Re: Carbon Copy got strange?

2012-03-19 Thread John Carmonne
or VM folders, I would never have found it without TinkerTool. Is there a way to turn this feature off? John Carmonne Yorba Linda CA 92886 USA MacBook Pro i7 -- You received this message because you are a member of G-Group, a group for those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop Macs

Re: Carbon Copy got strange?

2012-03-19 Thread John Carmonne
On Mar 19, 2012, at 7:40 AM, Dan wrote: At 11:48 PM -0700 3/18/2012, John Carmonne wrote: Upon closer inspection with TinkerTool I found a 16GB file called sleepimage. and erased it. So I checked some more drives and some have it and some don't. Macs support two Sleep Modes. Normal

Re: Carbon Copy got strange?

2012-03-19 Thread JOHN CARMONNE
On Mar 19, 2012, at 8:46 AM, Dan wrote: At 8:02 AM -0700 3/19/2012, John Carmonne wrote: That's a good feature for my MacBook Pro's. So I guess the way it got on some of my iMacs and Mac Pro was due to a CCC that I used to set up those machines. No, not part of the cloning. The setting

Re: PowerMac G5 One Beep Before Chime

2012-03-17 Thread John Carmonne
started to fail and the ASD always passed. I finally got another board and alls well now. John Carmonne Yorba Linda CA 92886 USA MacBook Pro i7 -- 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: PM G5: When booting the DVD drive opens up

2012-03-17 Thread John Carmonne
on the subsequent boot. But why Skype would have something to do with the optical drive? John Carmonne Yorba Linda CA 92886 USA MacBook Pro i7 -- 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: G4 USB external hd will not start up 10.5

2012-03-16 Thread John Carmonne
CCC to get the 10.5.8 on it because it won't boot the 10.5 installer. John Carmonne Yorba Linda CA 92886 USA MacBook Pro i7 -- 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

Re: G4 USB external hd will not start up 10.5

2012-03-15 Thread John Carmonne
, handy for testing purposes. I have had trouble getting the format changed on the WD external drives you may have to do it multiple times till it sticks. It's not the HDD, it's the board in the enclosure. John Carmonne Yorba Linda CA 92886 USA MacBook Pro i7 -- You received this message

Re: Oil Cooling

2012-03-14 Thread John Carmonne
with PCs; does anyone know anything that may keep the G5 from working optimally? -- -- Illirik Smirnov Why not just overhaul your LCS with Marine coolant? It works good for me. John Carmonne Yorba Linda CA 92886 USA MacBook Pro i7 -- You received this message because you are a member

Re: G5 Optical Drive Data Cable

2012-02-27 Thread John Carmonne
On Feb 26, 2012, at 1:35 PM, Avid_Fan wrote: I'm in need of an optical drive data cable. Are they easy to pick up on the cheap? Do they use a standard data cable from any computer parts place? Cheers, Evan The cable in the G5 PowerMac is a standard IDE/PATA cable, John Carmonne

Re: Buying a G5

2012-02-17 Thread John Carmonne
that leaked were made by Delphi. There is a replacement unit made by Panasonic with two pumps that I've never seen leak, this is what I put in my Dual 2.7.. The Delphi units can be resealed to last longer than when new. John Carmonne Yorba Linda CA 92886 USA MacBook Pro i7 -- You received

Re: PowerMac G5 not waking from sleep?

2012-02-15 Thread John Carmonne
are real touchy on the seating of the RAM. Be sure all the sticks report in the Profiler. I've had to reseat a number of times to get all sticks running. John Carmonne Yorba Linda CA 92886 USA MacBook Pro i7 -- You received this message because you are a member of G-Group, a group

Re: G3 + Tiger: iTune 9?

2012-02-14 Thread John Carmonne
is the latest to work for me with Tiger and OS 10.4.11 John Carmonne Yorba Linda CA 92886 USA MacBook Pro i7 -- 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

Re: PowerMac G5 not waking from sleep?

2012-02-13 Thread John Carmonne
in the end, Do you have any dead ports on it? Have you reset the CUDA switch and repaired the permissions? John Carmonne Yorba Linda CA 92886 USA MacBook Pro i7 -- You received this message because you are a member of G-Group, a group for those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop Macs

Re: Bad Video Card?

2012-02-11 Thread John Carmonne
On Feb 2, 2012, at 8:30 AM, Bruce Johnson wrote: On Jan 27, 2012, at 4:04 PM, John Carmonne wrote: I think the smell may be from solder flux left over from the flashing process. The flashing process does not involve soldering at all, but is accomplished by software on a PC... -- Bruce

Re: Audio

2012-02-11 Thread John Carmonne
and remove it. I am sure that I can count on all of you to help me put out the fire Any other suggestions? Thanks, Larry If you have a jack you can pull off another board I say to replace it. John Carmonne Yorba Linda CA 92886 USA MacBook Pro i7 -- You received this message

Re: Cannot boot OS X

2012-02-11 Thread John Carmonne
, no installation is necessary. John Carmonne Yorba Linda CA 92886 USA MacBook Pro i7 -- 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

Re: Recommend USB UD for backups

2012-02-02 Thread John Carmonne
the flakey WD enclosure. John Carmonne Yorba Linda CA 92886 USA MacBook Pro i7 -- 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

Re: Airport dilemma

2012-02-02 Thread John Carmonne
to connect to my routers with the original AirPort b card using WPA even though the router says b/g/n support. John Carmonne Yorba Linda CA 92886 USA MacPro 2.66 Quad Nehalem -- You received this message because you are a member of G-Group, a group for those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop Macs

Re: G5 quad with different S/N

2012-01-29 Thread JOHN CARMONNE
sticker on the case door opening at the bottom of the latch area. The MOBO doesn't report a serial number in profiler. John Carmonne Yorba Linda CA 92886 From iMac Core Duo 2.0 -- You received this message because you are a member of G-Group, a group for those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop

Re: G4 or G5?

2012-01-14 Thread John Carmonne
are much faster then the G4's. The G5's with the fans running most of the time suck up a lot of juice. This is a plug in unit that will tell you the exact amount of power is used on anything you plug into it. http://www.thinkgeek.com/homeoffice/7657/ John Carmonne Yorba Linda CA 92886 USA

Re: G4 or G5?

2012-01-10 Thread JOHN CARMONNE
. My PPC G5 dual 2.7 averages 410 watts and my Mac Pro is 98 watts both doing the same work most of the time, however the G5's are much faster then the G4's. The G5's with the fans running most of the time suck up a lot of juice. John Carmonne Yorba Linda CA 92886 From iMac Core Duo 2.0

Re: G4 or G5?

2012-01-10 Thread John Carmonne
wattage yet, I'll let you know what I see. John Carmonne Yorba Linda CA 92886 USA MacPro 2.66 Quad Nehalem -- 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

Re: OS9

2012-01-08 Thread John Carmonne
it. If you have any machine with a OS9.2 system folder and application folder all you need to do is drag and drop them to your drive, no installation is necessary. John Carmonne Yorba Linda CA 92886 USA MacPro 2.66 Quad Nehalem -- You received this message because you are a member of G

Re: going to an Intel iMac

2012-01-08 Thread John Carmonne
. John Carmonne Yorba Linda CA 92886 USA MacPro 2.66 Quad Nehalem -- 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

Re: going to an Intel iMac

2012-01-07 Thread John Carmonne
? Thanks, Larry You can't get Tiger to boot on the Intel except a special version. The best way for me would be to install SL on the iMac and then tell it to migrate your Tiger drive. You can do it via Fire Wire . John Carmonne Yorba Linda CA 92886 USA MacPro 2.66 Quad Nehalem -- You

Re: Don't Landfill old Mac's

2012-01-07 Thread John Carmonne
This is a sales pitch for a Craptastic OS. It doesn't belong on the list. Please Nannie's? John Carmonne Yorba Linda CA 92886 USA MacPro 2.66 Quad Nehalem On Jan 6, 2012, at 6:11 PM, David W. Morris wrote: On Jan 6, 2012, at 5:14 PM, Len Gerstel wrote: This list is the G3-5 List

Re: Why doesn't my little drive opening dohicky work?

2012-01-07 Thread John Carmonne
drive to open. I've got the arrow dohicky in my top menu, but when I click on it , it says No Drives. I rechecked my connections. Everything looks and feels OK. l should probably do what? TIA Jim Try the eject key on the key board with the option key. John Carmonne Yorba Linda CA 92886

Re: OS 9.2.2 fro G4 MDD

2012-01-06 Thread John Carmonne
other machine just drag the system and application folder to the drive via TDM or other method and the drop in the ROM and you're good to go. No installation is nessesary. I can help you off list if you want. John Carmonne Yorba Linda CA 92886 USA MacPro 2.66 Quad Nehalem -- You received

Re: iLife '05 on Leopard? Is there a way to make iDVD 5.0.1 run on Mac OS X 10.5.8?

2012-01-06 Thread JOHN CARMONNE
on a not supported version of Mac OS X. AFAIK iDVD is Intel only. The other stuff will run on PPC 10.5.8. John Carmonne Yorba Linda CA 92886 From iMac Core Duo 2.0 -- You received this message because you are a member of G-Group, a group for those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop Macs

Re: OS 9.2.2 fro G4 MDD

2012-01-06 Thread John Carmonne
machines hence the lack on retail installers. Sorry for the lack of info on the last post. :-) John Carmonne Yorba Linda CA 92886 USA MacPro 2.66 Quad Nehalem -- You received this message because you are a member of G-Group, a group for those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop Macs

Re: Failure to boot

2011-12-16 Thread JOHN CARMONNE
disk in the drive, just a game disk. But it allowed me to get thru the start up screens back to finder. I would run DiskWarrior. John Carmonne Yorba Linda CA 92886 From iMac Core Duo 2.0 -- You received this message because you are a member of G-Group, a group for those using G3, G4

Re: G4 IBM Deskstar clicking

2011-12-13 Thread John Carmonne
it and if it mounts get the files a quick as you can before it goes again. John Carmonne Yorba Linda CA 92886 USA MacBook Pro i7 -- 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

Re: hard drives

2011-12-08 Thread John Carmonne
don't think I saw any Mac folks on them. I've a lot of Seagate HDD's and can't say anything bad, so I just bought 8 Seagate 2TB Green 5900 RPM 64 MB drives for two RAID boxes because Seagate uses them in the NAS and RAID systems they sell, plus a lot cheaper at this time:-) John Carmonne Yorba

Re: Upgrade question

2011-12-07 Thread JOHN CARMONNE
there was no direct correlation between G5 model and brand of LCS). But John Carmonne knows much more about this than me. I hope This will clear up the LCS models. The one with the copper tubing is the Panasonic. This was a fast fix for the many leakers that Apple had early on and AFAIK some of the very last

Re: G4 Cube and Quicksilver

2011-12-04 Thread John Carmonne
On Dec 4, 2011, at 6:41 AM, Bruce Johnson wrote: On Dec 3, 2011, at 4:01 PM, John Carmonne wrote: That sounds like a loose video card or missing RAM. No, actually it doesn't. The flashing question mark is quite explicit: no bootable system can be found. This could be from a bad

Re: Upgrade question

2011-12-03 Thread John Carmonne
reliable Panasonic. He will have to do some disassembly, I think, to get to the cooling unit. On my G5, it wasn't obvious just opening it. All you need to do is slip off the G5 processor cover and if you see copper tubing it's a Panasonic. John Carmonne Yorba Linda CA 92886 USA MacPro 2.66 Quad

Re: Upgrade question

2011-12-03 Thread John Carmonne
get confused that it isn't copper colored. The other LCS units use rubber hoses, not metal tubing, so it is easy to tell them apart. Here is the one in my G5 Dual 2.7. http://dl.dropbox.com/u/36728487/LCS%20Mac.zip John Carmonne Yorba Linda CA 92886 USA MacPro 2.66 Quad Nehalem

Re: G4 Cube and Quicksilver

2011-12-03 Thread John Carmonne
or missing RAM. John Carmonne Yorba Linda CA 92886 USA MacPro 2.66 Quad Nehalem -- 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

Re: Upgrade question

2011-12-02 Thread John Carmonne
On Dec 1, 2011, at 8:49 PM, Valter Prahlad wrote: Regarding the pumps, I think the Delphi was single pump, while the Panasonic dual pump (and this regardless of G5 model; I mean, AFAIK there was no direct correlation between G5 model and brand of LCS). But John Carmonne knows much more

Re: Apple Hardware test problems

2011-11-29 Thread JOHN CARMONNE
to access the AHT. John Carmonne Yorba Linda CA 92886 From iMac Core Duo 2.0 -- 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

Re: Would you share....

2011-11-28 Thread JOHN CARMONNE
notice that those drives on Newegg are now $199. Yeesh. Jeff Walther Seagate 2TB drives at Costco for $89.00 every day , limit 2 , and the warranty is good after you rip the drive from the USB enclosure:-) Plan to go the next day and get two more and so on. John Carmonne Yorba Linda CA 92886

Weather Widget fix 10.5.8

2011-11-16 Thread JOHN CARMONNE
. Repair permissions John Carmonne Yorba Linda CA 92886 From iMac Core Duo 2.0 -- 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

eSATA speed G5

2011-11-15 Thread JOHN CARMONNE
I'd like to know why my eSATA card on my PM G5 dual 2.7 transfers files no faster than my F/W400 or F/W 800. Can it be the enclosure? I get the same results on my Mac Pro. John Carmonne Yorba Linda CA 92886 From iMac Core Duo 2.0 -- You received this message because you are a member of G

Re: Drive Genius 2.2 touchy?

2011-11-15 Thread JOHN CARMONNE
the Mac Pro, its OSX should be new enough... :-? The boot volume is 10.5.7 John Carmonne Yorba Linda CA 92886 USA From PM G5 Dual 2.7 -- 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

Re: AlBook with a power issue

2011-11-07 Thread JOHN CARMONNE
suggestions are welcome! Ben -- b...@mac-geek.com Can't hurt to try to extract it you may be able to get it back in service if not then replace the connector. John Carmonne Yorba Linda CA 92886 From iMac Core Duo 2.0 -- You received this message because you are a member of G-Group, a group

Re: G5 Mistery

2011-11-06 Thread JOHN CARMONNE
). I wonder if MacTracker has some wrong info, or what... Mac Tracker is wrong a lot of the time EveryMac has the official info. Type your serial number on this site http://www.appleserialnumberinfo.com/Desktop/index.php It's a good page to see what you have. John Carmonne Yorba Linda CA

Re: Can I CCC a 10.4 from a G4 DA to a G5?

2011-11-05 Thread JOHN CARMONNE
trace on the floor plate below the CPUs (and there wasn't any). OTOH, taking from what John Carmonne said, if my G5 hasn't leaked anything yet, is probably the one having the (better) Panasonic LCS. Il giorno 5-11-2011 0:39, JohnCarmonne ha scritto: Apple had two different LCS's in the G5 PM

custom setting F keys

2011-11-04 Thread JOHN CARMONNE
Carmonne Yorba Linda CA 92886 From iMac Core Duo 2.0 -- 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

Re: Can I CCC a 10.4 from a G4 DA to a G5?

2011-11-04 Thread JOHN CARMONNE
on separate partitions. I also need classic. John Carmonne Yorba Linda CA 92886 From iMac Core Duo 2.0 -- 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

Re: Optical Audio Port continuously lit up on PowerMac G5 = NO internal speaker output = NO chime

2011-11-01 Thread JOHN CARMONNE
of the logic board. Be sure to disconnect all cables before doing this also remove PRAM battery. John Carmonne Yorba Linda CA 92886 From iMac Core Duo 2.0 -- 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

Re: Optical Audio Port continuously lit up on PowerMac G5 = NO internal speaker output = NO chime

2011-11-01 Thread John Carmonne
? In reference to the light it's a reddish glow behind the square door covering the optical cable port. AFAIK they are always on. I have a G5 Dual 2.7 and I'm on my second MOBO and the light has been there on both of them. John Carmonne Yorba Linda CA 92886 USA MacPro 2.66 Quad Nehalem -- You

Re: Optical Audio Port continuously lit up on PowerMac G5 = NO internal speaker output = NO chime

2011-11-01 Thread John Carmonne
preferences? John Carmonne Yorba Linda CA 92886 USA MacPro 2.66 Quad Nehalem -- 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

G5 runnaway fans

2011-10-31 Thread JOHN CARMONNE
with the Thermal Calibration drill and no problems were found. So I booted it back up and after about an hour the fans calmed down and both processors came down to normal. about 10% with a browser and Mail. Does anyone know if my RAM and HDD swap would do this? John Carmonne Yorba Linda CA 92886

PM G5 dual 2.7 RAM

2011-10-28 Thread John Carmonne
What's the most RAM that can be installed in a PM G5 Dual 2.7? I have 4 1GB and 4 512MB sticks at the moment and I saw some Crucial 4GB (2 x 2GB) 184-Pin DDR SDRAM ECC Registered DDR 400 (PC 3200) sticks. I want to know if I can install 8 of these in my Mac. John Carmonne Yorba Linda CA

Re: date time

2011-10-28 Thread JOHN CARMONNE
. If the machine is on the net set the time and date to automatic and it will set correctly when you power up. The battery isn't needed anymore. John Carmonne Yorba Linda CA 92886 From iMac Core Duo 2.0 -- You received this message because you are a member of G-Group, a group for those using G3, G4

Re: USB 2.0 Card for MDD G4

2011-10-27 Thread JOHN CARMONNE
for the help. Michael McMurtrey Carrollton, TX The one from Operator HeadGap is as good as any you can buy plus if it comes from them it works:-) John Carmonne Yorba Linda CA 92886 From iMac Core Duo 2.0 -- You received this message because you are a member of G-Group, a group for those using G3

Re: 10.5.8 Update Stuck in Configuring Installation for 12 Hours

2011-10-27 Thread JOHN CARMONNE
take hours. Did you format the drive before you began? John Carmonne Yorba Linda CA 92886 From iMac Core Duo 2.0 -- 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

Re: Disk image from SD card

2011-10-25 Thread John Carmonne
On Oct 22, 2011, at 3:09 PM, Bruce Johnson wrote: On Oct 22, 2011, at 2:48 PM, John Carmonne wrote: On Oct 18, 2011, at 8:11 PM, John Carmonne wrote: What's the fastest method to create a 8GB video image from an SDHC card from a video camera using a G4 1.25 machine? Toast or disk

Re: Disk image from SD card

2011-10-25 Thread JOHN CARMONNE
On Oct 25, 2011, at 9:09 AM, Len Gerstel wrote: On Oct 24, 2011, at 5:09 PM, John Carmonne wrote: On Oct 22, 2011, at 3:09 PM, Bruce Johnson wrote: On Oct 22, 2011, at 2:48 PM, John Carmonne wrote: On Oct 18, 2011, at 8:11 PM, John Carmonne wrote: What's the fastest method to create

Re: Ralink RT3072 802.11 b/g/n driver

2011-10-23 Thread John Carmonne
Anyone have a valid link for the 10.4 version of this driver? I know it's a long shot, but have you tried to install the Leopard driver under Tiger and check if it works? HTH, Felix I can send you the drivers off list if you'd like:-) John Carmonne Yorba Linda CA 92886 USA MacPro 2.66

Re: Disk image from SD card

2011-10-22 Thread John Carmonne
On Oct 22, 2011, at 12:28 PM, Bruce Johnson wrote: On Oct 18, 2011, at 8:11 PM, John Carmonne wrote: What's the fastest method to create a 8GB video image from an SDHC card from a video camera using a G4 1.25 machine? Toast or disk Utility? Does processor speed matter? Does max ram help

Re: My computer has a strange smell

2011-10-17 Thread John Carmonne
of junk. John Carmonne Yorba Linda CA 92886 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

Re: non ECC RAM?

2011-10-16 Thread John Carmonne
On Oct 15, 2011, at 8:00 PM, Kris Milford wrote: John Carmonne wrote: I have a 2009 2.66 Quad Nehalem. We may have discussed this before, but I think this is the model that you can upgrade to the 2010 firmware and significantly increase the bus if you get faster RAM? I think

Re: non ECC RAM?

2011-10-16 Thread John Carmonne
On Oct 16, 2011, at 9:21 AM, Jeffrey Engle wrote: On Oct 16, 2011, at 9:07 AM, John Carmonne wrote: Mostly I do a lot of burning DVD's and convert to MP4's Final Cut Pro in on the list also. I think a dual MDD will do that nicely:-) Jeff Engle Kamiah, ID 83536 Well, as nice

Re: non ECC RAM?

2011-10-16 Thread John Carmonne
On Oct 16, 2011, at 10:14 AM, Kris Tilford wrote: John Carmonne wrote: I have a 2009 2.66 Quad Nehalem. On Oct 15, 2011, at 8:00 PM, Kris Milford wrote: We may have discussed this before, but I think this is the model that you can upgrade to the 2010 firmware and significantly

Re: Need Wireless advice for late 2005 G5

2011-10-16 Thread John Carmonne
again, Dana This is what I use. Tiger and Leopard. http://www.ebay.com/itm/Wireless-WiFi-11n-PCI-E-Card-Mac-Pro-G5-Airport-300Mbps-/370306519560?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_2hash=item5637fd1208 John Carmonne Yorba Linda CA 92886 USA MacPro 2.66 Quad Nehalem -- You received this message

Re: Need Wireless advice for late 2005 G5

2011-10-16 Thread John Carmonne
dongles too but AFAIK they all require 3rd party software, no problem with that but you have to log in at each boot where as the Apple AiPort software is runningt when using the PCIe card. John Carmonne Yorba Linda CA 92886 USA Sent from my MBP -- You received this message because you

Re: Need Wireless advice for late 2005 G5

2011-10-16 Thread John Carmonne
. John Carmonne Yorba Linda CA 92886 USA MacPro 2.66 Quad Nehalem -- 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

Re: USB 3.0? drivers?

2011-10-15 Thread John Carmonne
-compliant external device. Look for PXHCD.kext. I got the PXHCD.kext. and upon dropping it in the system/library/extensions folder I get a dialogue box that says it's improperly installed. Is there a method to install it? John Carmonne Yorba Linda CA 92886 USA Sent from my MBP -- You

Re: USB 3.0? drivers?

2011-10-15 Thread John Carmonne
On Oct 15, 2011, at 12:17 PM, Kris Tilford wrote: On Oct 15, 2011, at 10:51 AM, John Carmonne wrote: I got the PXHCD.kext. and upon dropping it in the system/library/extensions folder I get a dialogue box that says it's improperly installed. Is there a method to install it? You need

Re: USB 3.0? drivers?

2011-10-15 Thread John Carmonne
receptacle on the back of the card. I have my external HDD powered with a 5V ac adaptor. The Mac Pro I don't think has a Molex plug anywhere to leach off of. JOHN CARMONNE Yorba Linda CA 92886 USA From TiBook 867 -- You received this message because you are a member of G-Group, a group

Re: USB 3.0? drivers?

2011-10-15 Thread John Carmonne
On Oct 15, 2011, at 5:58 PM, Kris Tilford wrote: On Oct 15, 2011, at 4:59 PM, John Carmonne wrote: The Mac Pro I don't think has a Molex plug anywhere to leach off of. A Y-cable adapter is the normal solution. I need to look inside but as I remember the 2,66 Quad Nehalem doesn't have any

Re: non ECC RAM?

2011-10-15 Thread John Carmonne
On Oct 15, 2011, at 6:44 PM, Tina K. wrote: On 2011/10/14 18:52, John Carmonne wrote: Has anyone mixed non ECC RAM on a Mac PRO? If so was there any problems? The ECC RAM of coarse is more expensive and I'm trying to keep down the cost. I have a 2009 2.66 Quad Nehalem. Whether Non-ECC

Re: non ECC RAM?

2011-10-15 Thread John Carmonne
On Oct 15, 2011, at 8:11 PM, Brielle Bruns wrote: On 10/15/11 7:44 PM, Tina K. wrote: On 2011/10/14 18:52, John Carmonne wrote: Has anyone mixed non ECC RAM on a Mac PRO? If so was there any problems? The ECC RAM of coarse is more expensive and I'm trying to keep down the cost. I have a 2009

non ECC RAM?

2011-10-14 Thread John Carmonne
Has anyone mixed non ECC RAM on a Mac PRO? If so was there any problems? The ECC RAM of coarse is more expensive and I'm trying to keep down the cost. I have a 2009 2.66 Quad Nehalem. John Carmonne Yorba Linda CA 92886 USA Sent from my MBP -- You received this message because you

Re: Mac frozen in startup

2011-09-29 Thread John Carmonne
Reseat the RAM first then the processor. If that doesn't do it It's probably going to be a logic board ROM, a PRAM battery doesn't need to be good. An ASD disk should boot because it has it's own ROM. JOHN CARMONNE Yorba Linda CA 92886 USA From TiBook 867 -- You received this message

Re: Startup Sequence

2011-06-29 Thread John Carmonne
iMac with a Griffin iMate adaptor on booted OS9. It will not run on Classic emulation due to some extensions that must read at boot time.:-). John Carmonne Yorba Linda CA 92886 USA From my TiBook 667 -- You received this message because you are a member of G-Group, a group for those

Re: Mail 2.1.3 Yahoo Mail

2011-06-24 Thread John Carmonne
account. John Carmonne Yorba Linda CA 92886 USA From my TiBook 667 -- 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

Re: Interesting Problem

2011-06-19 Thread John Carmonne
that usually gives the alert is iTunes on Tiger. Try to download again but with dial up it takes a long time if it comes at all. That package of software is 10 or more hours on dial up in this town:-) JOHN CARMONNE Yorba Linda CA 92886 USA From TiBook 867 -- You received this message because

Re: Selling upgraded Macs

2011-06-19 Thread John Carmonne
Tubes are available in 240. JOHN CARMONNE Yorba Linda CA 92886 USA From TiBook 867 -- 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

Re: Jump-Starting a Dead G5

2011-06-09 Thread John Carmonne
the front switch and start up the G5. I'm wondering if anyone has ever tried this? I'm not sure I want to be the first. I just replaced a logic board on one that did the same thing. Try to disconnect and reseat everything and it may start, also a video card can do that too. John Carmonne

G5 wont boot

2011-06-09 Thread John Carmonne
they show after the chime with option key. Geez what am I doing wrong?? I have a new late model Panasonic heat sink and no leaks. I've been at this for two days moved RAM cleaned swapped processors so I think maybe the boot ROM chip on the MOBO?? John Carmonne Yorba Linda CA 92886 USA Sent from my

refill a G5 LCS heat sink

2011-06-09 Thread John Carmonne
Has anyone on the list ever refilled a Panasonic model LCS heat sink on a PowerMac G5 Dual.? John Carmonne Yorba Linda CA 92886 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

normal running temps on G5 LCS?

2011-06-09 Thread John Carmonne
the two. They will range between 150F to 200F depending on the processor load, I was hoping for better performance from the Panasonic. John Carmonne Yorba Linda CA 92886 USA From my TiBook 667 -- You received this message because you are a member of G-Group, a group for those using G3

Re: iSight Camera App

2011-06-09 Thread John Carmonne
that a 1.25 GHz and 167 Bus is the threshold for acceptable performance. That would be the slowest machine I have that does kinda ok. The one that rocks is my MacPro. John Carmonne Yorba Linda CA 92886 USA Sent from my MBP -- You received this message because you are a member of G-Group, a group

Kernal panics eSATA drive

2011-06-09 Thread John Carmonne
reinstalling the sii driver all's well I'm wondering what could make the driver fall off. John Carmonne Yorba Linda CA 92886 USA MacPro 2.66 Nehalem Quad -- You received this message because you are a member of G-Group, a group for those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop Macs

Re: iLife OEM CD/DVD Burner

2011-06-01 Thread John Carmonne
Carmonne Yorba Linda CA 92886 USA From my TiBook 667 -- 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

Re: Wells Fargo, Numbers and Appleworks

2011-05-09 Thread John Carmonne
trusty AppleWorks 6 it even runs my real old Claris spread sheets. I wonder why the Apple people say it wont run on Intel they told me the same thing but I tried to install it and it works just like on the PPC's. John Carmonne Yorba Linda CA 92886 USA Sent from my MBP -- You received

Larger toasters?

2011-05-09 Thread John Carmonne
no size adjustment. Does someone know how to do this? JOHN CARMONNE Yorba Linda CA 92886 USA From TiBook 867 -- 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

Re: Malfunctioning ATA Drive

2011-05-09 Thread John Carmonne
CARMONNE Yorba Linda CA 92886 USA From TiBook 867 -- 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

Re: Malfunctioning ATA Drive

2011-05-09 Thread John Carmonne
and then the problem starts all over again. I should trash them but I like the enclosures . :-) John Carmonne Yorba Linda CA 92886 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

Re: A couple of useful hints and a tale of my day...

2011-04-28 Thread John Carmonne
get you back in the saddle? That's the first tool I go for 98% of the time it does the job for me. But nothing beats a backup. :-) John Carmonne Yorba Linda CA 92886 USA Sent from my MBP -- You received this message because you are a member of G-Group, a group for those using G3, G4

Re: Any keyboard key cleaning suggestions? (NOT involving a dishwasher!)

2011-04-28 Thread John Carmonne
CARMONNE Yorba Linda CA 92886 USA From TiBook 867 -- 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

Re: Any keyboard key cleaning suggestions? (NOT involving a dishwasher!)

2011-04-28 Thread John Carmonne
On Apr 28, 2011, at 6:27 PM, iJohn wrote: On Thu, Apr 28, 2011 at 4:56 PM, John Carmonne carmo...@aol.com wrote: You can Google the take-apart for them there's more than three screws. John, I tried googled around, but I didn't find much of use to me. It turns out there are a LOT

Re: Carbon copy slow on G5 PM

2011-04-26 Thread John Carmonne
On Apr 25, 2011, at 2:34 PM, Bruce Johnson wrote: On Apr 24, 2011, at 5:19 PM, John Carmonne wrote: I have a G5 PM Dual 2.7 and I'm copying a 1.1 TB folder from an internal 2TB drive to an external eSATA 2 TB drive it seems as though according to the progress bar that this will take 25

Re: iMac G4 questions

2011-04-26 Thread John Carmonne
whereas the second one came with 64 MB VRAM. Tina IMO EveryMac.com gives more info than Matracker on all the Macs. According to EveryMac.com Jeff's explaination is spot on. JOHN CARMONNE Yorba Linda CA 92886 USA From TiBook 867 -- You received this message because you are a member

Re: iMac G4 questions

2011-04-26 Thread John Carmonne
On Apr 26, 2011, at 1:43 PM, Tina K. wrote: On 2011/04/26 14:28, John Carmonne so eloquently wrote: On Apr 26, 2011, at 10:58 AM, Tina K. wrote: According to Mactracker both of the USB 1 17 iMacs use the GeForce4 MX but the earlier one came with 32 MB of VRAM whereas the second one came

Re: G4 laptop

2011-04-21 Thread John Carmonne
source, does this constitute a cycle? Thank you All mine are always plugged in when possible 24/7 batteries it place. John Carmonne Yorba Linda CA 92886 USA From my TiBook 667 -- You received this message because you are a member of G-Group, a group for those using G3, G4, and G5

Re: Huge amount of bounced mail coming back from this list...

2011-04-20 Thread John Carmonne
I got about 300. John Carmonne Yorba Linda CA 92886 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

Re: Network burning?

2011-04-19 Thread JOHN CARMONNE
? John Carmonne My G4 has no burning capabilities, I have an external CD burner hooked up to it. Peter John Carmonne Yorba Linda CA 92886 USA From G3 iMac Snow -- 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

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