On Jun 18, 2:32 pm, johnwd5 john...@gmail.com wrote:
Hello,
I seem to recall an article a few years back where someone managed to
somehow literally hack into an Orinoco Wavelan card and cut it to a 90
degree angle in order for their G4 tower door to close.
If anyone has it bookmarked
Hello,
I seem to recall an article a few years back where someone managed to
somehow literally hack into an Orinoco Wavelan card and cut it to a 90
degree angle in order for their G4 tower door to close.
If anyone has it bookmarked could they contact me? I have it installed
and seen
My PM G4 MDD Dual 1.25 has everything I will ever need in a PPC machine. This
box runs every day mostly ripping and burning, great for burning two at a time
in the time of one. I've never had a component go out yet except a PRAM battery
and HHD that Seagate replaced for free. All I think is
On Oct 28, 2010, at 6:28 AM, Powermac wrote:
Now that time has gone by we should have an idea what the most and
least reliable G4 towers are. Seems to me that ADC equipped towers
have issues with power supplies, other then that I don't know. What do
you guys think?
While not in the same
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On Oct 28, 2010, at 10:00 PM, Bruce wrote:
Hello,
Most Reliable G4 Tower:
MDD Dual 1.25
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Subject: Re: Most reliable G4 tower model , least reliable
I have two 1.25 GHz MDD G4's
Now that time has gone by we should have an idea what the most and
least reliable G4 towers are. Seems to me that ADC equipped towers
have issues with power supplies, other then that I don't know. What do
you guys think?
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Now that time has gone by we should have an idea what the most and
least reliable G4 towers are. Seems to me that ADC equipped towers
have issues with power supplies, other then that I don't know. What do
you guys think?
IMHO my G4 MDD Dual 1.25 is the work horse around here it has a Cinema
On Oct 28, 2010, at 7:12 AM, carmo...@aol.com wrote:
Now that time has gone by we should have an idea what the most and
least reliable G4 towers are. Seems to me that ADC equipped towers
have issues with power supplies, other then that I don't know. What do
you guys think?
The Digital Audio models aren't quite as fast as the MDD but they are
very well built and probably less expensive if you're looking to pick
up a used one. With a slight wiring mod I put a QS 933 MHz processor
into mine, along with the max 1.5 GB RAM and a GeForce 6200 video
card; it runs Leopard
At 9:28 AM -0700 10/28/10, Jeffrey Engle wrote:
I need to agree here, my MDD dual 1.42 is a keeper, very dependable
machine. Jeff Engle
Ditto knocking on wood!
Diane
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I'm interested in a Quicksilver 2002 and a Gigabit Ethernet, the QS
for OS X and the Gigabit for Linux on PPC.
On Thu, Oct 28, 2010 at 15:16, diane di...@mathermotorsports.com wrote:
At 9:28 AM -0700 10/28/10, Jeffrey Engle wrote:
I need to agree here, my MDD dual 1.42 is a keeper, very
On Oct 28, 2010, at 4:18 PM, Alex Smith (K4RNT) wrote:
I'm interested in a Quicksilver 2002 and a Gigabit Ethernet, the QS
for OS X and the Gigabit for Linux on PPC.
I'm enjoying my Quicksilver 2002 Dual 1GHz, but had to replace the
motherboard after a lightening strike nearby ... turns
I like this model a lot. The Zip drive, if still there, and Zip CAGE
can both be removed, creating more open space inside for running
cables, SCSI, ATA or SATA. It seems to run cooler and quieter than a
MDD I had for a short time.
On Oct 28, 2010, at 4:32 PM, Bill Connelly wrote:
On Oct 28, 2010, at 4:32 PM, admin wrote:
I like this model a lot. The Zip drive, if still there, and Zip
CAGE can both be removed, creating more open space inside for
running cables, SCSI, ATA or SATA. It seems to run cooler and
quieter than a MDD I had for a short time.
The QS 2002
On Oct 28, 2010, at 9:28 AM, Powermac wrote:
Now that time has gone by we should have an idea what the most and
least reliable G4 towers are. Seems to me that ADC equipped towers
have issues with power supplies, other then that I don't know. What do
you guys think?
I'll probably keep my
Is it true that the ati radeon card needs additional power or can I do a
straight swap and upgrade the g4mx?
On Oct 28, 2010, at 8:49 PM, Dale Hoffman dh...@margnat.com wrote:
On Oct 28, 2010, at 9:28 AM, Powermac wrote:
Now that time has gone by we should have an idea what the most and
I have had wonderful reliability with my g4 933 QS.
On Oct 28, 2010, at 8:49 PM, Dale Hoffman dh...@margnat.com wrote:
On Oct 28, 2010, at 9:28 AM, Powermac wrote:
Now that time has gone by we should have an idea what the most and
least reliable G4 towers are. Seems to me that ADC
On Oct 28, 2010, at 7:58 PM, Baldassare Guzzo wrote:
Is it true that the ati radeon card needs additional power or can I
do a straight swap and upgrade the g4mx?
The term ATI Radeon card describes an entire series that started in
2000 and continues to today. Generally speaking, you should
On Oct 28, 2010, at 8:58 PM, Baldassare Guzzo wrote:
Is it true that the ati radeon card needs additional power or can I
do a straight swap and upgrade the g4mx?
I have a ATI 9800Pro in my QS 2002 Dual, and yes it requires a plug
into the system's wiring ... very simple.
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You get the power from one of the ata hd power plugs? Why can't it operate
like the mx card?
On Oct 28, 2010, at 9:11 PM, Bill Connelly billycarm...@verizon.net wrote:
On Oct 28, 2010, at 8:58 PM, Baldassare Guzzo wrote:
Is it true that the ati radeon card needs additional power or can I
On Oct 28, 2010, at 9:24 PM, Baldassare Guzzo wrote:
You get the power from one of the ata hd power plugs? Why can't it
operate like the mx card?
I don't remember ... maybe the 9800's fan (not one on the 4MX card)
needs the extra power?
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On Oct 28, 2010, at 8:24 PM, Baldassare Guzzo wrote:
You get the power from one of the ata hd power plugs?
What model of Radeon card are you talking about?
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Hello,
Most Reliable G4 Tower:
MDD Dual 1.25
Least Reliable G4 Tower:
2001 QS 733 - 2 dead power supplies in 2 years.
Bruce Sugarberg WA8TNC
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I was considering the ati radeon pro Mac edition in 128 or 256. Seems like
they are expensive and not easy to come by. I see now that you have to watch
and make sure it's a Mac card and that it has adc too.
On Oct 28, 2010, at 9:34 PM, Kris Tilford ktilfo...@cox.net wrote:
On Oct 28, 2010,
I'm not sure of which one yet. I guess the 128 would be a huge improvement
On Oct 28, 2010, at 9:34 PM, Kris Tilford ktilfo...@cox.net wrote:
On Oct 28, 2010, at 8:24 PM, Baldassare Guzzo wrote:
You get the power from one of the ata hd power plugs?
What model of Radeon card are you
On Oct 28, 2010, at 9:06 PM, Baldassare Guzzo wrote:
I was considering the ati radeon pro Mac edition in 128 or 256.
Seems like they are expensive and not easy to come by. I see now
that you have to watch and make sure it's a Mac card and that it has
adc too.
I'm not sure of which one
I've had my 400MHz G4 Gigabit since January of 2001 as my main
desktop machine. It runs 24/7, (except when I travel), and it has
run flawlessly for this period. Only modification was the addition
of a SCSI card when new and pumping up the ram from 256MB to 768MB.
Oh, I did replace the
Thanks. I'll give it a try.
On Oct 28, 2010, at 10:15 PM, Kris Tilford ktilfo...@cox.net wrote:
On Oct 28, 2010, at 9:06 PM, Baldassare Guzzo wrote:
I was considering the ati radeon pro Mac edition in 128 or 256. Seems like
they are expensive and not easy to come by. I see now that
reliable G4 tower model , least reliable
On Oct 28, 2010, at 4:32 PM, admin wrote:
I like this model a lot. The Zip drive, if still there, and Zip
CAGE can both be removed, creating more open space inside for
running cables, SCSI, ATA or SATA. It seems to run cooler and
quieter than a MDD
I have 5 MDD G4s. One was bought new, all others on eBay. Ironically
one failed, power supply I think, and it was the machine I had bought
new.
These can be had with solid RAM (2GB) and only need a USB 2.0 card to
be fully useful. Leopard runs well on them.
I bought a Mac Pro Quad core a few
I tried multiple ways to get Leopard to install onto my Gigabit G4 tower,
including putting it into FireWire disk mode and installing from a Mac mini G4,
as well as modifying the reported clock frequency in Open Firmware and booting
from the Leopard installer.
Every time I'm getting the unable
On Aug 18, 2010, at 10:29 PM, Dan Palka wrote:
I tried multiple ways to get Leopard to install onto my Gigabit G4 tower,
including putting it into FireWire disk mode and installing from a Mac mini
G4, as well as modifying the reported clock frequency in Open Firmware and
booting from
From: g3-5-list@googlegroups.com [mailto:g3-5-l...@googlegroups.com] On
Behalf Of John Carmonne
Sent: Friday, August 20, 2010 8:16 AM
To: g3-5-list@googlegroups.com
Subject: Re: Gigabit G4 Tower + Leopard = Not working?
On Aug 18, 2010, at 10:29 PM, Dan Palka wrote:
I tried multiple
You need at least 867 MHz processor to install 10.5 on that machine. I
do this by installing the system on a Fire Wire drive via a compatible
machine and the using Carbon Copy Cloner to get it on the slower
machine. But be aware it will be real slooow. :-)
There are software tricks and
On Aug 20, 2010, at 8:27 AM, John Carmonne wrote:
The OP stated a Mini G4 in the mix I sometimes feel that the Mini system can
be problematic I would do an install on a FW drive from any G4 867 up except
a Mini and see if I could boot the FW drive on the Gigabit. Then you may have
to reset
On Feb 9, 1:31 pm, Jonas Lopez jonaslo...@yahoo.com wrote:
Problem inst of 10.5 on this:
Tower may be sawtooth G4 450 MHz box with AGP Graphics on a card.
12 Gb hd 470 Mb, Zip, fd, DVD/cd Drive, all are Apple branded.
will not let me.
Was there a rule about speed or a way around it?
You
Problem inst of 10.5 on this:
Tower may be sawtooth G4 450 MHz box with AGP Graphics on a card.
12 Gb hd 470 Mb, Zip, fd, DVD/cd Drive, all are Apple branded.
will not let me.
Was there a rule about speed or a way around it?
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Yes... 10.5 will not install on a G4 with less than an 867 MHz CPU. That
said, you can fool the installer by going into Open Firmware and specifying
867 MHz as the processor speed. That will let the installer do its thing and
then revert to the actual speed on reboot.
It will run at lower speeds,
On Feb 9, 2010, at 11:31 AM, Jonas Lopez wrote:
Problem inst of 10.5 on this:
Tower may be sawtooth G4 450 MHz box with AGP Graphics on a card.
12 Gb hd 470 Mb, Zip, fd, DVD/cd Drive, all are Apple branded.
will not let me.
Was there a rule about speed or a way around it?
Yes, you need
I do this via CCC. Get the system on the machine then use migration
Assittant to tranfer your stuff to the Leo.
John Carmonne wtmm
Yorba Linda USA
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On Feb 9, 2010, at 12:31 PM, Jonas Lopez wrote:
Was there a rule about speed or a way around it?
Rule about speed = 867 MHz G4 CPU
Way around:
http://www.versiontracker.com/dyn/moreinfo/macosx/33657
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...@yahoo.com wrote:
OK, this is probably a really stupid question, but I just bought an old G4
tower (450 Mhz), and I was wondering how one removes the HD? (I actually bought
two...one of which is the good one--but has no HD--the other one has a HD,
but is otherwise inferior). I want to take
10, 2009, at 5:53 PM, Bryan Roth wrote:
OK, this is probably a really stupid question, but I just bought an
old G4 tower (450 Mhz), and I was wondering how one removes the HD?
(I actually bought two...one of which is the good one--but has no
HD--the other one has a HD, but is otherwise
From: bla...@telkomsa.net
Subject:Re: G4 TOWER
Date: 11 August 2009 8:47:33 AM
To: g3-5-list@googlegroups.com
The drive is on a sled which slides downward and locks onto 3 pins
on the case. There is a clutchplate on the left of the sled.
Pull
Thanks so much, Geoff! After glancing at it, I just couldn't see how it was
done, and didn't want to force anything...I appreciate it!
--- On Tue, 8/11/09, Geoff Black bla...@telkomsa.net wrote:
From: Geoff Black bla...@telkomsa.net
Subject: Re: G4 TOWER
To: g3-5-list@googlegroups.com
Date
Geoff Black wrote:
*From: * bla...@telkomsa.net mailto:bla...@telkomsa.net
*Subject: * *Re: G4 TOWER*
*Date: * 11 August 2009 8:47:33 AM
*To: * g3-5-list@googlegroups.com mailto:g3-5-list@googlegroups.com
The drive is on a sled which slides downward and locks onto 3 pins on
the case
Same basic principle but with lockscrew.
I am from Johannesburg S. Africa our Macs are built in Cork - Ireland
Maybye there's a diff? The lock screw is a good idea.
On 11 Aug 2009, at 6:48 PM, Charles Lenington wrote:
Your 450 G4 must be different then everyone elses. Most 450 G4s have a
metal
OK, this is probably a really stupid question, but I just bought an old G4
tower (450 Mhz), and I was wondering how one removes the HD? (I actually bought
two...one of which is the good one--but has no HD--the other one has a HD,
but is otherwise inferior). I want to take the HD out of the one
On Aug 10, 2009, at 5:53 PM, Bryan Roth wrote:
OK, this is probably a really stupid question, but I just bought an
old G4 tower (450 Mhz), and I was wondering how one removes the HD?
(I actually bought two...one of which is the good one--but has no
HD--the other one has a HD
Yeah
I do it all the time
On Jan 19, 2009, at 02:34 am, Dan A. Currie wrote:
Jeffrey Engle wrote:
If i turn on sharing in leopard (on any leopard compatible G4 tower),
that's all I need to access a headless G4 tower? I don't think I need
a keyboard/mouse plugged into it accept to boot
On Jan 18, 2009, at 4:18 PM, Jeffrey Engle wrote:
If i turn on sharing in leopard (on any leopard compatible G4 tower),
that's all I need to access a headless G4 tower? I don't think I need
a keyboard/mouse plugged into it accept to boot it right?... then
access from my laptop in the living
On Jan 19, 2009, at 5:44 AM, Amanda Ward wrote:
On Jan 18, 2009, at 4:18 PM, Jeffrey Engle wrote:
If i turn on sharing in leopard (on any leopard compatible G4 tower),
that's all I need to access a headless G4 tower? I don't think I need
a keyboard/mouse plugged into it accept to boot
Jeff...
On Jan 19, 2009, at 7:13 AM, Jeffrey Engle wrote:
Are you running tiger on the sawtooth and DA? and if not, how did you
get leopard to install? what's your experience so far with it. Thank
you. Jeff
Jeff Engle
Kamiah, Idaho 83536
I'm running Leopard on both. The Sawtooth has a
wow, thank you for the info!, just curious.. what did you have to pay
foe the 1.6 cpu upgrade and was it simple to install? any problems
encountered? Jeff
On Jan 19, 2009, at 8:04 AM, Amanda Ward wrote:
Jeff...
On Jan 19, 2009, at 7:13 AM, Jeffrey Engle wrote:
Are you running tiger on
On Jan 19, 2009, at 8:41 AM, Jeffrey Engle wrote:
wow, thank you for the info!, just curious.. what did you have to pay
foe the 1.6 cpu upgrade and was it simple to install? any problems
encountered? Jeff
It's been a while, but I =think= it was $239 at OWC. It was a
PowerLogix brand. Of
If i turn on sharing in leopard (on any leopard compatible G4 tower),
that's all I need to access a headless G4 tower? I don't think I need
a keyboard/mouse plugged into it accept to boot it right?... then
access from my laptop in the living room.
Jeff Engle
Kamiah, Idaho 83536
208-935
Jeffrey Engle wrote:
If i turn on sharing in leopard (on any leopard compatible G4 tower),
that's all I need to access a headless G4 tower? I don't think I need
a keyboard/mouse plugged into it accept to boot it right?... then
access from my laptop in the living room.
Jeff Engle
Anne Keller-Smith wrote:
Hi - it has decided to have insomnia. Used to sleep really well.
Sometimes it will sleep after a minute which is how I set it in Energy
Saver. But the hard disk doesn't go to sleep. When I select sleep under
the Apple Menu it wakes up after about 5 seconds.
Any
Someone gave me a G4 tower, because it occasionally does not start up
at all. (The next time it does that, I'll be ready with my voltmeter
to test the power supply, since that seems to be a likely cause).
Since otherwise it seems to be working pretty well, I'm thinking about
upgrading it from
On Oct 13, 7:05 pm, Paul [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Someone gave me a G4 tower, because it occasionally does not start up
at all. (The next time it does that, I'll be ready with my voltmeter
to test the power supply, since that seems to be a likely cause).
Since otherwise it seems
It looks like this model only used CPU's up to 500 MHz, which would be
a barely noticeable upgrade.
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On Sep 29, 2008, at 3:21 PM, Simon Royal wrote:
If I am lucky it is one of the AGP 'Sawtooth' models with Airport
slot and
I can add my Airport card in. If not, if it is the original PCI
'Yikes'
version and I don't have that luxury I need to look for USB or PCI
alternatives.
Does
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