Smell the power supply exhaust fan. they often make a horrid odor as
they fail.
Morgan
On Oct 17, 2011, at 5:01 PM, cheryl wrote:
You guys will think I'm nuts but here goes. My Quicksilver 2002 has a
smell coming out of it. It doesn't smell like it's burning but it's
definitely not normal.
On Oct 18, 12:44 pm, cheryl chelyh...@gmail.com wrote:
thanks to all for your input and advice! I'm buying a used Mac Mini
from someone on the swap list, but I may hold onto this computer or
give it to my friend who loves to tinker with Macs. I was wanting to
get a machine with a faster
a Quicksilver 2000
(OEM) with a clock rate of 1 Ghz from an American friend in the Netherlands.
I let a University use my computer while I was sleeping and
I was using a defragmenting program. The university did a lot of
calculations and my microprocessor's temperature went over 50 degrees
Celsius. I got
@Cheryl:
I'd buy a replacement PSU. Try finding one on the LEM swap-list. You
can install it yourself, if you know how to handle a screwdriver.
Or you could indeed replace it with another unit. I wouldn't, but I'm
biassed; I use a QuickSilver myself. ;)
Greetings,
Eelco.
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On Oct 17, 11:09 pm, cheryl chelyh...@gmail.com wrote:
I got this computer used from someone on the LEM swap list and it has
served me well for several years, but maybe it's time to replace it
with something a bit newer.
If you are a tinkerer, it can be fun to keep old hardware that's going
thanks to all for your input and advice! I'm buying a used Mac Mini
from someone on the swap list, but I may hold onto this computer or
give it to my friend who loves to tinker with Macs. I was wanting to
get a machine with a faster processor than this one and with a larger
hard drive. This
Hello:
Is the fan running? I got a smell too years ago! I have a Quicksilver 2000
(OEM) with a clock rate of 1 Ghz from an American friend in the Netherlands.
I let a University use my computer while I was sleeping and
I was using a defragmenting program. The university did a lot of
calculations
You guys will think I'm nuts but here goes. My Quicksilver 2002 has a
smell coming out of it. It doesn't smell like it's burning but it's
definitely not normal. I've cleaned it with canned air and vacuumed it
and I'm using it now. The smell is there but I can't find anything
hot, I don't see any
What is the PSU and where is it located in the machine? I'm not a
techie, sorry!
On Oct 17, 5:08 pm, peterh...@cruzio.com wrote:
You guys will think I'm nuts but here goes. My Quicksilver 2002 has a
smell coming out of it. It doesn't smell like it's burning but it's
definitely not normal.
Ok I know what a PSU is now. Is that smell coming out of there toxic?
On Oct 17, 5:21 pm, cheryl chelyh...@gmail.com wrote:
What is the PSU and where is it located in the machine? I'm not a
techie, sorry!
On Oct 17, 5:08 pm, peterh...@cruzio.com wrote:
You guys will think I'm nuts but
On Oct 17, 5:08 pm, peterh...@cruzio.com wrote:
You guys will think I'm nuts but here goes. My Quicksilver 2002 has a
smell coming out of it. It doesn't smell like it's burning but it's
definitely not normal. I've cleaned it with canned air and vacuumed it
and I'm using it now. The smell is
On Oct 17, 2011, at 5:01 PM, cheryl wrote:
You guys will think I'm nuts but here goes. My Quicksilver 2002 has a
smell coming out of it. It doesn't smell like it's burning but it's
definitely not normal. I've cleaned it with canned air and vacuumed it
and I'm using it now. The smell is there
It is like a melted plastic smell. I had an issue this summer where
the machine would overheat and shut itself off (no AC in my apartment,
it gets up to almost 90 in here during a hot summer day) so a friend
suggested opening the case just a tiny bit to let extra heat escape.
The CPU fan is not
If anyone wants to find a good capacitor. I recommend this website. I
bought the Nichicon brand produces lots of hi temp cap.
select Aluminum capacitor and start to drill down by its capacitance,
voltage then select the life time @ temp. Example for the life time @
temp, let's say 1000 hr @105
People get a kick out of what my PowerMac G3 400MHz can do (867MB RAM)
On Sat, Feb 27, 2010 at 3:02 PM, Ricardo Sevilla ae86dr...@gmail.com wrote:
I love getting a kick out of that as well. Nobody believes me when I show
them all that my G4 can do.
On Feb 27, 2010, at 10:30 AM, The M wrote:
Well, I ordered a PM G4 MDD off of eBay. The seller ripped me off and I didn't
get what was advertised. I am going to upgrade to leopard. How will it perform?
Here are the specs:
Dual 867 MHz G4
1GB RAM
Geforce 4 video card
You can't compare Apples and oranges. And Microsoft is the orange
On Feb 27, 2010, at 9:13 AM, The M wrote:
Well, I ordered a PM G4 MDD off of eBay. The seller ripped me off
and I didn't get what was advertised. I am going to upgrade to
leopard. How will it perform? Here are the specs:
Dual 867 MHz G4
1GB RAM
Geforce 4 video card
Pretty well, it's
Right now it only has 512MB RAM in and smokes my windoze machine in everything
but surfing the web :) glad to hear that it will run well
You can't compare Apples and oranges. And Microsoft is the orange here.
On Feb 27, 2010, at 11:26 AM, Bruce Johnson john...@pharmacy.arizona.edu
wrote:
On
On 2/27/10, The M mstye...@yahoo.com wrote:
Well, I ordered a PM G4 MDD off of eBay. The seller ripped me off and I
didn't get what was advertised.
So file a not as described complaint on the transaction in paypal and
get your money refunded.
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On Feb 27, 11:13 am, The M mstye...@yahoo.com wrote:
Well, I ordered a PM G4 MDD off of eBay. The seller ripped me off and I
didn't get what was advertised. I am going to upgrade to leopard. How will it
perform? Here are the specs:
Dual 867 MHz G4
1GB RAM
Geforce 4 video card
I'd report
You can't compare Apples and oranges. And Microsoft is the orange here.
On Feb 27, 2010, at 11:41 AM, JoeTaxpayer joetaxpaye...@gmail.com wrote:
I'd report them to eBay and insist on a full refund (or partial and
keep machine). I've bought multiple G4 MDD 1.25GHz, running 4 in the
house now,
Maybe mine had the fans replaced already. $78 + shipping. Did I get
ripped off? Running tiger, it screams.
- Sorry, I was confused, thought you were buying a higher speed. $78
is actually great. I paid as low as $125 for a stripped down (no HDD
at all) 1.25, or as much as $225 for a 1.42GHz.
My real concern (though thanks for the assurance) is the video. Will all of
leopards eye candy be smooth?
You can't compare Apples and oranges. And Microsoft is the orange here.
On Feb 27, 2010, at 12:04 PM, JoeTaxpayer joetaxpaye...@gmail.com wrote:
- Sorry, I was confused, thought you were
What video card are you running? I had a 32 mb Geforce 4 in mine but
recently upgraded to a 64 mb Geforce 4 and now it is nearly
perfect!!! I would think yours has at the very least a 32 mb video
card unless the original seller replaced the card. You can find that
in apple in the top left
On Feb 27, 12:08 pm, The M mstye...@yahoo.com wrote:
My real concern (though thanks for the assurance) is the video. Will all of
leopards eye candy be smooth?
For what it's worth, I just played a ripped DVD file (from a vob file
as if the dvd were in the drive), and Activity Monitor for the
How did the 32MB card run?
You can't compare Apples and oranges. And Microsoft is the orange here.
On Feb 27, 2010, at 12:14 PM, Ricardo Sevilla ae86dr...@gmail.com wrote:
I had a 32 mb Geforce 4 in mine but recently upgraded to a 64 mb Geforce 4 and
now it is nearly perfect!!!
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I love getting a kick out of that as well. Nobody believes me when I
show them all that my G4 can do.
On Feb 27, 2010, at 10:30 AM, The M wrote:
Hahaha I can't wait to show people how my what eight year old mac
runs faster than my windoze machine. LOL
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I love getting a kick out of that as well. Nobody believes me when I show them
all that my G4 can do.
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Hello, List, I have a Sawtooth 400MHz PowerPC G4 - 1G RAM - using OS X
10.2.8. I have both an Epson Stylus CX8400 AIO and an Epson PictureMate
PM240 printer connected to my computer through a D-Link USB DUB-H7 USB 2.0
Hub. Everything working well until last night when I changed my three color
On May 3, 2009, at 9:44 PM, JIM RAPER wrote:
I would see if the list had any advice that might be a little less
daunting to an old retired school teacher like me.
Use any web browser to access:
http://localhost:631/
This should show you the CUPS (Common Unix Printing System) which is
Hi, again, Already anticipating a question from the list. When I check the
Print Center, Printer List is displayed with the Stylus CX8400 selected and
Status listed *Stopped. *Go deeper and click Start jobs - Opening
printer connection is displayed running approx. 5secs. Then it stops and
Jobs
As for your older files, You should be able to use OS9 Classic
Environment either way for files 9.2 and older.
On Jan 4, 10:21 pm, joe j...@joethejuggler.com wrote:
On Jan 1, 2009, at 4:05 AM, Kris Tilford wrote:
The key to this Mac is:
Machine Model: PowerMac3,3
An AGP Graphics
On Jan 5, 2009, at 12:21 AM, joe wrote:
On Jan 1, 2009, at 4:05 AM, Kris Tilford wrote:
The key to this Mac is:
Machine Model: PowerMac3,3
An AGP Graphics (Sawtooth) should be PowerMac3,1.
Yes. Also, on my AGP Graphics (originally a 450 mhz) the profiler
even identifies it as
Here is Leopards minimum requirements in the following link.
http://www.apple.com/macosx/techspecs/
On Jan 4, 10:21 pm, joe j...@joethejuggler.com wrote:
On Jan 1, 2009, at 4:05 AM, Kris Tilford wrote:
The key to this Mac is:
Machine Model: PowerMac3,3
An AGP Graphics (Sawtooth)
On Jan 1, 2009, at 4:05 AM, Kris Tilford wrote:
The key to this Mac is:
Machine Model: PowerMac3,3
An AGP Graphics (Sawtooth) should be PowerMac3,1.
Yes. Also, on my AGP Graphics (originally a 450 mhz) the profiler
even identifies it as AGP Graphics:
Hardware Overview:
I'm pretty sure that there was 450MHZ Yikes!-Jonas
On Wed, Dec 31, 2008 at 2:38 PM, Kris Tilford ktilfo...@cox.net wrote:
On Dec 30, 2008, at 7:57 PM, rmwoods wrote:
Hardware Overview:
Machine Name:Power Mac G4
Machine Model: PowerMac3,3
CPU Type:PowerPC G4
On Jan 1, 2009, at 3:17 AM, jonas ulrich wrote:
I'm pretty sure that there was 450MHZ Yikes!
MacTracker calls the Yikes by the name PCI Graphics and says it only
came in a 350MHz and a 400MHz.
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jonas ulrich wrote:
I'm pretty sure that there was 450MHZ Yikes!
350 MHz and 400 MHz stock only, according to MacTracker.
There were stock 450 MHz Yosemites and Sawtooths.
-Jonas
On Wed, Dec 31, 2008 at 2:38 PM, Kris Tilford ktilfo...@cox.net
mailto:ktilfo...@cox.net wrote:
On
On Jan 1, 2009, at 3:49 AM, Clark Martin wrote:
jonas ulrich wrote:
I'm pretty sure that there was 450MHZ Yikes!
350 MHz and 400 MHz stock only, according to MacTracker.
There were stock 450 MHz Yosemites and Sawtooths.
The Yosemite is a G3 PowerMac and this is a G4.
The Sawtooth code
On Jan 1, 2009, at 2:05 , Kris Tilford wrote:
PowerMac3,3 is a Gigabit Ethernet model that's been fiddled with. It's
either a Mystic (code name) that originally came as a single 400MHz
that has been overclocked or upgraded with a single 450MHz CPU; or
it's a Medusa2 or SnakeBite that came
On 01-01-2009 13:12, Amanda Ward, amanda.w...@comcast.net, wrote:
Yup, the Powermac3,3 appears to be a Gig-E model and barring some
strange slip-up at Apple was never offered with the 450 MHz CPU.
As a devout tinkerer, I suspect the Gig-E was fiddled with. :-)
Someone wanting a bit more
Amanda Ward wrote:
On Jan 1, 2009, at 2:05 , Kris Tilford wrote:
PowerMac3,3 is a Gigabit Ethernet model that's been fiddled with. It's
either a Mystic (code name) that originally came as a single 400MHz
that has been overclocked or upgraded with a single 450MHz CPU; or
it's a Medusa2 or
On Jan 1, 2009, at 1:22 PM, Clark Martin wrote:
I'd say it's likely somebody upgraded a Sawtooth with a 450 MHz CPU to
something faster and moved the 450 into the GE.
Perhaps more likely, but in this case the unlikely occurred. The
Sawtooth is PowerMac3,1 and this is PowerMac3,3, a Gigabit
Kris Tilford wrote:
On Jan 1, 2009, at 1:22 PM, Clark Martin wrote:
I'd say it's likely somebody upgraded a Sawtooth with a 450 MHz CPU to
something faster and moved the 450 into the GE.
Perhaps more likely, but in this case the unlikely occurred. The
Sawtooth is PowerMac3,1 and this
On Jan 1, 2009, at 1:38 PM, Clark Martin wrote:
Kris Tilford wrote:
On Jan 1, 2009, at 1:22 PM, Clark Martin wrote:
I'd say it's likely somebody upgraded a Sawtooth with a 450 MHz
CPU to
something faster and moved the 450 into the GE.
Perhaps more likely, but in this case the unlikely
Wow! I never thought my original question would stimulate such a
debate. In any case. thanks for all the info. In case you are
interested here is the info which I got from the Chipmunk site: thanks
J. Hissel) after I dragges the case out and copied down the serial
number:
aantalip: 0
Serial
On 31-12-2008 02:57, rmwoods, rmwo...@interlog.com, wrote:
Although I have been using Mac for years, I am not expert enough to
know what kind of g4 (I think) I now have. The :About this Mac specs
are as follows:
Hardware Overview:
Serial Number:
Go back to the System Profiler and
As might be seen in my original post, there seems to be no serial
number in the Hardware Overview section. I don't know what that means.
On Dec 31, 1:34 pm, J.M.P.Hissel jo...@xs4all.nl wrote:
On 31-12-2008 02:57, rmwoods, rmwo...@interlog.com, wrote:
Although I have been using Mac for
On 31-12-2008 22:59, rmwoods, rmwo...@interlog.com, wrote:
As might be seen in my original post, there seems to be no serial
number in the Hardware Overview section. I don't know what that means.
Well, then look anywhere on your case for a barcode-sticker which will
normally have the Serial
On Dec 30, 2008, at 7:57 PM, rmwoods wrote:
Hardware Overview:
Machine Name:Power Mac G4
Machine Model: PowerMac3,3
CPU Type:PowerPC G4 (2.8)
Number Of CPUs: 1
CPU Speed: 450 MHz
L2 Cache (per CPU): 1 MB
Memory: 512 MB
Bus Speed: 100 MHz
Boot
Although I have been using Mac for years, I am not expert enough to
know what kind of g4 (I think) I now have. The :About this Mac specs
are as follows:
Hardware Overview:
Machine Name:Power Mac G4
Machine Model: PowerMac3,3
CPU Type:PowerPC G4 (2.8)
Number Of
On Dec 30, 2008, at 9:03 PM, insightinmind wrote:
It might be a Gigabit Ethernet ...
Or more likely AGP Graphics since a single cpu at 450 ...
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On Dec 30, 2008, at 5:57 PM, rmwoods wrote:
Although I have been using Mac for years, I am not expert enough to
know what kind of g4 (I think) I now have. The :About this Mac specs
are as follows:
Hardware Overview:
Machine Name:Power Mac G4
Machine Model: PowerMac3,3
Definitely don't upgrade to 10.5. It will run like crap.
On 12/30/08, Fabian Fang f...@mac.com wrote:
On Dec 30, 2008, at 5:57 PM, rmwoods wrote:
Although I have been using Mac for years, I am not expert enough to
know what kind of g4 (I think) I now have. The :About this Mac specs
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