Re: G5 1.8mhz spinning pinwheel
From: Wayne Garrett groge...@gmail.com To: g3-5-list@googlegroups.com Sent: Tuesday, 17 May, 2011 3:41:47 Subject: G5 1.8mhz spinning pinwheel I tried 10.4 Tiger and it boots fine. I tried disk repair and am getting incorrect # of threads It has tried repairing it twice now. We will see? 750gigs of data, most is backed up at least. snip Incorrect threads indicates a screwed directory. DiskWarrior will probably fix it - Disk Utility is unlikely to. If you don't have access to DiskWarrior, and if you've got everything backed up, it needs reinitialising and the data restoring from backup. Ted -- 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 http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to g3-5-list@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list
Re: G5 1.8mhz spinning pinwheel
From: Wayne Garrett groge...@gmail.com To: g3-5-list@googlegroups.com Sent: Tuesday, 17 May, 2011 3:11:56 Subject: G5 1.8mhz spinning pinwheel My G5 mac (pci dual 1.8 2mgs ram 10.5.8 Has the mac chime, then the pinwheel hash marks. Next, the fans get faster and faster until max speed. I tried removing the Battery and putting it back in. This fixed it once. Now, no go. It does not want to boot from DVD either. It shuts off just before it should reach the install screen. If it won't boot from the DVD, there's a possibility that the battery you put back is dead. For what they cost, it's worth trying a new one and resetting the CUDA (http://www.flickr.com/photos/mac_users_guide/3540352097/) before powering on. Ted -- 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 http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to g3-5-list@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list
Re: G5 1.8mhz spinning pinwheel
I cleaned the SATA contacts, re-seated ram, did the Pram reset and now am still stuck when I tried to boot 10.5.8 from DVD. I will try Tiger and put it on a old SATA drive in the other bay. On 5/16/11, Wayne Garrett groge...@gmail.com wrote: My G5 mac (pci dual 1.8 2mgs ram 10.5.8 Has the mac chime, then the pinwheel hash marks. Next, the fans get faster and faster until max speed. I tried removing the Battery and putting it back in. This fixed it once. Now, no go. It does not want to boot from DVD either. It shuts off just before it should reach the install screen. -- Sent from my mobile device -- Sent from my mobile device -- 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 http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to g3-5-list@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list
Re: G5 1.8mhz spinning pinwheel
On May 17, 2011, at 10:59 AM, Wayne Garrett wrote: am still stuck when I tried to boot 10.5.8 from DVD. Hold Cmd-v at startup, see what the problem is. -- 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 http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to g3-5-list@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list
Re: CPU upgrade options for Power Mac G4 DA
Leopard is a bit slower than Tiger, so you have to decide if it’s worth it. Otherwise, running Leopard on this DA is not a problem. The only problem is with installing it, unless you can use another faster Mac for that: connect the DA in target disk mode and install onto its harddisk from the faster Mac. Then make a disk image of the DA’s boot partition to another disk (or partition) so you won’t need to use the other Mac again, in case your boot partition goes bad. Upgrading the processor, in my opinion, is only worth the trouble if you at least double the speed. And often you can get a complete machine, MDD or QS, for the same price as a CPU upgrade. That means you’d have two good Macs instead of one, for the same cost! In your case, you could look on ebay for a QS 2002 with a broken CPU. Geke -- 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 http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to g3-5-list@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list
Re: CPU upgrade options for Power Mac G4 DA
Gene Henley wrote: I`d like to slightly vary the question. I have a prior model which has a 100Mhz bus. The current processor is 450Mhz. I`d like to upgrade. On 100MHz models, only CPUs from 100MHz models make sense: a 600MHz CPU from a 133MHz Mac runs at 450MHz in a 100MHz Mac, unless you dive deep into firmware settings. Because 450MHz is about the fastest 100MHz CPU that Apple has used, your only option would be a CPU upgrade like Sonnet etc. Good luck, Geke -- 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 http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to g3-5-list@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list
Re: CPU upgrade options for Power Mac G4 DA
Because 450MHz is about the fastest 100MHz CPU that Apple has used, your only option would be a CPU upgrade like Sonnet etc. There was a 500 MHz dual processor. A related dual processor for a 133 MHz but was 533 MHz. -- 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 http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to g3-5-list@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list
Re: G5 1.8mhz spinning pinwheel
Did you change the amount of memory or move any chip from the original position lately?...or...are you try to power ON whit-out the air deflector on place... -- 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 http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to g3-5-list@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list
Re: CPU upgrade options for Power Mac G4 DA
http://www.macupgrades.co.uk/store/machine.php?name=powermac-g4-digital-audio -- 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 http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to g3-5-list@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list
USB 2 versus g3 powermac bus
anyone know how fast the onboard bus on a g3 350 is compared to usb2? In other words comparing read and write speeds. Thanks -- 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 http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to g3-5-list@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list
