Re: Rotten smell raises Apple toxin fears

2008-10-03 Thread Simon Royal
Hi I have had a number of iMac G3s and these smell terrible of burning. I changed the plastics on one recently and whilst testing it afterward smelt so bad of burning plastic I thought I had done something wrong. But my sons iMac G3 smells just as bad. Simon --- www.simonroyal.co.uk and

Re: AGP 400Mhz Upgrade Options

2008-10-03 Thread dc
Check the uni-n # to see if it will support a dual processor. If yes the dual 500 MHz from a Gig-E will fit right in with no mods needed. It will be the cheapest upgrade. It will run Tiger easily, I have one running Leopard but that is borderline on the DP 500. On Oct 3, 5:54 am, Simon Royal

Re: G4 startup problems UPDATE!

2008-10-03 Thread Pix4work
Thank you for your input. Not knowing how to properly identify a retail Tiger disc, I was sold a grey OSX disc. That indeed may be a source of the install problems. I am wondering if it's the only reason the machine will not power up; perhaps Apple has some info doc's on the subject. Any

something weird network preferences

2008-10-03 Thread B
Hi I work on PB 867mhz, 1 ghz ram. I connected to internet via DHCP and a router, sometimes, when I am outside of my home, I connected with the internal modem. Something weird happens when i open network preferences. I have this message : network preferences are change by an other application.

Re: something weird network preferences

2008-10-03 Thread Charles Davis
On Oct 3, 2008, at 10:11 AM, B wrote: Hi I work on PB 867mhz, 1 ghz ram. I connected to internet via DHCP and a router, sometimes, when I am outside of my home, I connected with the internal modem. Something weird happens when i open network preferences. I have this message : network

Re: something weird network preferences

2008-10-03 Thread B
On 3 oct, 10:48, Charles Davis [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Oct 3, 2008, at 10:11 AM, B wrote: Hi I work on PB 867mhz, 1 ghz ram.  I connected to internet via DHCP and a router, sometimes, when I am outside of my home, I connected with the internal modem. Something weird happens

Sawtooth P1 burnout advice

2008-10-03 Thread Bill Christensen
Update: The power supply itself checks out. Voltage is good for all pins, including the blackend ones. I'll check various other components separately on another machine (processor, RAM, cards), but assuming those are working does anyone here know how to diagnose a mobo? original msg