Re: non ECC RAM?

On 10/15/11 10:08 PM, John Carmonne wrote: Mixing ECC and non ECC, when its actually possible, doesn't cause instability.It just means that the ECC stick won't use the ECC capabilities if its on the same bank as the non-ecc. Is there a rule here as to what type of application needs ECC RAM?

Re: non ECC RAM?

On 10/15/11 9:51 PM, Tina K. wrote: My un-educated internet research revealed that three identical sticks ran faster than two, and four sticks ran inbetween two & three stick speeds. Don't remember the url of the test unfortunately. A Google search for "triple channel ram" returns over 1,000,00

Re: non ECC RAM?

On Oct 15, 2011, at 8:11 PM, Brielle Bruns wrote: On 10/15/11 7:44 PM, Tina K. wrote: On 2011/10/14 18:52, John Carmonne wrote: Has anyone mixed non ECC RAM on a Mac PRO? If so was there any problems? The ECC RAM of coarse is more expensive and I'm trying to keep down the cost. I have a 2009

Re: non ECC RAM?

On 2011/10/15 21:11, Brielle Bruns wrote: Sticks of ram are done in pairs if they use interleaving to improve performance. There's no such thing as triple or quad (unless its something non-standard and obscure). 4 sticks is basically 2 banks of 2 interleaved sticks. My un-educated internet re

Re: non ECC RAM?

On 10/15/11 7:44 PM, Tina K. wrote: On 2011/10/14 18:52, John Carmonne wrote: Has anyone mixed non ECC RAM on a Mac PRO? If so was there any problems? The ECC RAM of coarse is more expensive and I'm trying to keep down the cost. I have a 2009 2.66 Quad Nehalem. Whether Non-ECC memory works or

Re: non ECC RAM?

John Carmonne wrote: I have a 2009 2.66 Quad Nehalem. We may have discussed this before, but I think this is the model that you can upgrade to the 2010 firmware and significantly increase the bus if you get faster RAM? I think this would be worthwhile, the faster RAM is probably cheaper

Re: non ECC RAM?

On Oct 15, 2011, at 6:44 PM, Tina K. wrote: > On 2011/10/14 18:52, John Carmonne wrote: >> Has anyone mixed non ECC RAM on a Mac PRO? If so was there any problems? The >> ECC RAM of coarse is more expensive and I'm trying to keep down the cost. >> I have a 2009 2.66 Quad Nehalem. > > Whether No

Re: 10.3.9 hacking

At 2:52 PM -0700 10/15/2011, Andrew Owen wrote: Explain please "dropped in the graphics from Lion". Lion is an x86 build and your Mini is a G4. They're just graphics. They're not CPU dependent. Sure, Panther doesn't use the 512x512 icon definitions in a .icns file, but the file still works.

Re: Image Scaling Software Needed

At 4:51 PM -0500 10/15/2011, Michael McMurtrey wrote: I'm looking for a good image scaling program GraphicConverter. It even has a great batch mode... - Dan. -- - Psychoceramic Emeritus; South Jersey, USA, Earth. -- You received this message because you are a member of G-Group, a group for

Re: non ECC RAM?

On 2011/10/14 18:52, John Carmonne wrote: Has anyone mixed non ECC RAM on a Mac PRO? If so was there any problems? The ECC RAM of coarse is more expensive and I'm trying to keep down the cost. I have a 2009 2.66 Quad Nehalem. Whether Non-ECC memory works or not, mixing ECC & Non-ECC doesn't so

Re: Air filter on a G5 ppc

On 2011/10/14 16:59, JohnV wrote: Is there an elegant way to filter the incoming air in a ppc G5 tower? A long time ago I read a post by a man who used his wife's old stockings to filter the air. I make no claims to the feasibility of doing so. ;-) Tina -- HP Presario 2.8GHz Celeron D 2G

Re: USB 3.0? drivers?

On Oct 15, 2011, at 5:58 PM, Kris Tilford wrote: > On Oct 15, 2011, at 4:59 PM, John Carmonne wrote: > >> The Mac Pro I don't think has a Molex plug anywhere to leach off of. > > A Y-cable adapter is the normal solution. I need to look inside but as I remember the 2,66 Quad Nehalem doesn't hav

Re: 10.3.9 hacking

On Oct 15, 2011, at 4:52 PM, Andrew Owen wrote: They're just graphics. They're not CPU dependent. This is interesting. I thought they were normally built against certain other dependencies on other kexts, and that often newer kexts wouldn't load if the kexts it was dependent upon were too

Re: USB 3.0? drivers?

On Oct 15, 2011, at 4:59 PM, John Carmonne wrote: The Mac Pro I don't think has a Molex plug anywhere to leach off of. A Y-cable adapter is the normal solution. -- 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 part

Re: 10.3.9 hacking

> Explain please "dropped in the graphics from Lion". Lion is an x86 build and your Mini is a G4. They're just graphics. They're not CPU dependent. Sure, Panther doesn't use the 512x512 icon definitions in a .icns file, but the file still works. Had to design my own MacOS 9 folder icon, and I

Re: Image Scaling Software Needed

You can get a free 30 day trial of the newest version at ononesoftware.com, though they've changed the name of the product. From: Michael McMurtrey To: g3-5-list@googlegroups.com Sent: Saturday, October 15, 2011 2:51 PM Subject: Image Scaling Software Needed I

Re: USB 3.0? drivers?

On Oct 15, 2011, at 2:54 PM, peterh...@cruzio.com wrote: Ok I've done this but it still won't mount a USB 3.0 drive but it does mount a 2.0 as it always did from the start. Do I need to uninstall the LaCie driver? IF it mounts a 2.0 or a 1.1, but will not mount a 3.0, something is rea

Re: USB 3.0? drivers?

> Ok I've done this but it still won't mount a USB 3.0 drive but it does > mount a 2.0 as it always did from the start. Do I need to uninstall the > LaCie driver? IF it mounts a 2.0 or a 1.1, but will not mount a 3.0, something is really strange. BE SURE the card is powered by a separate cable,

Re: USB 3.0? drivers?

> Ok I've done this but it still won't mount a USB 3.0 drive but it does > mount a 2.0 as it always did from the start. Do I need to uninstall the > LaCie driver? IF it mounts a 2.0 or a 1.1, but will not mount a 3.0, something is really strange. BE SURE the card is powered by a separate cable,

Image Scaling Software Needed

I'm looking for a good image scaling program/Photoshop plug-in that will work with Photoshop CS (version 8.0) on a dual-processor MDD running OS X 10.4.11. Genuine Fractals PrintPro 4.0 is what I am familiar with, but I cannot find a copy for sale anywhere, including Ebay. Anyone have a c

Re: Need Wireless advice for late 2005 G5

Try Roeswill RNX-MiniN1 at Newegg.com - works on my g5 Quad On 15-Oct-11, at 1:01 PM, DLC wrote: Greetings all, I need some advice: I now have a PowerMac G5 DualCore 2.3GHz unit (late 2005), one of the last models, and that uses the PCI-E architecture. I need to make it wireless for access t

Re: USB 3.0? drivers?

On Oct 15, 2011, at 12:17 PM, Kris Tilford wrote: > On Oct 15, 2011, at 10:51 AM, John Carmonne wrote: > >> I got the PXHCD.kext. and upon dropping it in the system/library/extensions >> folder I get a dialogue box that says it's improperly installed. >> Is there a method to install it? > > Y

Re: Need Wireless advice for late 2005 G5

> You can use one of these Mini PCIe cards if you have a Mini PCIe to > PCIe adapter card. This kind is nice: > > > This Mini PCIe & adapter combo is probably best and cheapest > alternative. You could use any PCIe only card, or

Re: Need Wireless advice for late 2005 G5

On Oct 15, 2011, at 12:01 PM, DLC wrote: I also notice lots of Apple, 3rd party (and Dell) wireless cards such the following, that claim to be "mini-PCI-E" http://www.ebay.com/itm/180734937482?ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1423.l2649#ht_500wt_1252 Would these work at all? You can us

Re: USB 3.0? drivers?

On Oct 15, 2011, at 10:51 AM, John Carmonne wrote: I got the PXHCD.kext. and upon dropping it in the system/library/ extensions folder I get a dialogue box that says it's improperly installed. Is there a method to install it? You need to repair the ownership & permissions before it will wo

Re: What is the Highest OSX a Digital Audio G4 can run?

> 10.5 is a great OS, but on PowerPCs Tiger is IMHO the best choice. True, but ... > If you want 10.5, have it installed on a [ separate ] partition alongside > Tiger... Right, and ... If you are running a Hackintosh, then almost anything from 10.4.8 through to (just) yesterday's 10.7.2, and

Re: No Startup, just an endlessly repeating chime

sorry if my replies seem out of sync with your final post. the thought police have me on double secret probation. On Oct 14, 8:31 pm, dc wrote: > I'm up and running again. Thanks for all the great tips! I pulled out > just about everything: RAM, PCI cards, video card, then put in the OEM > video

Re: What is the Highest OSX a Digital Audio G4 can run?

-- Original message -- Subject: Re: What is the Highest OSX a Digital Audio G4 can run? Date:Saturday, 15. October 2011 From:Valter Prahlad To: g3-5-list@googlegroups.com > OTOH, whatever Mac you're using, Classic support was dropped in 10.5. > So if you still need

Re: Need Wireless advice for late 2005 G5

> I need some advice: I now have a PowerMac G5 DualCore 2.3GHz unit > (late 2005), one of the last models, and that uses the PCI-E > architecture. > I need to make it wireless for access to our home network printing. > However, I have come to find out that the special Airport Extreme/ > Bluetooth

Re: No Startup, just an endlessly repeating chime

also, don't know if your mac has a PMU that you can reset. check the apple website for your model. if the procedure is something you can do on a machine that doesn't boot, then try that. i have seen power outages cause strange behaviors (especially if the PRAM battery was dead or getting weak),

Re: What is the Highest OSX a Digital Audio G4 can run?

Hello Mark, With the 1.6 GHz accelerator, your G4+ should not balk at all at trying to install Leopard - I have done it several times using OWC extreme processor upgrades; no need for hacks, or cloning - just do it! If you DO have trouble getting your accelerated G4 to boot up using the install DVD

Need Wireless advice for late 2005 G5

Greetings all, I need some advice: I now have a PowerMac G5 DualCore 2.3GHz unit (late 2005), one of the last models, and that uses the PCI-E architecture. I need to make it wireless for access to our home network printing. However, I have come to find out that the special Airport Extreme/ Bluetoot

Re: USB 3.0? drivers?

On Oct 15, 2011, at 7:21 AM, peterh...@cruzio.com wrote: > >> I just put a USB 3.0 PCIe card and driver from LaCie in my Mac Pro 2.66 >> Quad and the card only supports LaCie devices. Does anyone know of a >> Universal driver? > > LaCie intentionally designed its driver so that only its own bra

Re: USB 3.0? drivers?

> I just put a USB 3.0 PCIe card and driver from LaCie in my Mac Pro 2.66 > Quad and the card only supports LaCie devices. Does anyone know of a > universal driver? LaCie intentionally designed its driver so that only its own branded card and only its own branded external devices could be connect

USB 3.0? drivers?

I just put a USB 3.0 PCIe card and driver from LaCie in my Mac Pro 2.66 Quad and the card only supports LaCie devices.Does anyone know of a universal driver? John Carmonne Yorba Linda CA 92886 USA Sent from my MBP -- You received this message because you are a member of G-Group, a group fo