below the power plugs. There should be a sticker that has two barcodes and says something like 400MHZ/1MB CACHE/64MB SDRAM/6GB HD/DVD-ROM/KB This means that the machine has a 400MHz CPU, 1MB of CPU cache, 64MB of RAM, a 6GB hard drive, a DVD-ROM drive (and a DVD decoder card on the video card, same with DVD-RAM), and i have no idea about the KB. Those are the specs from the factory, and it should help with determining if your machine has a DVD drive. Also, you can flip the drive door down and if theres a DVD logo there, you have a DVD drive. If not, you most likely have a CD-RW drive. On Dec 21, 2009, at 5:28 AM, Lawrence David Eden wrote: Mine is just blue side panels and front.I tried a OS 10 4 tiger and it won't read the disk. Robert Long I suspect that you BW is not equipped with a DVD drive. Larry -- 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 -- Your E-mail and More On-the-Go. Get Windows Live Hotmail Free. Sign up now. http://clk.atdmt.com/GBL/go/171222985/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 -- 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: Upgrade my Ge
On Dec 21, 2009, at 7:58 PM, Robert Long wrote: thanks ksam 279 Kasm279 . -- 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: Upgrade my Ge
Mine is just blue side panels and front.I tried a OS 10 4 tiger and it won't read the disk. Robert Long I suspect that you BW is not equipped with a DVD drive. Larry -- 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: Upgrade my Ge
Larry, I think you are right. One of the next things on my list is another drive with DVD w rw. More memory and then open to all suggestions. Robert Long Date: Mon, 21 Dec 2009 07:28:36 -0500 To: g3-5-list@googlegroups.com From: lde...@comcast.net Subject: RE: Upgrade my Ge RE: Upgrade my Ge Mine is just blue side panels and front.I tried a OS 10 4 tiger and it won't read the disk. Robert Long I suspect that you BW is not equipped with a DVD drive. Larry -- 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 _ Hotmail: Free, trusted and rich email service. http://clk.atdmt.com/GBL/go/171222984/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: Upgrade my Ge
On Dec 20, 2009, at 8:25 PM, Robert Long wrote: Mine is just blue side panels and front.I tried a OS 10 4 tiger and it won't read the disk. You have a so-called 'BlueWhite' G3 Mac; you can install 10.4 on it but if you cannot read the disk, you may have the CDRW-only optical drive, the 10.4 disk is a DVD. -- 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 g3-5-list@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list
Re: Upgrade my Ge
Try looking on the back, below the power plugs. There should be a sticker that has two barcodes and says something like 400MHZ/1MB CACHE/64MB SDRAM/6GB HD/DVD-ROM/KB This means that the machine has a 400MHz CPU, 1MB of CPU cache, 64MB of RAM, a 6GB hard drive, a DVD-ROM drive (and a DVD decoder card on the video card, same with DVD-RAM), and i have no idea about the KB. Those are the specs from the factory, and it should help with determining if your machine has a DVD drive. Also, you can flip the drive door down and if theres a DVD logo there, you have a DVD drive. If not, you most likely have a CD-RW drive. On Dec 21, 2009, at 5:28 AM, Lawrence David Eden wrote: Mine is just blue side panels and front.I tried a OS 10 4 tiger and it won't read the disk. Robert Long I suspect that you BW is not equipped with a DVD drive. Larry -- 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: Upgrade my Ge
Thanks, I'll take a look Robert Long From: kasm...@gmail.com Subject: Re: Upgrade my Ge Date: Mon, 21 Dec 2009 13:24:16 -0700 To: g3-5-list@googlegroups.com Try looking on the back, below the power plugs. There should be a sticker that has two barcodes and says something like 400MHZ/1MB CACHE/64MB SDRAM/6GB HD/DVD-ROM/KB This means that the machine has a 400MHz CPU, 1MB of CPU cache, 64MB of RAM, a 6GB hard drive, a DVD-ROM drive (and a DVD decoder card on the video card, same with DVD-RAM), and i have no idea about the KB. Those are the specs from the factory, and it should help with determining if your machine has a DVD drive. Also, you can flip the drive door down and if theres a DVD logo there, you have a DVD drive. If not, you most likely have a CD-RW drive. On Dec 21, 2009, at 5:28 AM, Lawrence David Eden wrote:Mine is just blue side panels and front.I tried a OS 10 4 tiger and it won't read the disk. Robert Long I suspect that you BW is not equipped with a DVD drive. Larry -- 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 _ Hotmail: Trusted email with powerful SPAM protection. http://clk.atdmt.com/GBL/go/177141665/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: Upgrade my Ge
Thanks Bruce, I looked at mine it is just a CD no DVD but I am going to put in one. Which is best in your advice to add?? Robert Long From: john...@pharmacy.arizona.edu To: g3-5-list@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: Upgrade my Ge Date: Mon, 21 Dec 2009 09:11:34 -0700 On Dec 20, 2009, at 8:25 PM, Robert Long wrote: Mine is just blue side panels and front.I tried a OS 10 4 tiger and it won't read the disk. You have a so-called 'BlueWhite' G3 Mac; you can install 10.4 on it but if you cannot read the disk, you may have the CDRW-only optical drive, the 10.4 disk is a DVD. -- 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 g3-5-list@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list _ Hotmail: Trusted email with powerful SPAM protection. http://clk.atdmt.com/GBL/go/177141665/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: Upgrade my Ge
On Dec 21, 2009, at 2:46 PM, Robert Long wrote: Thanks Bruce, I looked at mine it is just a CD no DVD but I am going to put in one. Which is best in your advice to add?? Well, just about any ATA DVD-/+ R-RW is usable with OS X 10.4.11. You may have to to use PatchBurn to get it fully recognized for burning, http://www.patchburn.de/ . New R/RW drives are about $35-$55 for ATA models.Geeks.com has a Hitachi 20X DVD +r DL drive for $34: http://tinyurl.com/ykegly9 -- 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 g3-5-list@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list
RE: Upgrade my Ge
Hello guys and gals, here is what I found on my G3 Ser. SB913SWCG9DEthernet ID *00 50 E4 D8 6A*310 mhz 512 k cache 64 mb sdram HD CDrom So you are right, no DVD but I have some good suggestions for which to install. I'll pick up some more ram and then go from there. I have a disk for Tiger 10.4 and I am getting a OS 9.2 to load if I want or need to. any other suggestions will be appreciated. By the way, I am not to hot on mac info but if you cook, I am a retired chef and have some awesome recipes. Robert Long From: texasche...@hotmail.com To: g3-5-list@googlegroups.com Subject: RE: Upgrade my Ge Date: Mon, 21 Dec 2009 14:40:50 -0700 Thanks, I'll take a look Robert Long From: kasm...@gmail.com Subject: Re: Upgrade my Ge Date: Mon, 21 Dec 2009 13:24:16 -0700 To: g3-5-list@googlegroups.com Try looking on the back, below the power plugs. There should be a sticker that has two barcodes and says something like 400MHZ/1MB CACHE/64MB SDRAM/6GB HD/DVD-ROM/KB This means that the machine has a 400MHz CPU, 1MB of CPU cache, 64MB of RAM, a 6GB hard drive, a DVD-ROM drive (and a DVD decoder card on the video card, same with DVD-RAM), and i have no idea about the KB. Those are the specs from the factory, and it should help with determining if your machine has a DVD drive. Also, you can flip the drive door down and if theres a DVD logo there, you have a DVD drive. If not, you most likely have a CD-RW drive. On Dec 21, 2009, at 5:28 AM, Lawrence David Eden wrote:Mine is just blue side panels and front.I tried a OS 10 4 tiger and it won't read the disk. Robert Long I suspect that you BW is not equipped with a DVD drive. Larry -- 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 Hotmail: Trusted email with powerful SPAM protection. Sign up now. -- 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 _ Hotmail: Trusted email with powerful SPAM protection. http://clk.atdmt.com/GBL/go/177141665/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: Upgrade my Ge
Here is what is on my G3 ser. SB913SWCG9DETHERNET ID *00 50 E4D8 6A* 310 MHZ 512K CACHE 64 MB SDRAM HD CDR I think this chip speed, cache and memory sdram and no dvdright? Robert Long From: kasm...@gmail.com Subject: Re: Upgrade my Ge Date: Mon, 21 Dec 2009 13:24:16 -0700 To: g3-5-list@googlegroups.com Try looking on the back, below the power plugs. There should be a sticker that has two barcodes and says something like 400MHZ/1MB CACHE/64MB SDRAM/6GB HD/DVD-ROM/KB This means that the machine has a 400MHz CPU, 1MB of CPU cache, 64MB of RAM, a 6GB hard drive, a DVD-ROM drive (and a DVD decoder card on the video card, same with DVD-RAM), and i have no idea about the KB. Those are the specs from the factory, and it should help with determining if your machine has a DVD drive. Also, you can flip the drive door down and if theres a DVD logo there, you have a DVD drive. If not, you most likely have a CD-RW drive. On Dec 21, 2009, at 5:28 AM, Lawrence David Eden wrote:Mine is just blue side panels and front.I tried a OS 10 4 tiger and it won't read the disk. Robert Long I suspect that you BW is not equipped with a DVD drive. Larry -- 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 _ Hotmail: Trusted email with powerful SPAM protection. http://clk.atdmt.com/GBL/go/177141665/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: Upgrade my Ge
yes, you have it right. On Dec 21, 2009, at 4:27 PM, Robert Long wrote: Here is what is on my G3 ser. SB913SWCG9D ETHERNET ID *00 50 E4D8 6A* 310 MHZ 512K CACHE 64 MB SDRAM HD CDR I think this chip speed, cache and memory sdram and no dvd right? Robert Long From: kasm...@gmail.com Subject: Re: Upgrade my Ge Date: Mon, 21 Dec 2009 13:24:16 -0700 To: g3-5-list@googlegroups.com Try looking on the back, below the power plugs. There should be a sticker that has two barcodes and says something like 400MHZ/1MB CACHE/64MB SDRAM/6GB HD/DVD-ROM/KB This means that the machine has a 400MHz CPU, 1MB of CPU cache, 64MB of RAM, a 6GB hard drive, a DVD-ROM drive (and a DVD decoder card on the video card, same with DVD-RAM), and i have no idea about the KB. Those are the specs from the factory, and it should help with determining if your machine has a DVD drive. Also, you can flip the drive door down and if theres a DVD logo there, you have a DVD drive. If not, you most likely have a CD-RW drive. On Dec 21, 2009, at 5:28 AM, Lawrence David Eden wrote: Mine is just blue side panels and front.I tried a OS 10 4 tiger and it won't read the disk. Robert Long I suspect that you BW is not equipped with a DVD drive. Larry -- 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: Upgrade my Ge
thanks ksam 279 I really appreciate all you people are doing to help me. I know a little about my macs but not too much. I could not even begin to know how to upgrade or fix one. Robert Long From: kasm...@gmail.com Subject: Re: Upgrade my Ge Date: Mon, 21 Dec 2009 16:32:54 -0700 To: g3-5-list@googlegroups.com yes, you have it right. On Dec 21, 2009, at 4:27 PM, Robert Long wrote:Here is what is on my G3 ser. SB913SWCG9DETHERNET ID *00 50 E4D8 6A* 310 MHZ 512K CACHE 64 MB SDRAM HD CDR I think this chip speed, cache and memory sdram and no dvdright? Robert Long From: kasm...@gmail.com Subject: Re: Upgrade my Ge Date: Mon, 21 Dec 2009 13:24:16 -0700 To: g3-5-list@googlegroups.com Try looking on the back, below the power plugs. There should be a sticker that has two barcodes and says something like 400MHZ/1MB CACHE/64MB SDRAM/6GB HD/DVD-ROM/KB This means that the machine has a 400MHz CPU, 1MB of CPU cache, 64MB of RAM, a 6GB hard drive, a DVD-ROM drive (and a DVD decoder card on the video card, same with DVD-RAM), and i have no idea about the KB. Those are the specs from the factory, and it should help with determining if your machine has a DVD drive. Also, you can flip the drive door down and if theres a DVD logo there, you have a DVD drive. If not, you most likely have a CD-RW drive. On Dec 21, 2009, at 5:28 AM, Lawrence David Eden wrote:Mine is just blue side panels and front.I tried a OS 10 4 tiger and it won't read the disk. Robert Long I suspect that you BW is not equipped with a DVD drive. Larry -- 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 _ Your E-mail and More On-the-Go. Get Windows Live Hotmail Free. http://clk.atdmt.com/GBL/go/171222985/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: Upgrade my Ge
Ok, your mac can go up to 10.4, but you'll need a retail disk (not an specific machine disk) you can put any standard IDE DVD ROM in your Power Mac( mine has a LG SuperMulti DVD Burner with dual layer support), you can get a WiFi PCI Card to connect to wifi networks, the other option is buy an WiFi USB Adapter (i bought one last year for my blueberry ibook). Greetings form Chile. Jorge. On 20, Dec, 2009, at 2:16 AM, Robert Long wrote: Hello, here is the info off my G3 My G 3 is a blue and the info on it is; CD rom and ATA hard drive, PCI slot $J12 display card, 4 MB disk cache. Virtual memory; 129 MB, Built in Memory 128 MB, backside L2 cache 512 K cache, Machine speed is 300 MHz, processor info PowerPC G3. It connects to internet via ethernet cable. It is not wifi capable yet and I want to up the memory and add a DVD drive and any other recommendations you wish to make. So if you have any info you don't mind sharing, let it fly. Thanks A and M for you response Robert Long PS thought I better add a subject line Hotmail: Trusted email with powerful SPAM protection. Sign up now. -- 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 athttp://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 -- 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: Upgrade my Ge
Jorge Quiroz wrote: Ok, your mac can go up to 10.4, but you'll need a retail disk (not an specific machine disk) you can put any standard IDE DVD ROM in your Power Mac( mine has a LG SuperMulti DVD Burner with dual layer support), you can get a WiFi PCI Card to connect to wifi networks, the other option is buy an WiFi USB Adapter (i bought one last year for my blueberry ibook). Greetings form Chile. Jorge. On 20, Dec, 2009, at 2:16 AM, Robert Long wrote: Hello, here is the info off my G3 My G 3 is a blue and the info on it is; CD rom and ATA hard drive, PCI slot $J12 display card, 4 MB disk cache. Virtual memory; 129 MB, Built in Memory 128 MB, backside L2 cache 512 K cache, Machine speed is 300 MHz, processor info PowerPC G3. It connects to internet via ethernet cable. It is not wifi capable yet and I want to up the memory and add a DVD drive and any other recommendations you wish to make. So if you have any info you don't mind sharing, let it fly. Thanks A and M for you response Robert Long PS thought I better add a subject line Hi, You won't get much joy from any variant of OSX with 128MB Ram: When I had a G3 Beige, 10.4 ran reasonably in 768MB - the max it would go to. Anything less than 512MB is likely to be a less-than-thrilling experience. Best. Ted -- 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: Upgrade my Ge
Robert, The BW is a nice machine... I have two of them. Lessee... You can max out the ram to 1 GB (4 x 256 MB) There are some processor options. You can go to an Apple 450 MHz G3. You can install a 450 MHz G4 CPU from the first gen. G4 machines... the Yikes/PCI graphics. (Note: Going to a G4 CPU will most likely require a firmware update to unlock G4 compatibility and it cannot be installed in OS X) There are other CPUs available from suppliers such as OWC and Sonnet up to 1 GHz. (My twin Smurfs have the G4/450 CPU and performed admirably) Hard drives... The BW has two different motherboards Rev. 1 and Rev. 2. The Rev. 1 is ===notorious=== for being finicky with anything but the original HD. The Rev. 2 resolved this problem. (To identify your system see: http://www.xlr8yourmac.com/G3-ZONE/yosemite/newfeatures.html) The BW is limited to to a maximum 128 GB, although this can be gotten around by using an add-on PCI/IDE adapter card. (OR using external USB or Firewire drives. At one point I had two 500GB USB drives connected.) Optical drives: Since I upgraded my machines, things may have changed, but at the time some DVD drives were not bootable in the BW. Some research would be prudent. FWIW, I found a Lite-On drive that was bootable and burned all CD/DVD media. (Lite-On SHOW-1693S) Graphics: The stock video card had 16 MB VRAM and, in my case, worked just fine for most purposes. I did upgrade one machine to a Radeon 7500 (I think) w/64MB VRAM, not so much for the extra video memory, but it had two video outputs and I love having two displays to work with! ;-) Wireless: There are some options here... check eBay. I only had wireless on my BW for a short period, because a the network switch was less than a foot from the machine and b I needed the card for a peecee I was using for a media center. I was using a Netgear card with a driver from OrangeWare (~ $15)... Seemed to work fine. That¹s about all that comes to mind at the moment... Perhaps more caffeine will jostle a thought or two loose! Amanda My Macs: Mac SE Superdrive (Sylvester) Powerbook G3/266 Wallstreet (Waldo) iMac G3/266 (George) Powermac BW G3 w/G4/450 x 2 (Bruce and Bryce) Powermac G4 Sawtooth 1.6GHz (Gregory) Powermac G4 GigE dual 450Mhz (Gene) Powermac G4 Digital Audio 733MHz (Dave) Powerbook G4 15² Al 1.5GHz (Albert) iMac G5 20² 1.8GHz (Warren) iMac Intel 20² Core 2 Dou 2.4 GHz (Irving) -- 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: Upgrade my Ge
Why didn't you just reply to Robert? Anyway, is the machine blue on the front, top and back or is it beige all around? On Dec 19, 2009, at 10:16 PM, Robert Long wrote: Hello, here is the info off my G3 My G 3 is a blue and the info on it is; CD rom and ATA hard drive, PCI slot $J12 display card, 4 MB disk cache. Virtual memory; 129 MB, Built in Memory 128 MB, backside L2 cache 512 K cache, Machine speed is 300 MHz, processor info PowerPC G3. It connects to internet via ethernet cable. It is not wifi capable yet and I want to up the memory and add a DVD drive and any other recommendations you wish to make. So if you have any info you don't mind sharing, let it fly. Thanks A and M for you response Robert Long -- 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: Upgrade my Ge
Mine is just blue side panels and front.I tried a OS 10 4 tiger and it won't read the disk. Robert Long From: kasm...@gmail.com Subject: Re: Upgrade my Ge Date: Sun, 20 Dec 2009 11:52:00 -0700 To: g3-5-list@googlegroups.com Why didn't you just reply to Robert? Anyway, is the machine blue on the front, top and back or is it beige all around? On Dec 19, 2009, at 10:16 PM, Robert Long wrote:Hello, here is the info off my G3 My G 3 is a blue and the info on it is; CD rom and ATA hard drive, PCI slot $J12 display card,4 MB disk cache. Virtual memory; 129 MB, Built in Memory 128 MB, backside L2 cache 512 K cache, Machine speed is 300 MHz, processor info PowerPC G3. It connects to internet via ethernet cable. It is not wifi capable yet and I want to up the memory and add a DVD drive and any other recommendations you wish to make. So if you have any info you don't mind sharing, let it fly. Thanks A and M for you response Robert Long -- 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 _ Hotmail: Free, trusted and rich email service. http://clk.atdmt.com/GBL/go/171222984/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
Upgrade my Ge
Hello, here is the info off my G3 My G 3 is a blue and the info on it is; CD rom and ATA hard drive, PCI slot $J12 display card,4 MB disk cache. Virtual memory; 129 MB, Built in Memory 128 MB, backside L2 cache 512 K cache, Machine speed is 300 MHz, processor info PowerPC G3. It connects to internet via ethernet cable. It is not wifi capable yet and I want to up the memory and add a DVD drive and any other recommendations you wish to make. So if you have any info you don't mind sharing, let it fly. Thanks A and M for you response Robert Long PS thought I better add a subject line _ Hotmail: Trusted email with powerful SPAM protection. http://clk.atdmt.com/GBL/go/177141665/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
