Re: Help identifying g4 cards

2010-04-28 Thread Kris Tilford
On Apr 27, 2010, at 9:32 PM, Jack Countryman wrote: How else do I find out who made this modem card, where to get Macintosh drivers or software to make them work (the ATi web site only has windows drivers), etc.? You might look at the Vendor ID # and Device ID # and try to match these to

Re: File Recovery

2010-04-28 Thread Bruce Johnson
On Apr 27, 2010, at 7:45 PM, Dan wrote: This is why we recommend using CarbonCopyCloner for making backups. It's incremental backup setting has options that let you keep the old files around. That way nothing is lost. Yes, and when you restore from one of those you spend *HOURS* pawing

Re: File Recovery

2010-04-28 Thread Dan
At 8:52 AM -0700 4/28/2010, Bruce Johnson wrote: On Apr 27, 2010, at 7:45 PM, Dan wrote: This is why we recommend using CarbonCopyCloner for making backups. It's incremental backup setting has options that let you keep the old files around. That way nothing is lost. Yes, and when you

Re: File Recovery

2010-04-28 Thread Cliff Rediger
On Apr 27, 2010, at 7:45 PM, Dan wrote: This is why we recommend using CarbonCopyCloner for making backups.   On Apr 28, 8:52 am, Bruce Johnson john...@pharmacy.arizona.edu wrote: It's a bit disconcerting to make a complete backup, knowing you have   just a handful of file and folders on

Re: Question about Tiger DVD Install Disc???

2010-04-28 Thread James Therrault
On Apr 25, 2010, at 1:51 PM, Richard Gerome wrote: I don't think Apple will care about this at all, they are old OS's... If it was Leopard or Snow Leopard that would be different... I'm only living on S.S. Disability, I do not own anything or have any large amount of money saved and

PM G5 (Late 2005) does not boot with AP-BT card installed

2010-04-28 Thread Herbert Goodfriend
I bought a PowerMac G5 (Late 2005) DualCore 2.3GHz about six months ago and started using it two months ago. It came without any wireless functionality. I bought the special AirPort/Bluetooth combo card and the Runway card and the two tiny screws and the charming little plastic rivets. Last

Re: File Recovery

2010-04-28 Thread Baha Ata
what system u are using... i may recommend Data Rescue http://www.macosxapplications.com/system-disk-utilities/data-rescue-3-emergency-hard-drive-recovery-file-recovery/ but, wait... till more information come... you must download and burn as CD and start form CD or DVD. No touch to your

Re: PM G5 (Late 2005) does not boot with AP-BT card installed

2010-04-28 Thread Clark Martin
On 4/28/10 12:06 PM, Herbert Goodfriend wrote: I bought a PowerMac G5 (Late 2005) DualCore 2.3GHz about six months ago and started using it two months ago. It came without any wireless functionality. I bought the special AirPort/Bluetooth combo card and the Runway card and the two tiny screws

Re: PM G5 (Late 2005) does not boot with AP-BT card installed

2010-04-28 Thread JOHN CARMONNE
I would do a web search looking to see if there are variations on that AP-BT board. Board designs sometimes change such that they are incompatible with each other and they will only work in their respective computers. Have you tried to boot with an external drive to see if the systemk

Re: Question about Tiger DVD Install Disc???

2010-04-28 Thread Richard Gerome
Didn't make any money... But I got 2 computers (one being my Ti Powerbook) out of it, both my daughters each got one and a some of my friends paid me for a few what I had in them and the rest that I got together and running I sold on ebay and pretty much got back what I paid for

Re: slow flash drive

2010-04-28 Thread Charles Lenington
John Carmonne wrote: Hi a\All I got a free 4GB Kingston USB flash drive at MicroCenter on Sunday just for walking in the door and giving my e-mail addy. I'm moving a 1.25 GB file from one machine to another and this thing is slower than the second coming it took about 30 mins., I'm not

System file modifications keeps causing re-installs

2010-04-28 Thread Jonas Lopez
System file modifications keeps causing re-installs With the use of various mice and all the other similar (finger moving flats) we keep finding the system will no longer load, because a required file has been inadvertently or on purpose moved by accident or maliciously. Can all the system be

Re: System file modifications keeps causing re-installs

2010-04-28 Thread Kris Tilford
On Apr 28, 2010, at 8:52 PM, Jonas Lopez wrote: System file modifications keeps causing re-installs With the use of various mice and all the other similar (finger moving flats) we keep finding the system will no longer load, because a required file has been inadvertently or on purpose moved

Re: slow flash drive

2010-04-28 Thread iJohn
On Wed, Apr 28, 2010 at 9:57 PM, JOHN CARMONNE carmo...@aol.com wrote: I just never had one so slow, I thought they're all the same in that respect. No, Non-volatile aka flash memory comes in lots of different speeds. The reason why a 32 GB Intel SSD can run you around $360 is because it claims

Re: slow flash drive

2010-04-28 Thread Bill Connelly
On Apr 28, 2010, at 11:18 PM, iJohn wrote: (Out of curiosity, is there a freeware (enough) tool for Mac's that can be used to get a rough measure of the read (write?) speeds of a drive? It's easy enough to get a ballpark guess figure these days with Win 7 by just moving files and asking for

Re: Question about Tiger DVD Install Disc???

2010-04-28 Thread Mark Sokolovsky
Oh really? Then how come i am able to install tiger on multiple computers without activation or licence errors?  Sent from my Power mac G4 Sawtooth. -- 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

Re: Question about Tiger DVD Install Disc???

2010-04-28 Thread Dan
At 12:01 AM -0400 4/29/2010, Mark Sokolovsky wrote: Oh really? Then how come i am able to install tiger on multiple computers without activation or licence errors? Not sure to what exactly you're commenting. Apple chooses to trust its customers, and not employ the draconian measures that

Re: slow flash drive

2010-04-28 Thread Dan
At 11:18 PM -0400 4/28/2010, iJohn wrote: (Out of curiosity, is there a freeware (enough) tool for Mac's that can be used to get a rough measure of the read (write?) speeds of a drive? It's easy enough to get a ballpark guess figure these days with Win 7 by just moving files and asking for