iMac G5 Overheating

2010-07-02 Thread Jonas Ulrich
Hi all, help would be greatly appreciated. I have a G5 1.8GHZ iMac 17. I just installed leopard and am using the computer for the first time. The fans are revved waaay up, and the temp monitor reads around 180+F. The limit is 185 it says. It's clean on the inside, and it has good capacitors, and

Re: iMac G5 Overheating

2010-07-02 Thread Mike Linnett
Could just be the spotlight indexing thing hogging your CPU for a while, should settle down after an hour or two? On 2 Jul 2010, at 09:39, Jonas Ulrich jonasulrich3...@gmail.com wrote: Hi all, help would be greatly appreciated. I have a G5 1.8GHZ iMac 17. I just installed leopard and am

Re: Toast audio files to CD?

2010-07-02 Thread John Carmonne
On Jul 1, 2010, at 7:50 PM, Kris Tilford wrote: On Jul 1, 2010, at 7:11 PM, John Carmonne wrote: I have a folder of Toast Audio files that represent a music CD but I can't get them to play or convert to a music CD anyone know about this. I have Toast 10, 8, 6, 5 To be more specific

Re: iMac G5 Overheating

2010-07-02 Thread Illirik Smirnov
What Mike said. Let it run overnight, and if it shuts off at 185 you might have a problem. Sent from a computer running either the SPARC, Itanium, or PowerPC architecture. On Fri, Jul 2, 2010 at 12:10 PM, Mike Linnett mike.dogho...@googlemail.comwrote: Could just be the spotlight indexing

Re: Will it work on a MDD?

2010-07-02 Thread Illirik Smirnov
I think the ADVC-300 worked on my old 1.5GHz PB G4, but I don't know if the dual models would work. Sent from a computer running either the SPARC, Itanium, or PowerPC architecture. On Fri, Jul 2, 2010 at 12:33 AM, Bill Connelly billycarm...@verizon.netwrote: To solve the VHS to DVD task, I

Re: iMac G5 Overheating

2010-07-02 Thread Jonas Ulrich
Oh good thinking!!! I think that did the trick! It is now at a happy noise level (whisper quiet) and running at a happy 130F! Thank! -Jonas On Fri, Jul 2, 2010 at 6:44 AM, Illirik Smirnov illir...@gmail.com wrote: What Mike said. Let it run overnight, and if it shuts off at 185 you might

Re: iMac G5 Overheating

2010-07-02 Thread Mike Linnett
Cool! Simple things eh? On 2 Jul 2010, at 17:21, Jonas Ulrich jonasulrich3...@gmail.com wrote: Oh good thinking!!! I think that did the trick! It is now at a happy noise level (whisper quiet) and running at a happy 130F! Thank! -Jonas On Fri, Jul 2, 2010 at 6:44 AM, Illirik

Re: iMac G5 Overheating

2010-07-02 Thread Jonas Ulrich
Yeah! Thanks again! -Jonas On Fri, Jul 2, 2010 at 9:30 AM, Mike Linnett mike.dogho...@googlemail.comwrote: Cool! Simple things eh? On 2 Jul 2010, at 17:21, Jonas Ulrich jonasulrich3...@gmail.com wrote: Oh good thinking!!! I think that did the trick! It is now at a happy noise level

Re: Will it work on a MDD?

2010-07-02 Thread Linda
On Jul 1, 2010, at 6:33 PM, Bill Connelly wrote: To solve the VHS to DVD task, I decided on the more expensive ADVC-300 which functions externally to my Quicksilver 2002 Dual 1GHz under 10.5.8, and communicates via FW400. basically all I want to do is copy my VHS tapes and make DVDs. I

Re: Will it work on a MDD?

2010-07-02 Thread Chance Reecher
If you want to go the USB route, there are cheaper solutions that do just what the Roxio does. I use a device called iGrabber, which works perfectly for capture off VHS tapes. I've used it successfully with a 1.07GHz iBook G4, so your dual MDD should have no problems with it. The files it

How to flash a Pioneer DVR-117D to DVR-108?

2010-07-02 Thread Jeffrey Engle
anybody ever did this? I was told that the apple branded DVR-117D is actually a DVR-108 and apple sold the 117D without the dual burning features of the 108? Can I flash this drive and fix this problem? I found the below link but am not sure where to find Flash kit 2.0 that they are

Re: Will it work on a MDD?

2010-07-02 Thread onelucent
The Canopus products get excellent reviews on Amazon, esp. Mac functionality. -- 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: Toast audio files to CD?

2010-07-02 Thread John Carmonne
On Jul 1, 2010, at 7:50 PM, Kris Tilford wrote: On Jul 1, 2010, at 7:11 PM, John Carmonne wrote: I have a folder of Toast Audio files that represent a music CD but I can't get them to play or convert to a music CD anyone know about this. I have Toast 10, 8, 6, 5 To be more specific

Re: Toast audio files to CD?

2010-07-02 Thread Kris Tilford
On Jul 2, 2010, at 6:41 PM, John Carmonne wrote: I need instruction on what to do with the files, I thought I had it but was mistaken by another folder by the same name. I downloaded the suggested files and put them in the folders that the site says but when i drag the FLAC files to the

Re: How to flash a Pioneer DVR-117D to DVR-108?

2010-07-02 Thread Justin The Cynical
On 7/2/10 2:09 PM, Jeffrey Engle wrote: anybody ever did this? I was told that the apple branded DVR-117D is actually a DVR-108 and apple sold the 117D without the dual burning features of the 108? Can I flash this drive and fix this problem? I found the below link but am not sure where to

Re: How to flash a Pioneer DVR-117D to DVR-108?

2010-07-02 Thread Peter Haas
On Jul 2, 2010, at 6:37 PM, Justin The Cynical wrote: anybody ever did this? While still on PPC platforms, I have flashed nearly every one of my Pioneer DVD burners using DVRFlash. Usually to add new media compatibility, or for other reasons. Some Pioneer drives are OEM to Sony and

Re: Will it work on a MDD?

2010-07-02 Thread Clark Martin
On 7/2/10 1:47 PM, Linda wrote: On Jul 1, 2010, at 6:33 PM, Bill Connelly wrote: To solve the VHS to DVD task, I decided on the more expensive ADVC-300 which functions externally to my Quicksilver 2002 Dual 1GHz under 10.5.8, and communicates via FW400. basically all I want to do is copy