Re: Have to replace my dying MDD

2018-04-17 Thread Dana Collins 
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 fresh OS on the G5 (Leopard, for ex.). Finally, see if
your G5 has had the latest firmware installed.
These are just basic lcd (lowest common denominator) trouble-shooting items
that come to mind; after this its time to terminal.
Regards,
Dana


On Tue, Apr 17, 2018 at 5:24 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 of startup disks
> available but now the G5 just ignores the Alt key and starts from the disk
> chosen in the system prefs. Can be a major PITA under certain circumstances.
>
> Anybody any idea what causes this? I replaced the PRAM battery although
> Everymac.com says "doesn't apply".
>
> TIA for your valuable comments.
>
> Jörg from the Netherlands.
>
>
>
> Op maandag 12 maart 2018 15:50:56 UTC+1 schreef Jörg Duurkoop:
>>
>> 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 G5 instead and can get the top model for a good
>> price. So what changes do I have to make? I can throw away my M-Audio
>> Revolution card as the G5 has optical audio in and out. I can keep on using
>> my Samsung digital TV as my monitor, it's already perfectly calibrated and
>> I'll get a Mac Pro monitor extra.
>>
>> I already use two Sata HDs with Tiger in my MDD with adapters so I can
>> simply transplant them. But I want to keep my legacy SCSI devices like a
>> nice old Microtec scanner and an old MOD drive so I'll need a PCI-e
>> SCSI-card. Do you have any suggestions which cards will work with Tiger in
>> the G5 2.5 Ghz DP quadcore?
>>
>> The G5 should be the latest edition so I don't expect any woes with the
>> liquid cooling system. Any other suggestions anybody? I hope for a smooth
>> transition. Thank you.
>>
>> Best regards, Jörg.
>>
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Re: Have to replace my dying MDD

2018-04-17 Thread Bruce Johnson 
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 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 the disk chosen in the 
system prefs. Can be a major PITA under certain circumstances.

Anybody any idea what causes this? I replaced the PRAM battery although 
Everymac.com says "doesn't apply".

TIA for your valuable comments.

Jörg from the Netherlands.



Op maandag 12 maart 2018 15:50:56 UTC+1 schreef Jörg Duurkoop:
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 G5 instead and can get the top model for a good price. So 
what changes do I have to make? I can throw away my M-Audio Revolution card as 
the G5 has optical audio in and out. I can keep on using my Samsung digital TV 
as my monitor, it's already perfectly calibrated and I'll get a Mac Pro monitor 
extra.

I already use two Sata HDs with Tiger in my MDD with adapters so I can simply 
transplant them. But I want to keep my legacy SCSI devices like a nice old 
Microtec scanner and an old MOD drive so I'll need a PCI-e SCSI-card. Do you 
have any suggestions which cards will work with Tiger in the G5 2.5 Ghz DP 
quadcore?

The G5 should be the latest edition so I don't expect any woes with the liquid 
cooling system. Any other suggestions anybody? I hope for a smooth transition. 
Thank you.

Best regards, Jörg.

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Re: Have to replace my dying MDD

2018-04-17 Thread Valter Prahlad 
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 the
Alt /Option key during startup.


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Re: Have to replace my dying MDD

2018-04-17 Thread Kris Tilford 

> 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 of startup disks available but 
> now the G5 just ignores the Alt key and starts from the disk chosen in the 
> system prefs. Can be a major PITA under certain circumstances.

Assume you mean “Option” key rather than “Alt” unless you’re using a PC 
keyboard, which could be the problem. If you’re using a Mac keyboard, some of 
the early USB keyboards had a firmware update available that may fix your issue.

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Re: Have to replace my dying MDD

2018-04-17 Thread Jörg Duurkoop 
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 the disk 
chosen in the system prefs. Can be a major PITA under certain circumstances.

Anybody any idea what causes this? I replaced the PRAM battery although 
Everymac.com says "doesn't apply".

TIA for your valuable comments.

Jörg from the Netherlands.



Op maandag 12 maart 2018 15:50:56 UTC+1 schreef Jörg Duurkoop:
>
> 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 G5 instead and can get the top model for a good 
> price. So what changes do I have to make? I can throw away my M-Audio 
> Revolution card as the G5 has optical audio in and out. I can keep on using 
> my Samsung digital TV as my monitor, it's already perfectly calibrated and 
> I'll get a Mac Pro monitor extra.
>
> I already use two Sata HDs with Tiger in my MDD with adapters so I can 
> simply transplant them. But I want to keep my legacy SCSI devices like a 
> nice old Microtec scanner and an old MOD drive so I'll need a PCI-e 
> SCSI-card. Do you have any suggestions which cards will work with Tiger in 
> the G5 2.5 Ghz DP quadcore?
>
> The G5 should be the latest edition so I don't expect any woes with the 
> liquid cooling system. Any other suggestions anybody? I hope for a smooth 
> transition. Thank you.
>
> Best regards, Jörg.
>

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