Re: Digest for g3-5-list@googlegroups.com - 2 updates in 1 topic

That worked. I got a sata enclosure on ebay for about $20. On 7/28/20 6:47 AM, g3-5-list@googlegroups.com wrote: g3-5-list@googlegroups.com < https://groups.google.com/forum/?utm_source=digest_medium=email#!forum/g3-5-list/topics> Google Groups

Re: Disappeared HDs

On Jul 27, 2020, at 7:13 AM, smac0031 mailto:m.smurph...@gmail.com>> wrote: I have a old Intel PowerMac with os 10.11. It wasn't compatible with my old Brother HL-1440 printer. I got around this problem by creating a second HD with snow leopard on it. I am able to print with this printer from

Re: Automatic login w/o password

Try this first: uncheck the box to signing in w/o password, reboot, then check it again. Sometimes these settings get ’stuck’. If that fails, then you might try changing your password via Users and Groups, even if it’s to the same password. If that doesn’t work, try running keychain repair

Re: Digest for g3-5-list@googlegroups.com - 2 updates in 1 topic

Have you found what you’re looking for? What OS “old stuff” are you running. I have a couple FMP versions. Cliff > On Jun 6, 2020, at 3:46 AM, g3-5-list@googlegroups.com wrote: > > g3-5-list@googlegroups.com >

Re: Replacement for Appleworks 6.0 DB

Well, I have used Numbers in a pinch. The DB opens with the data in cells. Fortunately my DBs were fairly small. Ken On Fri, Jun 5, 2020 at 17:00 smac0031 wrote: > I'm trying to find a replacement DB that will open my old Appleworks DB > files. I've tried Microsoft Office > and apparently

Re: SATA vs. PCI-X for SSD, PowerMac G5 dual CPU, OS X 10.4

On April 30 2020, 21:32, GLT wrote: > Is there such a thing as a PCI-X card with onboard SSD? Would that be > preferable or not vs. SATA in my G5 dual cpu? Any reason to avoid SSD > for my configuration? I doubt that there are drivers available for NVMe. And if the PCI-X card is a SATA controller

Re: Cleaning computer keyboard

I have more than one keyboard, several more. Clark Martin A designated driver on the information Super Highway > On Apr 28, 2020, at 2:52 PM, Bruce Johnson > wrote: > > The trick is remembering where the keys are to log onto the computer to see > the Keyboard Viewer 8-P > >> On Apr 28,

Re: Cleaning computer keyboard

There ya go, then...lol It's hard not to, if you work on the computer.  On Tuesday, April 28, 2020, 07:42:32 PM MDT, Michael McMurtrey wrote: On Apr 28, 2020, at 4:03 PM, 'Bryan Roth' via G-Group wrote: You must eat and drink at your keyboard, I'm guessing...lol Guilty! Michael

Re: Cleaning computer keyboard

On Apr 28, 2020, at 4:03 PM, 'Bryan Roth' via G-Group wrote: You must eat and drink at your keyboard, I'm guessing...lol Guilty! Michael McMurtrey Carrollton, Texas -- -- You received this message because you are a member of G-Group, a group for those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop Macs -

Re: Cleaning computer keyboard

The trick is remembering where the keys are to log onto the computer to see the Keyboard Viewer 8-P On Apr 28, 2020, at 2:30 PM, Clark Martin mailto:cm...@sonic.net>> wrote: I’ve always used the keyboard viewer when putting the keys back on. System Preferences - > Keyboard -> Keyboard Tab ->

Re: Cleaning computer keyboard

I’ve always used the keyboard viewer when putting the keys back on. System Preferences - > Keyboard -> Keyboard Tab -> check Show Keyboard, Emoji & Symbol Viewers in menu bar Then menu bar -> keyboard menu -> Show Keyboard Viewer Clark Martin A designated driver on the information Super

Re: Cleaning computer keyboard

For a keyboard like that, you have three options: 1) Dishwasher (if it's the type that can be cleaned that way—the thing is to make sure it's ABSOLUTELY bone-dry before using it again); 2) Total disassembly and painstaking detailed cleaning; or 3) Buy a new keyboard!  You must eat and drink at

Re: Cleaning computer keyboard

This thing is so grungy it's gonna have to be swabbed in a biohazard isolation tent. Canned air won't loosen the many particles of cookies, cakes, pies, crackers, etc., that have found their way into all the nooks and crannies. I've tried it. Michael McMurtrey Carrollton, Texas On Apr

Re: Cleaning computer keyboard

That's what we used to use in our repair department in the Apple-only computer store I worked in years and years ago. It does work pretty great, without doing an extremely time-consuming (and, I think, a bit unnecessary, unless you're OCD!) complete disassembly of a keyboard. Also? Don't eat

Re: Cleaning computer keyboard

ther Apple keyboard around so you get the keys back in the  > correct places. (Another hard-learned lesson.) If you disassemble  > the bottom part, be very careful to get the USB cable securely back  > in place. Sometimes it might be necessary to put more of the  > sheathed

Re: Cleaning computer keyboard

It's a wired model. Model A1048, to be exact. I think I first called it an A1049. This thing has so much accumulated grunge that it's going to have to be disassembled to clean it. And I will be sure to photograph it first so I get all the keys back where they belong! Michael McMurtrey

Re: Cleaning computer keyboard

it might be necessary to put more of the sheathed cable inside the case in order to re-cover the tiny little wires exposed by *someone* pulling on the cable too hard. CAUTION: Other Apple keyboards can be disassembled and cleaned basically the same way, except for the newer “Chiclet

Re: Cleaning computer keyboard

What I've done with older keyboards is to use "canned air," (which actually is a compressed inert gas), by just blowing the snot out of 'em. Some of that gas does liquify in that process but since it's inert no harm comes out of it and the job gets done. Regarding the more modern aluminum

Re: Cleaning computer keyboard

On Apr 27, 2020, at 8:25 PM, Jim Scott mailto:jesco...@gmail.com>> wrote: CAUTION: Other Apple keyboards can be disassembled and cleaned basically the same way, except for the newer “Chiclet” keyboards with a flimsy metal top frame glued to a white plastic bottom. It’s impossible to take those

Re: Cleaning computer keyboard

of the sheathed cable inside the case in order to re-cover the tiny little wires exposed by *someone* pulling on the cable too hard. CAUTION: Other Apple keyboards can be disassembled and cleaned basically the same way, except for the newer “Chiclet” keyboards with a flimsy metal top frame glued

Re: Password protection

On Jan 21, 2020, at 1:49 PM, Bruce Johnson mailto:john...@pharmacy.arizona.edu>> wrote: To remove your password, go to System Preferences > Users and Groups, select your account click on ‘Change Password’ and set it to a blank password. Also, under Login Options, set ‘Automatic Login’ back

Re: Password protection

On Jan 21, 2020, at 12:16 PM, smac0031 mailto:m.smurph...@gmail.com>> wrote: Mac OS 10.11.4 On Sunday, January 19, 2020 at 4:17:39 AM UTC-5, smac0031 wrote: Recently I activated the sign-in screen on my computer because I had guests staying at my house. Now they have left and I don't need

Re: Password protection

Mac OS 10.11.4 On Sunday, January 19, 2020 at 4:17:39 AM UTC-5, smac0031 wrote: > > Recently I activated the sign-in screen on my computer because I had > guests staying at my house. Now they have left > and I don't need it, but I can't figure out how to deactivate it and it is > causing

Re: Password protection

Alright, sir what is your operating system and version? > On Jan 19, 2020, at 3:17 AM, smac0031 wrote: > > Recently I activated the sign-in screen on my computer because I had guests > staying at my house. Now they have left > and I don't need it, but I can't figure out how to deactivate it and

Re: How do I get control of the permissions on my Intel Mac Pro?

On Mar 12, 2019, at 2:07 AM, smac0031 mailto:m.smurph...@gmail.com>> wrote: I bought a 2006 Intel Mac Pro that sort of works. I'm pretty sure the Intel is running El Capitan. This allows it to communicate with my iPhone 8+. I think something may have been patched the person who sold it. For

Re: File sharing in Tiger

Thanks Kris, option one did it for us - don't know why I failed to use the obvious user/password! Ged On 2 Dec 2018, at 17:44, Kris Tilford wrote: On Dec 2, 2018, at 7:26 AM, geraldcornish wrote: The user presented each time is what we expect - that is the user we are running as in

Re: File sharing in Tiger

On Dec 2, 2018, at 7:26 AM, geraldcornish wrote: > > The user presented each time is what we expect - that is the user we are > running as in the calling mac. > The password is assumed to be our respective user password. You appear have the wrong ~User & password. There are two options:

Re: Schizophrenia

On Mon, Nov 12, 2018 at 8:51 AM Bruce Johnson wrote: > > I have occasionally had luck using Gimp-print to set up unsupported printers > : http://gimp-print.sourceforge.net/MacOSX.php > > Your HL-1440 is on the list of supported printers. It may not support all the > features (or work well at

Re: Schizophrenia

According to Brother, it has HL-1440 drivers for download that support Mac OS 8.x-9.x, and all the way up to Mac OS 10.10. That’s a very long time span. But the HL-1440 is a discontinued product, so it’s no surprise there is no driver for Mac OS 10.11 and newer, even though Brother’s support

Re: Wireless stopped working

I can also confirm this. Most new routers will only operate at hi speed with the newer encryption standards, so if you have a G5 or G4 or even earlier, cat5 is the way to go I have many altivec-era ppc Powermacs and they will not connect securely to new routers. If that however is your

Re: Wireless stopped working

Many newer wireless routers, particularly budget priced, don’t support the older wireless standards like 802.11b that the Airport is. I would check your router’s supported standards first. Len Gerstel > On Oct 31, 2018, at 12:20 PM, Crab King wrote: > > I pulled my PowerMac G4 out of the

Re: File sharing problem in Tiger

The user name and password to be entered are the ones for the account on the remote Mac; by default OS X displays the local logged-on user's long name. What it sends to the remote Mac is the short name (which is the name of your home folder on the Mac. ) -- Bruce Johnson University of

Re: Migration to Intel

I think the reason nothing is working is because I put the boot drive from my g5 into intel so I could do the migration. I think it got crossed somehow. Everything sort of works, but not like it should. I have a 10.5 install DVD and I'm going to try installing that on a new clean hard drive.

Re: Migration to Intel

On Sep 11, 2018, at 11:29 AM, Lawrence David Eden mailto:lde...@comcast.net>> wrote: Mark, Have you contacted Brother about new drivers? https://www.brother-usa.com/support-search#q=HL1440 Yes, actually Brother offers drivers for Yosemite which should work just fine in El Capitan:

Re: Migration to Intel

On Sep 11, 2018, at 10:42 AM, smac0031 mailto:m.smurph...@gmail.com>> wrote: I got as far as cd /Users then the next thing was command not found. Mark M Did it look like this? dbdev2:~ johnson$ cd /Users dbdev2:Users johnson$ ls-l -bash: ls-l: command not found dbdev2:Users johnson$ There

Re: Migration to Intel

Mark, Have you contacted Brother about new drivers? https://www.brother-usa.com/support-search#q=HL1440 Larry Eden > On Sep 11, 2018, at 1:42 PM, smac0031 wrote: > > I got as far as cd /Users then the next thing was command not

Re: Migration to Intel

I got as far as cd /Users then the next thing was command not found. Mark M On Thursday, September 6, 2018 at 12:28:38 PM UTC-4, smac0031 wrote: > > My G5 recently died. I bought and ancient intel. > > I tried using the Migration Assistant to migrate from the G5. I kept > getting and error that

Re: Migration to Intel

On Sep 6, 2018, at 9:28 AM, smac0031 mailto:m.smurph...@gmail.com>> wrote: I still have problems with permissions. For instance the Intel won't let me into my music folder telling me I don't have permission. I'm fairly sure I'm using the system administrator account so I don't get it. There

Re: Migration to Intel

Il giorno 06/09/18 18:28, "smac0031" ha scritto: > I still have problems with permissions. Did you repair them? You can do it using Disk Utility: > Also this thing is running El Capitan. You didn't tell us which model your Mac is. When troubleshooting,

RE: What Happened to CubeOwner.com?

Found this https://web.archive.org/web/20151004123030/http://www.cubeowner.com/forums/index.php?act=idx -Original Message- From: g3-5-list@googlegroups.com [mailto:g3-5-list@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Mike K. Sent: Thursday, June 21, 2018 4:17 PM To: G3-5 ('GX') List Subject:

Re: Kinda OT but hoping someone here knows...

Thanks for the responses, all! On Jun 19, 2018, at 4:02 AM, John Ruschmeyer mailto:jrusc...@gmail.com>> wrote: The first two generations of iPod were Firewire only (both charge and sync). The 3rd generation iPod added the ability to sync over USB, but still needed FW to charge. This was the

Re: Kinda OT but hoping someone here knows...

The first two generations of iPod were Firewire only (both charge and sync). The 3rd generation iPod added the ability to sync over USB, but still needed FW to charge. This was the first version of the iPod to sport the 30-pin connector. The 4th and 5th along with the iPod Mini could charge and

Re: Kinda OT but hoping someone here knows...

The original iPod had FW at the power block and FW on the top of the unit. The iPod mini had FW at the power block and 30 pin at the base of the unit. It will charge the next generation slim small iPod and should charge others with the 30 pin connector. My iPad 3 says "This accessory may not be

Re: My g5 won’t boot

I’ll try that. It won’t respond to the keyboard. I started it up and it chimed. I thought it was working. It won’t chime since. When I had it open I took the plastic shroud out and immediately the fans went up to full power and a red led light came on. I think I need to reseat the ram and

Re: Digest for g3-5-list@googlegroups.com - 1 update in 1 topic

Problem solved. I swapped the 3.6 battery from my deceased G4 which got the bong back. That still didn't get it to reboot so I checked around and found that a USB hub was disconnected. I have a mess here. I'm trying to move to a newer Intel Mac Pro. I have 3 computers, 2 monitors, 2

Re: Have to replace my dying MDD

Hi! On 2018-04-19, 00:15, Bruce Johnson wrote: > That’s the keyboard thing I was talking about. Kris is right, this keyboard > post-dates the G5’s, I’m pretty sure; in fact it postdates the very first > Intel > iMacs, as that was the machine on which I discovered the ‘no startup keys’ >

Re: Digest for g3-5-list@googlegroups.com - 3 updates in 1 topic

​Hi everybody, You are right, my kb is probably from an Intel Mac. Happy I still have my old MDD kb. That one works OK. Best regards, Jörg. -- -- 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

Re: Have to replace my dying MDD

On Apr 18, 2018, at 2:39 PM, Jörg Duurkoop > wrote: Hi Kris & everybody, I actually use an original Apple aluminum keyboard that was sold together with the later G5s I assume. On the "Option" key it says "alt" and on the Dutch "wis" key it says

Re: Have to replace my dying MDD

On Apr 18, 2018, at 4:39 PM, Jörg Duurkoop wrote: > > I actually use an original Apple aluminum keyboard that was sold together > with the later G5s I assume. The aluminum keyboard was introduced in 2007 after the G5, which came with the plastic Apple Pro keyboard. There is

Re: Have to replace my dying MDD

Hi Kris & everybody, I actually use an original Apple aluminum keyboard that was sold together with the later G5s I assume. On the "Option" key it says "alt" and on the Dutch "wis" key it says "delete". So which is it? English, Aussie, Canadian? Not US I assume ... Yes, I transplanted my G4

Re: Have to replace my dying MDD

Hello J org, Glad you moved from a G4 to G5 - at first thought, if you have a spare keyboard, swap it out to make sure it is not a keyboard issue, after that plug the keyboard into a fresh USB port. Are you using the old OS that was on the HDs when they were housed in the G4, or did you put a

Re: Have to replace my dying MDD

If, by chance, you’re using a flat modern USB keyboard, that might be it. I had to keep an old style USB keyboard around to use with older Macs when I had to use the startup keys. On Apr 17, 2018, at 2:24 PM, Jörg Duurkoop > wrote: Hi again, I got a

Re: Have to replace my dying MDD

Il giorno 17/04/18 23:24, "Jörg Duurkoop" ha scritto: > The only thing I'm puzzled about is lately it won't react to the Alt > command when starting up. Are you using a non-Apple keyboard? If so, try a different keyboard. USB keyboards should be standard, but I noticed some of them do not send

Re: Have to replace my dying MDD

> On Apr 17, 2018, at 4:24 PM, Jörg Duurkoop wrote: > > Hi again, > > I got a good deal on the last edition of the G5 quadcore and it seems solid. > The only thing I'm puzzled about is lately it won't react to the Alt command > when starting up. Normally you get the choice

Re: Have to replace my dying MDD

Hi again, I got a good deal on the last edition of the G5 quadcore and it seems solid. The only thing I'm puzzled about is lately it won't react to the Alt command when starting up. Normally you get the choice of startup disks available but now the G5 just ignores the Alt key and starts from

Re: Have to replace my dying MDD

Thank you Jason for your comment. I avoided the liquid cooled G5s and found a great deal, about 200 bucks (155 €) for 3 G5s and 3 Cinema displays plus 1 Cinema display power supply. One of them is a humble 1.8 G5 so I will have a scanning station because that one still can use normal PCI cards

Re: Have to replace my dying MDD

On 12 Mar 2018 14:50, "Jörg Duurkoop" wrote: Hi, My fourth MDD is having power supply problems and I'm tired of buying just another one and transfer 4 HDs, all my PCI cards, RAM and my 1.25 Ghz DP card again and waiting for another failing power supply. I decided to go for a

Re: G4 won't finish booting

Charles - I thought Chronosync was supposed to as well Jörg - nah, but I figured it didn't hurt since I had it open Glen - I couldn't get the drive open even using the mouse to trigger it! Now that it's running I'll have to try that again. I did try it from one of the other boot drives with no

Re: G4 won't finish booting

On 6 Mar 2018, at 08:26, Jörg Duurkoop wrote: > > > Op vrijdag 23 februari 2018 16:28:25 UTC+1 schreef Diane: > I have a 2003 G4 1.42DP (FW800) > With the exception of a couple of hard drive replacements and a power supply > back in 2011, it's been bomb proof. > The other day though, it

Re: G4 won't finish booting

Op vrijdag 23 februari 2018 16:28:25 UTC+1 schreef Diane: > > I have a 2003 G4 1.42DP (FW800) > > With the exception of a couple of hard drive replacements and a power > supply back in 2011, it's been bomb proof. > > The other day though, it started to shutdown on boot (it had been running >

Re: G4 won't finish booting

The boot drive definitely has issues. I was able to get the few files I actively use off, and at this point I am running off the original (!) 120gb internal drive and a thumb drive for my data. I was still having boot issues though when I had both 500gb drives plugged in. I had bought an SATA

Re: Firewire 400 PCI cards - OK with a PowerMac?

Well, it turns out that the replacement internal FW module does work after all...unfortunately I only discovered this *after* I had ordered a TI-chipset FW 400 card and thought that wasn't working either. It turns out that my testing was at fault. (Note to self: test FW devices with something

Re: G4 won't finish booting

If the OP wants to confirm this, disconnect the HDD, power and data and boot. It SHOULD come up with the “I want a disk” screen. If it shuts down, it certainly isn’t the HDD. A lot of simple debugging can be done by disconnecting things. Minimum for a test is video, power and one bank of

Re: G4 won't finish booting

> On Feb 24, 2018, at 3:44 PM, Mac User #330250 wrote: > >> >> Even if the HDD was toast, the Mac would not shutdown: it would say "I can't >> find any boot disk" - or something like that. >> And if the HDD was corrupted, the Mac would show the folder icon with a >>

Re: G4 won't finish booting

On 2018-02-24 22:33 Valter Prahlad wrote: > The OP problem is definitely NOT an HDD failure. > > Even if the HDD was toast, the Mac would not shutdown: it would say "I can't > find any boot disk" - or something like that. > And if the HDD was corrupted, the Mac would show the folder icon with a >

Re: G4 won't finish booting

It actually took awhile to reboot it, as my Panther drive fell off the machine too. I had to run out and buy a mouse to make things easier to work with. I had forgotten that in 2013 I added an SATA card to the machine along with 2 new drives. I unplugged and reseated everything this morning. I

Re: G4 won't finish booting

> On Feb 25, 2018, at 1:39 PM, diane wrote: > > ps - I have a new battery on order as well > > On Sun, Feb 25, 2018 at 3:32 PM, diane wrote: > Thanks for all the suggestions! I am stuck on a couple of things as I can't > get the BT mouse to work

Re: G4 won't finish booting

Il giorno 25/02/18 21:32, "diane" ha scritto: > CLOCK RESET! PMU WAS PROBABLY RESET SOMEHOW!! I think this could mean the battery is dead. You could check this again with the new battery installed. > disk2s3, major 14, minor 23 > disk2s3: I/O error > disk2s3: I/O error These should mean problems

Re: G4 won't finish booting

ps - I have a new battery on order as well On Sun, Feb 25, 2018 at 3:32 PM, diane wrote: > Thanks for all the suggestions! I am stuck on a couple of things as I > can't get the BT mouse to work with it at the moment and won't have a USB > mouse until tonight. > > I was able

Re: G4 won't finish booting

Thanks for all the suggestions! I am stuck on a couple of things as I can't get the BT mouse to work with it at the moment and won't have a USB mouse until tonight. I was able to boot it off my external Panther drive. If I could navigate more items via keyboard I'd be better off. It's indexing at

Re: G4 won't finish booting

I've got a 2014 Mac mini that on 2 separate occasions corrupted its hard drive so successfully that OSX (I think it was El Capitan) would start booting and then after about 20-30 seconds just shutdown. Not much fun but on the positive side...it wasn't the PSU. -- Neil On 24/02/2018 18:22,

Re: G4 won't finish booting

Il giorno 24/02/18 19:22, "Mac User #330250" ha scritto: > it could > be a faulty HDD so that some files got corrupted and thus the boot > eventually fails. The OP problem is definitely NOT an HDD failure. Even if the HDD was toast, the Mac would not shutdown: it would say "I can't find any

Re: G4 won't finish booting

On 2018-02-21 22:20 diane wrote: > I have a 2003 G4 1.42DP (FW800) Good machine! > The other day though, it started to shutdown on boot (it had been running for > weeks prior to this). I googled and found many references to this but mostly > with a display with a proximity sensor, which I do

Re: Firewire 400 PCI cards - OK with a PowerMac?

> ...I wasn't aware that the NEC chipset was the preferred one. > > The ones I briefly looked at yesterday on Amazon UK seemed to be all > Texas Instruments, which I think is also on my G3's motherboard. I'll > steer clear of those and try your suggestion. The preferred USB 3.0 chip set IS NEC

Re: Firewire 400 PCI cards - OK with a PowerMac?

Thanks Kelly/Peter/Luis... ...I wasn't aware that the NEC chipset was the preferred one. The ones I briefly looked at yesterday on Amazon UK seemed to be all Texas Instruments, which I think is also on my G3's motherboard. I'll steer clear of those and try your suggestion. -- Neil On

Re: Firewire 400 PCI cards - OK with a PowerMac?

I didn't say "unusual"...I said "more unusual" :p Which Firewire clearly is when it comes to PCI cards, compared with USB or network adaptors. ;-) -- Neil On 23/02/2018 22:14, W.Adrian D'Alessio wrote: Let's see, G list and someone thinks Firewire is unusual ? -- -- You received this

Re: Firewire 400 PCI cards - OK with a PowerMac?

> Best results with various other cards were found with NEC chips as well. The NEC chipset, now renamed Renesas, is the most compatible of several competitive chipsets. -- -- You received this message because you are a member of G-Group, a group for those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop Macs

Re: Firewire 400 PCI cards - OK with a PowerMac?

Let's see, G list and someone thinks Firewire is unusual ? times have changed indeed The calamities foretold by MacHeads here have come to pass. The Seals are all in place now are they not? HaHaHaHaHaHaHa ! ░░▄▀░░░▀▀▄▄░

Re: Firewire 400 PCI cards - OK with a PowerMac?

Hello everyone, I use a USB and Firewire card combo from IOGEAR, that I absolutely love, in all my PowerMacs. I did find that deep sleep issues would arise from time to time if the driver was not installed. These cards are inexpensive on eBay. The card in question is:

Re: Firewire 400 PCI cards - OK with a PowerMac?

I found the best results were with NEC chipped FireWire cards. Kelly -- Sent from Sony Xperia Z5 -- -- 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

Re: Firewire 400 PCI cards - OK with a PowerMac?

> I've used PCI USB2 cards in the PowerMac without issues; I wasn't sure > about something more unusual like Firewire. Standardization is complete, or very nearly so. PowerMacs can accept and use USB 2.0/1.1, USB 3.0, FW 400 and FW 800 PCI cards. -- -- You received this message because you

Re: Firewire 400 PCI cards - OK with a PowerMac?

Great...thanks. I've used PCI USB2 cards in the PowerMac without issues; I wasn't sure about something more unusual like Firewire. -- Neil On 23/02/2018 16:48, Bruce Johnson wrote: Yes, any PCI FW 400 card will work on a PCI Mac; it’s a very standardized standard (and partly written by

Re: G4 won't finish booting

On Feb 21, 2018, at 2:20 PM, diane > wrote: I have a 2003 G4 1.42DP (FW800) With the exception of a couple of hard drive replacements and a power supply back in 2011, it's been bomb proof. The other day though, it started to shutdown on boot

Re: Firewire 400 PCI cards - OK with a PowerMac?

On Feb 23, 2018, at 8:22 AM, Neil Hughes > wrote: To cut a long story short, I'd like to try to get my Dazzle* Hollywood DV bridge working and the only Mac likely to work with it is my old B G3 Powermac. Unfortunately the built-in

Re: G4 won't finish booting

Il giorno 21/02/18 22:20, "diane" ha scritto: > Any thoughts? It just spins on the grey screen for a couple of minutes and > then shuts down. It's puzzling. If it was an hardware problem (e.g. a faulty memory chip), it should give a warning, like some beeps or power light flashing. It could be

Re: Using SATA and IDE drives in same G4 Macintosh

On 2018-02-06 16:24, William Tomcanin wrote: I'm still at a loss to understand why the Mac OS X 10.4 DVD Installer recognized the drive, but the Mac OS X 10.5 Installer doesn't. 10.5(.0) was buggy. Unfortunately it's not possible to create a 10.5.8 installation DVD, but my guess is that this

Re: Using SATA and IDE drives in same G4 Macintosh

The only thing that you might have to do is change out the drive power plug as the adapter might not have it included. I have a G4 MDD with a 500 gb SATA drive fitted via an adapter in it and under it there is a 160 gb ATA hdd . All I needed to do is put a psu fitment on the power line on the same

Re: Using SATA and IDE drives in same G4 Macintosh

I have used both together on the same machine but I don't know I if I have actually tried both on the same cable before but I don't think there would be a problem. The SATA drive is on an adapter and so the machine doesn't see it as a SATA. However, I am very sure that most adapters are

Re: TenFourFox Won't Boot on G4 Gigabit...

On Feb 3, 2018, at 2:55 PM, Ken Daggett wrote: > > On 3 Feb 2018, at 10:53:28 AM PST, James E. Therrault wrote: > >> Up to recently, no problems but when updating to the latest version, it goes >> through the motions but no joy. > --- > Perhaps you have wrong version? It is easy to

Re: TenFourFox Won't Boot on G4 Gigabit...

On 3 Feb 2018, at 10:53:28 AM PST, James E. Therrault wrote: Up to recently, no problems but when updating to the latest version, it goes through the motions but no joy. --- Perhaps you have wrong version? It is easy to get a G5 or G3 version by mistake. Ken -- -- You received

Re: List-purge/ donation

Thank you for wanting to help out. If you go to lowendmac.com, there is a donation button on the right side. > On Jan 6, 2018, at 6:54 PM, Dean Mirtle wrote: > > Happy New Year Dan, > > Where do I go to make a contribution to LowEndMac? It has been an inspiration >

Re: List-purge

Happy New Year Dan, Where do I go to make a contribution to LowEndMac? It has been an inspiration to me and the several vintage Macs that I¹m constantly playing around with. Regards, Dean M. Sacramento, CA. On 12/23/17, 12:06 PM, "Dan Knight, LowEndMac.com" wrote: >

Re: List purge

 if it was only that easy ! As an FB admin I think of all of the lessons I learned from Nannys here on LEM. Herding cats is a breeze compared to people. Adrian D'Alessio aka; Fluxstringer fluxstrin...@gmail.com https://vimeo.com/user31618097

Re: List purge

Does this count if my email is set in holiday mode for 10 days? On Dec 27, 2017 10:12 PM, "Len Gerstel" wrote: > Folks, > > Just a reminder. > > The recent email about purging the list was only about purging email > addresses that were bouncing back as undeliverable. > > So,

Re: Abridged summary of g3-5-list@googlegroups.com - 2 updates in 2 topics

Please keep me on the list, still have G4 Quicksilver and G5 tower. On Mon, Dec 25, 2017 at 2:50 AM wrote: > g3-5-list@googlegroups.com > > Google > Groups >

Re: Digest for g3-5-list@googlegroups.com - 1 update in 1 topic

Hi I would like to stay on the list please. Thanks JEA UK. Sent from my iPad > On 24 Dec 2017, at 10:46, g3-5-list@googlegroups.com wrote: > > > g3-5-list@googlegroups.comGoogle Groups > Topic digest > View all topics > List-purge - 1 Update > List-purge > "Dan Knight,

Re: Linux

I used slackintosh on my G4 mdd, and on my Yosemite G3, and on my orange iBook, aside from weird little quirks related to the proprietary hardware, it worked really well.. and it was more responsive than what was available on the Mac for the time... Sent from my iPhone > On Dec 18, 2017,

Re: PRAM of MDD

Op maandag 13 november 2017 14:19:41 UTC+1 schreef John Carmonne: > > > > FWIW I have 2 MDD's and 2 G5 Power Macs they don't even have the batteries > in them and I have no issues with any of them. > Thanks John. So no more worries. Best regards, Jörg. -- -- You received this message

Re: PRAM of MDD

On Nov 12, 2017, at 4:19 AM, Jörg wrote: > Hi > > Sometimes I get a warning after startup of my MDD running Tiger that my clock > is not set right. I understand that's probably a PRAM battery problem. > > As my clock is set to be connected to the internet I always see the right > date and

Re: PRAM of MDD

Typically you can run okay without a PRAM battery. One problem I have observed with a low battery in some models is a failure to start. Simply removing the battery allowed the machine to start. I don’t know if the MDD is one of the machines that exhibits this behavior. Clark Martin A

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