Re: IBM HDD clicking

2010-07-07 Thread Kris Tilford
On Jul 7, 2010, at 10:34 PM, Eric Herbert wrote: Just remember on any G4 made prior to the Quicksilver 2002, you're limited to a 120GB or smaller drive on the internal IDE bus. There are multiple ways to get around this artificial 128GB limitation: 1)Use commercial software from Intech. You

Re: IBM HDD clicking

2010-07-07 Thread Amanda Ward
On Jul 7, 2010, at 9:27 PM, John Carmonne wrote: > > On Jul 7, 2010, at 9:06 PM, Amanda Ward wrote: > >> Hi John >> On Jul 7, 2010, at 7:08 PM, John Carmonne wrote: >> >>> Hi All >>> I have an IBM Deskstar 3.5 Apple logo HDD 82 Gig that decided not to boot >>> or even show on a desk top

Re: IBM HDD clicking

2010-07-07 Thread Peter Haas
On Jul 7, 2010, at 9:27 PM, John Carmonne wrote: How do I know if I have a warranty? Mine was made in 2002. I really haven't used it much but nothing's forever:-) The manufacturing year and week is always printed on the drive's label. The warranty usually starts several weeks after that dat

Re: IBM HDD clicking

2010-07-07 Thread John Carmonne
On Jul 7, 2010, at 9:06 PM, Amanda Ward wrote: > Hi John > On Jul 7, 2010, at 7:08 PM, John Carmonne wrote: > >> Hi All >> I have an IBM Deskstar 3.5 Apple logo HDD 82 Gig that decided not to boot >> or even show on a desk top I can hear it spinning but it constantly clicks. >> Is this a

Re: IBM HDD clicking

2010-07-07 Thread Amanda Ward
Hi John On Jul 7, 2010, at 7:08 PM, John Carmonne wrote: > Hi All > I have an IBM Deskstar 3.5 Apple logo HDD 82 Gig that decided not to boot or > even show on a desk top I can hear it spinning but it constantly clicks. Is > this a canidate for the trash heap? > > John Carmonne > Yorba Li

Re: IBM HDD clicking

2010-07-07 Thread Eric Herbert
Just remember on any G4 made prior to the Quicksilver 2002, you're limited to a 120GB or smaller drive on the internal IDE bus. On Jul 7, 2010, at 10:32 PM, John Carmonne wrote: > > On Jul 7, 2010, at 8:20 PM, Kris Tilford wrote: > >> On Jul 7, 2010, at 10:10 PM, Jeffrey Engle wrote: >> >>> y

Re: IBM HDD clicking

2010-07-07 Thread John Carmonne
On Jul 7, 2010, at 8:20 PM, Kris Tilford wrote: > On Jul 7, 2010, at 10:10 PM, Jeffrey Engle wrote: > >> yup, trash heap signals... had one do that to me... warranty? > > IBM got out of the HD business in 2002. > A lot of people had one "do that" to them. > I think 8+ years is pretty good for a

Re: IBM HDD clicking

2010-07-07 Thread Kris Tilford
On Jul 7, 2010, at 10:10 PM, Jeffrey Engle wrote: yup, trash heap signals... had one do that to me... warranty? IBM got out of the HD business in 2002. A lot of people had one "do that" to them. I think 8+ years is pretty good for an IBM HD? It's probably good there are no more IBM HDs. -- Yo

Re: IBM HDD clicking

2010-07-07 Thread Jeffrey Engle
yup, trash heap signals... had one do that to me... warranty? On Jul 7, 2010, at 7:08 PM, John Carmonne wrote: Hi All I have an IBM Deskstar 3.5 Apple logo HDD 82 Gig that decided not to boot or even show on a desk top I can hear it spinning but it constantly clicks. Is this a canidate for

Re: I would like to flash this video card!

2010-07-07 Thread Kris Tilford
On Jul 7, 2010, at 8:52 AM, Mark Sokolovsky wrote: I have dug around a little deeper in my place and found an ATI Radeon 9800 Pro with 128MB of VRAM. I tried my other cards by doing research online, and none of them would work. How about this one for a Power Mac G4 Sawtooth? You're going

Emac and pre-amp question

2010-07-07 Thread Fred Thiel
I have a 1GHz eMac running OSX 10.4.11 Tiger I want to use to record vinyl to CD using Vinyl Studio. I would like to use my turntable with a pre-amp to do this. The pre-amp I have in mind is a TCC TC-750LC phono preamp with an output level control, so if the software volume control doesn't

IBM HDD clicking

2010-07-07 Thread John Carmonne
Hi All I have an IBM Deskstar 3.5 Apple logo HDD 82 Gig that decided not to boot or even show on a desk top I can hear it spinning but it constantly clicks. Is this a canidate for the trash heap? John Carmonne Yorba Linda USA Sent from my MBP -- You received this message because you are a

Re: Modem DOCSIS speeds

2010-07-07 Thread Dan
At 2:04 PM -0700 7/7/2010, Jonas Ulrich wrote: I've also been wondering about this. My provider just wanted a docsis modem, so I paid $10 for the cheapest modem on ebay and am getting 6mbps. I'm going to see if that is the limit of the modem, or if that is my connection. Ok. Technically...

Re: Modem DOCSIS speeds

2010-07-07 Thread Peter Haas
On Jul 7, 2010, at 1:44 PM, Dan wrote: First - No cable modem will be useful unless the ISP has provisioning data for it. Iffa they don't support it, it won't talk - period. So make sure whatever you get is on their "approved" list. In the case of my ISP, they have a walk-in center les

Re: Modem DOCSIS speeds

2010-07-07 Thread Bruce Johnson
On Jul 7, 2010, at 2:24 PM, Len Gerstel wrote: > > On Jul 7, 2010, at 5:18 PM, Bruce Johnson wrote: >> >> >> The key to successful support is ALWAYS "Make it Someone Else's Problem"; >> those are the rules they play by, those should be the rules YOU play by. > > Why do I get the hint of you

Re: Modem DOCSIS speeds

2010-07-07 Thread Len Gerstel
On Jul 7, 2010, at 5:18 PM, Bruce Johnson wrote: The key to successful support is ALWAYS "Make it Someone Else's Problem"; those are the rules they play by, those should be the rules YOU play by. Why do I get the hint of you being on both sides of this statement at various times? Len

Re: Modem DOCSIS speeds

2010-07-07 Thread Bruce Johnson
On Jul 7, 2010, at 2:06 PM, Len Gerstel wrote: >> >> If you own the modem, they'll point to (blame) it every time - and you'll >> continue to pay for service while exchanging the modem by mail with whatever >> company and at whatever costs to you - perhaps weeks of downtime. In my >> experie

Re: Modem DOCSIS speeds

2010-07-07 Thread Jonas Ulrich
I've also been wondering about this. My provider just wanted a docsis modem, so I paid $10 for the cheapest modem on ebay and am getting 6mbps. I'm going to see if that is the limit of the modem, or if that is my connection. Look on ebay though. -Jonas On Wed, Jul 7, 2010 at 1:44 PM, Dan wrote:

Re: Modem DOCSIS speeds

2010-07-07 Thread Len Gerstel
On Jul 7, 2010, at 4:44 PM, Dan wrote: At 1:14 PM -0700 7/7/2010, John Carmonne wrote: I'm having a discussion with my son who just got hooked up with Charter in northern Nevada and the lady at the cable company told him the speed he bought is 25 Mbps and she told him he had to have a dou

Re: Modem DOCSIS speeds

2010-07-07 Thread Dan
At 1:14 PM -0700 7/7/2010, John Carmonne wrote: I'm having a discussion with my son who just got hooked up with Charter in northern Nevada and the lady at the cable company told him the speed he bought is 25 Mbps and she told him he had to have a double throw down modem for this and of coarse f

Modem DOCSIS speeds

2010-07-07 Thread John Carmonne
Hi All I'm having a discussion with my son who just got hooked up with Charter in northern Nevada and the lady at the cable company told him the speed he bought is 25 Mbps and she told him he had to have a double throw down modem for this and of coarse for a fee they will provide it. So I told h

Re: Leopard is sloooooow to boot...

2010-07-07 Thread Michael B. in Cincinnati
themargateman: Indeed, pulling out that one kext file took two full minutes out of the boot time. Thanks so much! The long boot time was present before I installed the mAudio card, so that wasn't it. But this did work. I'm assuming that there's something missing in the flashed ROM of the 6200 that

Re: SOLVED: Re: Fresh out of ideas on .dmg mounts

2010-07-07 Thread onelucent
Great tip. Thanks. On Jul 7, 2010, at 11:03 AM, nestamicky wrote: If Software Update has been working for you (it might not if it can't mount the .dmg files) you could also use Software Update to reinstall either the latest Security Update or even the entire 10.4.11 COMBO Update by naviga

Re: I would like to flash this video card!

2010-07-07 Thread Dennis Myhand
Bill Connelly wrote: Display Connector: Status:No Display Connected I noticed this yesterday when I installed the 9600XT. System Profiler said that there was no display connected and I had it connected to both a VGA display (Which would show the desktop) and a DVI display (Which wo

Re: I would like to flash this video card!

2010-07-07 Thread Bill Connelly
On Jul 7, 2010, at 9:52 AM, Mark Sokolovsky wrote: I have dug around a little deeper in my place and found an ATI Radeon 9800 Pro with 128MB of VRAM. I tried my other cards by doing research online, and none of them would work. How about this one for a Power Mac G4 Sawtooth? --  Sent fr

I would like to flash this video card!

2010-07-07 Thread Mark Sokolovsky
I have dug around a little deeper in my place and found an ATI Radeon 9800 Pro with 128MB of VRAM. I tried my other cards by doing research online, and none of them would work. How about this one for a Power Mac G4 Sawtooth? --  Sent from my Power mac G4 Sawtooth. -- You received this message

SOLVED: Re: Fresh out of ideas on .dmg mounts

2010-07-07 Thread nestamicky
On 7/6/2010 9:45 PM, Kris Tilford wrote: The problem is that Apple Security Updates are cumulative, and you're trying to use an OLD update that predates updates you've already installed. You need to download and reinstall the LATEST Security Update for Tiger, NOT the old one from 2005. I believ

Re: Leopard is sloooooow to boot...

2010-07-07 Thread themargate...@tiscali.co.uk
Hey Michael I had the same problem as you when I put a flashed GeForce 6200 in my Quicksilver (2001) where the boot times had gotten ridiculously slow, the problem is a kext file, this is quoted directly from Low End Mac: "Leopard (Mac OS X 10.5) boot times for Power Mac with the GeForce 6200 fall

Re: G4 MDD won't boot from FW

2010-07-07 Thread John Carmonne
On Jul 6, 2010, at 11:28 PM, Kris Tilford wrote: > On Jul 6, 2010, at 10:49 PM, John Carmonne wrote: > >> I got it fixed I don't understand this I had to reinstall the OS to get it >> working The FW nor the internal optical would boot, I took all apart and >> reset the CUDA, the full Monty, ev

Re: G4 MDD won't boot frm FW

2010-07-07 Thread Mark Sokolovsky
I'm very glad I have a sawtooh, or rather 2 sawtooth computers, that way, I don't need a special installer to install OS 9 or a special ROM. --  Sent from my Power mac G4 Sawtooth. -- You received this message because you are a member of G-Group, a group for those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop

Re: G4 MDD won't boot frm FW

2010-07-07 Thread Mark Sokolovsky
To avoid any future problems, can you make sure your firmware is up to date for your Power Mac G4 MDD? --  Sent from my Power mac G4 Sawtooth. -- 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 Po