Re: iLife & OEM CD/DVD Burner

2011-06-01 Thread John Carmonne
On Jun 1, 2011, at 11:44 AM, Tina K. wrote: At what point did Apple remove the OEM burner requirement for iLife? My iMac (below) needs a new optical drive and I'm wondering if it has to be Pioneer. Tina -- I have Pioneer, LITEON and Samsung burners all run without a hitch.

Re: Jump-Starting a "Dead" G5

2011-06-09 Thread John Carmonne
s 2 + 13 it should bypass the front switch and start up the G5. I'm wondering if anyone has ever tried this? I'm not sure I want to be the first. I just replaced a logic board on one that did the same thing. Try to disconnect and reseat everything and it may start, also a video card

G5 wont boot

2011-06-09 Thread John Carmonne
they show after the chime with option key. Geez what am I doing wrong?? I have a new late model Panasonic heat sink and no leaks. I've been at this for two days moved RAM cleaned swapped processors so I think maybe the boot ROM chip on the MOBO?? John Carmonne Yorba Linda CA 92886 USA Se

refill a G5 LCS heat sink

2011-06-09 Thread John Carmonne
Has anyone on the list ever refilled a Panasonic model LCS heat sink on a PowerMac G5 Dual.? 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 for those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop Macs - with a particular

normal running temps on G5 LCS?

2011-06-09 Thread John Carmonne
the two. They will range between 150F to 200F depending on the processor load, I was hoping for better performance from the Panasonic. John Carmonne Yorba Linda CA 92886 USA From my TiBook 667 -- You received this message because you are a member of G-Group, a group for those using G3

Re: iSight Camera App

2011-06-09 Thread John Carmonne
us and still choppy iSight. It seems that a 1.25 GHz and 167 Bus is the threshold for acceptable performance. That would be the slowest machine I have that does kinda ok. The one that rocks is my MacPro. John Carmonne Yorba Linda CA 92886 USA Sent from my MBP -- You received this message becau

Kernal panics eSATA drive

2011-06-09 Thread John Carmonne
reinstalling the sii driver all's well I'm wondering what could make the driver fall off. John Carmonne Yorba Linda CA 92886 USA MacPro 2.66 Nehalem Quad -- You received this message because you are a member of G-Group, a group for those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop Mac

Re: Interesting Problem

2011-06-19 Thread John Carmonne
if it couldn't run. The one that usually gives the alert is iTunes on Tiger. Try to download again but with dial up it takes a long time if it comes at all. That package of software is 10 or more hours on dial up in this town:-) JOHN CARMONNE Yorba Linda CA 92886 USA From TiBook 867 -

Re: Selling upgraded Macs

2011-06-19 Thread John Carmonne
in 240 is the closest I can tolerate, and not all You Tubes are available in 240. JOHN CARMONNE Yorba Linda CA 92886 USA From TiBook 867 -- 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 Powe

Re: Mail 2.1.3 & Yahoo Mail

2011-06-24 Thread John Carmonne
ir premium mail account. John Carmonne Yorba Linda CA 92886 USA From my TiBook 667 -- 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-lis

Re: Startup Sequence

2011-06-29 Thread John Carmonne
s" on ADB ports. The newest machine I can use is a G3 iMac with a Griffin iMate adaptor on booted OS9. It will not run on Classic emulation due to some extensions that must read at boot time.:-). John Carmonne Yorba Linda CA 92886 USA From my TiBook 667 -- You received this messag

Re: Mac frozen in startup

2011-09-29 Thread John Carmonne
Reseat the RAM first then the processor. If that doesn't do it It's probably going to be a logic board ROM, a PRAM battery doesn't need to be good. An ASD disk should boot because it has it's own ROM. JOHN CARMONNE Yorba Linda CA 92886 USA From TiBook 867 -- You r

Re: No Startup, just an endlessly repeating chime

2011-10-14 Thread John Carmonne
ill has that button. My Mac Pro has a reset switch on the mobo just to the RAM. John Carmonne Yorba Linda CA 92886 USA From my TiBook 667 -- 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

non ECC RAM?

2011-10-14 Thread John Carmonne
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. John Carmonne Yorba Linda CA 92886 USA Sent from my MBP -- You received this message because you

USB 3.0? drivers?

2011-10-15 Thread John Carmonne
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

Re: USB 3.0? drivers?

2011-10-15 Thread John Carmonne
or an Etron-based card (but not the others) and ANY USB 3.0-compliant > external device. > > Look for PXHCD.kext. > 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

Re: USB 3.0? drivers?

2011-10-15 Thread John Carmonne
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

Re: USB 3.0? drivers?

2011-10-15 Thread John Carmonne
the Molex receptacle on the back of the card. I have my external HDD powered with a 5V ac adaptor. The Mac Pro I don't think has a Molex plug anywhere to leach off of. JOHN CARMONNE Yorba Linda CA 92886 USA From TiBook 867 -- You received this message because you are a member of G-Gro

Re: USB 3.0? drivers?

2011-10-15 Thread John Carmonne
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,

Re: non ECC RAM?

2011-10-15 Thread John Carmonne
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

Re: non ECC RAM?

2011-10-15 Thread John Carmonne
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

Re: non ECC RAM?

2011-10-16 Thread John Carmonne
On Oct 15, 2011, at 8:00 PM, Kris Milford wrote: > 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

Re: non ECC RAM?

2011-10-16 Thread John Carmonne
On Oct 16, 2011, at 9:21 AM, Jeffrey Engle wrote: > > On Oct 16, 2011, at 9:07 AM, John Carmonne wrote: > >> Mostly I do a lot of burning DVD's and convert to MP4's Final Cut Pro in on >> the list also. > > > I think a dual MDD will do that nice

Re: non ECC RAM?

2011-10-16 Thread John Carmonne
On Oct 16, 2011, at 10:14 AM, Kris Tilford wrote: >>>> John Carmonne wrote: >>> >>>> I have a 2009 2.66 Quad Nehalem. >>> >>> On Oct 15, 2011, at 8:00 PM, Kris Milford wrote: > >>> We may have discussed this before, but I think t

Re: Need Wireless advice for late 2005 G5

2011-10-16 Thread John Carmonne
s designated "MINI PCI-E" the same > size/shape? > Thank you again, > Dana This is what I use. Tiger and Leopard. http://www.ebay.com/itm/Wireless-WiFi-11n-PCI-E-Card-Mac-Pro-G5-Airport-300Mbps-/370306519560?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_2&hash=item5637fd1208 John Carmonne Yorba Lind

Re: Need Wireless advice for late 2005 G5

2011-10-16 Thread John Carmonne
On Oct 16, 2011, at 5:57 PM, DLC wrote: > Thank you, John. Does it work well? I am guessing it uses Broadcom > chipset? > Thank you, > Dana > > On Oct 16, 5:16 pm, John Carmonne wrote: >> On Oct 16, 2011, at 2:13 PM, DLC wrote: >> >>> Thanks to all off

Re: Need Wireless advice for late 2005 G5

2011-10-16 Thread John Carmonne
reless-WiFi-11n-PCI-E-Card-Mac-Pro-G5-Airpo... > > > I'm not sure about the Broadcom chip but it works great and thinks it's an > AirPort card. BTW I bought mine for $18.50 from Hong Kong. > > You can get a USB adapter to about $15 - ant reason why you need a PCI car

Re: Need Wireless advice for late 2005 G5

2011-10-16 Thread John Carmonne
while I loose connection and have to reboot to reload the driver so IMHO the AirPort approach is the best if you can get a Card cheap. John Carmonne Yorba Linda CA 92886 USA MacPro 2.66 Quad Nehalem -- You received this message because you are a member of G-Group, a group for tho

Re: Need Wireless advice for late 2005 G5

2011-10-17 Thread John Carmonne
e AirPort So far it works on iMac G3 USB 1.1 OS X up to my Mac Pro but on USB 1.1 its B speed just like the original AirPort. 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 for those using G3, G4, and G5 des

Re: My computer has a strange smell

2011-10-17 Thread John Carmonne
n material. Dead mouse? There's a lot of crannies in those cases on the bottom ends is room for a lot of junk. 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 for those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop Macs - w

Disk image from SD card

2011-10-22 Thread John Carmonne
What's the fastest method to create a 8GB video image from an SDHC card from a video camera using a G4 1.25 machine? Toast or disk Utility? Does processor speed matter? Does max ram help? What adaptors work best? JOHN CARMONNE Yorba Linda CA 92886 USA From TiBook 867 -- You rec

Re: Disk image from SD card

2011-10-22 Thread John Carmonne
On Oct 22, 2011, at 12:28 PM, Bruce Johnson wrote: On Oct 18, 2011, at 8:11 PM, John Carmonne wrote: What's the fastest method to create a 8GB video image from an SDHC card from a video camera using a G4 1.25 machine? Toast or disk Utility? Does processor speed matter? Does max ram

Re: Ralink RT3072 802.11 b/g/n driver

2011-10-23 Thread John Carmonne
support.php?sn=502 >> >> Anyone have a valid link for the 10.4 version of this driver? > > > I know it's a long shot, but have you tried to install the Leopard > driver under Tiger and check if it works? > > HTH, > > Felix I can send you the drivers off li

Re: Disk image from SD card

2011-10-25 Thread John Carmonne
On Oct 22, 2011, at 3:09 PM, Bruce Johnson wrote: On Oct 22, 2011, at 2:48 PM, John Carmonne wrote: On Oct 18, 2011, at 8:11 PM, John Carmonne wrote: What's the fastest method to create a 8GB video image from an SDHC card from a video camera using a G4 1.25 machine? Toast or

Re: Disk image from SD card

2011-10-25 Thread JOHN CARMONNE
On Oct 25, 2011, at 9:09 AM, Len Gerstel wrote: On Oct 24, 2011, at 5:09 PM, John Carmonne wrote: On Oct 22, 2011, at 3:09 PM, Bruce Johnson wrote: On Oct 22, 2011, at 2:48 PM, John Carmonne wrote: On Oct 18, 2011, at 8:11 PM, John Carmonne wrote: What's the fastest method to c

Re: USB 2.0 Card for MDD G4

2011-10-27 Thread JOHN CARMONNE
Thanks for the help. Michael McMurtrey Carrollton, TX The one from Operator HeadGap is as good as any you can buy plus if it comes from them it works:-) John Carmonne Yorba Linda CA 92886 From iMac Core Duo 2.0 -- You received this message because you are a member of G-Group, a group for t

Re: 10.5.8 Update Stuck in "Configuring Installation" for 12 Hours

2011-10-27 Thread JOHN CARMONNE
s an internet connection. The Apple updates take hours. Did you format the drive before you began? John Carmonne Yorba Linda CA 92886 From iMac Core Duo 2.0 -- 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 f

PM G5 dual 2.7 RAM

2011-10-28 Thread John Carmonne
What's the most RAM that can be installed in a PM G5 Dual 2.7? I have 4 1GB and 4 512MB sticks at the moment and I saw some Crucial 4GB (2 x 2GB) 184-Pin DDR SDRAM ECC Registered DDR 400 (PC 3200) sticks. I want to know if I can install 8 of these in my Mac. John Carmonne Yorba Lin

Re: date & time

2011-10-28 Thread JOHN CARMONNE
ywhere. If the machine is on the net set the time and date to automatic and it will set correctly when you power up. The battery isn't needed anymore. John Carmonne Yorba Linda CA 92886 From iMac Core Duo 2.0 -- You received this message because you are a member of G-Group, a group for

G5 runnaway fans

2011-10-31 Thread JOHN CARMONNE
with the Thermal Calibration drill and no problems were found. So I booted it back up and after about an hour the fans calmed down and both processors came down to normal. about 10% with a browser and Mail. Does anyone know if my RAM and HDD swap would do this? John Carmonne Yorba Linda CA

Re: Optical Audio Port continuously lit up on PowerMac G5 = NO internal speaker output = NO chime

2011-11-01 Thread JOHN CARMONNE
n the bottom of the logic board. Be sure to disconnect all cables before doing this also remove PRAM battery. John Carmonne Yorba Linda CA 92886 From iMac Core Duo 2.0 -- You received this message because you are a member of G-Group, a group for those using G3, G4, and G5 deskto

Re: Optical Audio Port continuously lit up on PowerMac G5 = NO internal speaker output = NO chime

2011-11-01 Thread John Carmonne
then I could check > to see if they work? > In reference to the light it's a reddish glow behind the square door covering the optical cable port. AFAIK they are always on. I have a G5 Dual 2.7 and I'm on my second MOBO and the light has been there on both of them. John C

Re: Optical Audio Port continuously lit up on PowerMac G5 = NO internal speaker output = NO chime

2011-11-01 Thread John Carmonne
controls." Do you by chance have the "Mute" option selected in the sound out preferences? John Carmonne Yorba Linda CA 92886 USA MacPro 2.66 Quad Nehalem -- You received this message because you are a member of G-Group, a group for those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop Macs -

custom setting "F" keys

2011-11-04 Thread JOHN CARMONNE
I have a G5 PM Dual 2.7 with 10.5.8 and an ice cube tray keyboard. I want to assign the sound and brightness to "F" keys like on my TiBooks. Last century I remember a DA that allowed this on the extended keyboards, Is there anything I can do here or do I need to buy a new keyboa

Re: Can I CCC a 10.4 from a G4 DA to a G5?

2011-11-04 Thread JOHN CARMONNE
rd on separate partitions. I also need classic. John Carmonne Yorba Linda CA 92886 From iMac Core Duo 2.0 -- 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: Can I CCC a 10.4 from a G4 DA to a G5?

2011-11-05 Thread JOHN CARMONNE
e been at least some trace on the "floor" plate below the CPUs (and there wasn't any). OTOH, taking from what John Carmonne said, if my G5 hasn't leaked anything yet, is probably the one having the (better) Panasonic LCS. Il giorno 5-11-2011 0:39, JohnCarmonne ha scritt

Re: G5 Mistery

2011-11-06 Thread JOHN CARMONNE
hence, newer than June 2004). I wonder if MacTracker has some wrong info, or what... Mac Tracker is wrong a lot of the time EveryMac has the official info. Type your serial number on this site http://www.appleserialnumberinfo.com/Desktop/index.php It's a good page to see what you have.

Re: AlBook with a power issue

2011-11-07 Thread JOHN CARMONNE
to extract it? Any suggestions are welcome! Ben -- b...@mac-geek.com Can't hurt to try to extract it you may be able to get it back in service if not then replace the connector. John Carmonne Yorba Linda CA 92886 From iMac Core Duo 2.0 -- You received this message because you are a membe

eSATA speed G5

2011-11-15 Thread JOHN CARMONNE
I'd like to know why my eSATA card on my PM G5 dual 2.7 transfers files no faster than my F/W400 or F/W 800. Can it be the enclosure? I get the same results on my Mac Pro. John Carmonne Yorba Linda CA 92886 From iMac Core Duo 2.0 -- You received this message because you are a member

Re: Drive Genius 2.2 touchy?

2011-11-15 Thread JOHN CARMONNE
it can boot the Mac Pro, its OSX should be new enough... :-? The boot volume is 10.5.7 John Carmonne Yorba Linda CA 92886 USA From PM G5 Dual 2.7 -- 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 focu

Weather Widget fix 10.5.8

2011-11-16 Thread JOHN CARMONNE
. Repair permissions John Carmonne Yorba Linda CA 92886 From iMac Core Duo 2.0 -- 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

Re: External hard drive vs. online back up sites

2011-11-28 Thread JOHN CARMONNE
n get you back and if you keep up to date copies of critical files on Drop Box you'll always have what you need if disaster strikes. You can get a 2TB portable HHD for under $100.00 now days, just make a CCC and put it in your car if you're concerned about theft, fire, or inv

Re: Would you share....

2011-11-28 Thread JOHN CARMONNE
ose drives on Newegg are now $199. Yeesh. Jeff Walther Seagate 2TB drives at Costco for $89.00 every day , limit 2 , and the warranty is good after you rip the drive from the USB enclosure:-) Plan to go the next day and get two more and so on. John Carmonne Yorba Linda CA 92886 From iMac Co

Re: Apple Hardware test problems

2011-11-29 Thread JOHN CARMONNE
ot; key to access the AHT. John Carmonne Yorba Linda CA 92886 From iMac Core Duo 2.0 -- 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-

Re: External hard drive vs. online back up sites

2011-11-29 Thread JOHN CARMONNE
lter. And I can't get Apple to replace it hence the .dmg and Toast copy of every install disk I have and a CCC of every volume. John Carmonne Yorba Linda CA 92886 From iMac Core Duo 2.0 -- You received this message because you are a member of G-Group, a group for those using G3, G4, and G5 des

Re: Upgrade question

2011-12-02 Thread John Carmonne
On Dec 1, 2011, at 8:49 PM, Valter Prahlad wrote: > > > Regarding the pumps, I think the Delphi was single pump, while the Panasonic > dual pump (and this regardless of G5 model; I mean, AFAIK there was no > direct correlation between G5 model and brand of LCS). > But John C

Re: Upgrade question

2011-12-03 Thread John Carmonne
take a photo of the inside to determine if it is the more reliable >> > Panasonic. >> He will have to do some disassembly, I think, to get to the cooling unit. >> On my G5, it wasn't obvious just opening it. > All you need to do is slip off the G5 processor cover a

Re: Upgrade question

2011-12-03 Thread John Carmonne
painted, or anodized a silver color, so don't get confused that it > isn't copper colored. The other LCS units use rubber hoses, not metal > tubing, so it is easy to tell them apart. Here is the one in my G5 Dual 2.7. http://dl.dropbox.com/u/36728487/LCS%20Mac.zip John Carmonn

Re: G4 Cube and Quicksilver

2011-12-03 Thread John Carmonne
wordy. > That sounds like a loose video card or missing RAM. John Carmonne Yorba Linda CA 92886 USA MacPro 2.66 Quad Nehalem -- 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

Re: G4 Cube and Quicksilver

2011-12-04 Thread John Carmonne
On Dec 4, 2011, at 6:41 AM, Bruce Johnson wrote: > > On Dec 3, 2011, at 4:01 PM, John Carmonne wrote: >> >> That sounds like a loose video card or missing RAM. > > > No, actually it doesn't. > > The flashing question mark is quite explicit: no bootabl

Re: Upgrade question

2011-12-07 Thread JOHN CARMONNE
ere was no > direct correlation between G5 model and brand of LCS). > But John Carmonne knows much more about this than me. > I hope This will clear up the LCS models. The one with the copper tubing is the Panasonic. This was a fast fix for the many leakers that Apple had early on

Re: hard drives

2011-12-08 Thread John Carmonne
because Seagate uses them in the NAS and RAID systems they sell, plus a lot cheaper at this time:-) John Carmonne Yorba Linda CA 92886 USA MacPro 2.66 Quad Nehalem -- 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

Re: G4 IBM Deskstar clicking

2011-12-13 Thread John Carmonne
out over for that drive. You can freeze it and if it mounts get the files a quick as you can before it goes again. John Carmonne Yorba Linda CA 92886 USA MacBook Pro i7 -- You received this message because you are a member of G-Group, a group for those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop Macs -

Re: Failure to boot

2011-12-16 Thread JOHN CARMONNE
Without a system disk in the drive, just a game disk. But it allowed me to get thru the start up screens back to finder. I would run DiskWarrior. John Carmonne Yorba Linda CA 92886 From iMac Core Duo 2.0 -- You received this message because you are a member of G-Group, a group for

Re: OS 9.2.2 fro G4 MDD

2012-01-06 Thread John Carmonne
rs, > > Oli > You only need the OS ROM to make OS9.2.2 boot on your PM G4 MDD. If you have a working OS9.2.2 on any other machine just drag the system and application folder to the drive via TDM or other method and the drop in the ROM and you're good to go. No installation is nes

Re: iLife '05 on Leopard? Is there a way to make iDVD 5.0.1 run on Mac OS X 10.5.8?

2012-01-06 Thread JOHN CARMONNE
nning on a not supported version of Mac OS X. AFAIK iDVD is Intel only. The other stuff will run on PPC 10.5.8. John Carmonne Yorba Linda CA 92886 From iMac Core Duo 2.0 -- You received this message because you are a member of G-Group, a group for those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop

Re: OS 9.2.2 fro G4 MDD

2012-01-06 Thread John Carmonne
7;s not FW800's it also will boot all Macs with OS9.2.2. It only came on the original install disks of the MDD machines hence the lack on retail installers. Sorry for the lack of info on the last post. :-) John Carmonne Yorba Linda CA 92886 USA MacPro 2.66 Quad Nehalem -- You receiv

Re: iLife '05 on Leopard? Is there a way to make iDVD 5.0.1 run on Mac OS X 10.5.8?

2012-01-07 Thread John Carmonne
On Jan 6, 2012, at 7:21 PM, JoeTaxpayer wrote: > iDVD 7.0.4 running fine on my PPC G4. Leopard. > > On Jan 6, 2:40 pm, JOHN CARMONNE wrote: >> On Jan 6, 2012, at 11:34 AM, Mac User #330250 wrote: >> I think it's trying to run too old of a version on 10.5.8. I thi

Re: going to an Intel iMac

2012-01-07 Thread John Carmonne
after the clone is complete. > > Will this work? > > Thanks, > > Larry You can't get Tiger to boot on the Intel except a special version. The best way for me would be to install SL on the iMac and then tell it to migrate your Tiger drive. You can do it via Fire Wir

Re: Don't Landfill old Mac's

2012-01-07 Thread John Carmonne
This is a sales pitch for a "Craptastic OS". It doesn't belong on the list. Please Nannie's? John Carmonne Yorba Linda CA 92886 USA MacPro 2.66 Quad Nehalem On Jan 6, 2012, at 6:11 PM, David W. Morris wrote: > > On Jan 6, 2012, at 5:14 PM, Len Gerstel wrote: &g

Re: Why doesn't my little drive opening dohicky work?

2012-01-07 Thread John Carmonne
t. Right now I can't get my super drive to open. I've got the > arrow dohicky in my top menu, but when I click on it , it says "No > Drives". I rechecked my connections. Everything looks and feels "OK". > l should probably do what? TIA Jim > Try the

Re: OS9

2012-01-08 Thread John Carmonne
hen OSX if you > want it. > If you have any machine with a OS9.2 system folder and application folder all you need to do is drag and drop them to your drive, no installation is necessary. John Carmonne Yorba Linda CA 92886 USA MacPro 2.66 Quad Nehalem -- You received this message beca

Re: going to an Intel iMac

2012-01-08 Thread John Carmonne
oes bite. Plus I always run DiskWarrior before I tap into the old Mac. John Carmonne Yorba Linda CA 92886 USA MacPro 2.66 Quad Nehalem -- 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 M

Re: G4 or G5?

2012-01-10 Thread JOHN CARMONNE
watts. My PPC G5 dual 2.7 averages 410 watts and my Mac Pro is 98 watts both doing the same work most of the time, however the G5's are much faster then the G4's. The G5's with the fans running most of the time suck up a lot of juice. John Carmonne Yorba Linda CA 92886 Fr

Re: G4 or G5?

2012-01-10 Thread John Carmonne
66 mid-10 model. Not taken its wattage > yet, I'll let you know what I see. John Carmonne Yorba Linda CA 92886 USA MacPro 2.66 Quad Nehalem -- 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 f

Re: G4 or G5?

2012-01-14 Thread John Carmonne
watts both doing the same work most of the time, >> however the G5's are much faster then the G4's. The G5's with the fans >> running most of the time suck up a lot of juice. This is a plug in unit that will tell you the exact amount of power is used on anything you plug

Re: G5 quad with different S/N

2012-01-29 Thread JOHN CARMONNE
sticker on the case door opening at the bottom of the latch area. The MOBO doesn't report a serial number in profiler. John Carmonne Yorba Linda CA 92886 From iMac Core Duo 2.0 -- You received this message because you are a member of G-Group, a group for those using G3, G4, and G5 de

Re: Bad Video Card?

2012-02-02 Thread John Carmonne
in my G5 PowerMac , it's a 256 that reports in Profiler as 128, this may be common in flashed cards. My card is a flashed 9800 Pro unit with a Molex fan connection, I think the smell may be from solder flux left over from the flashing process. I noticed the smell on mine also, 2 yrs and still

Re: Recommend USB UD for backups

2012-02-02 Thread John Carmonne
t; > I appreciate any help. > > Thanks! > I'm sure the HDD is ok, it's the flakey WD enclosure. John Carmonne Yorba Linda CA 92886 USA MacBook Pro i7 -- You received this message because you are a member of G-Group, a group for those using G3, G4, and G5 d

Re: Airport dilemma

2012-02-02 Thread John Carmonne
d and still neither the Cube or Q/S >>> will complete the connection. >> I have never been able to connect to my routers with the original AirPort b card using WPA even though the router says b/g/n support. John Carmonne Yorba Linda CA 92886 USA MacPro 2.66 Quad Nehalem --

Re: Bad Video Card?

2012-02-11 Thread John Carmonne
On Feb 2, 2012, at 8:30 AM, Bruce Johnson wrote: On Jan 27, 2012, at 4:04 PM, John Carmonne wrote: I think the smell may be from solder flux left over from the flashing process. The flashing process does not involve soldering at all, but is accomplished by software on a PC... -- Bruce

Re: Audio

2012-02-11 Thread John Carmonne
ck and see if I can get a better view of the broken piece and remove it. > > I am sure that I can count on all of you to help me put out the fire > > Any other suggestions? > > Thanks, > > Larry > If you have a jack you can pull off another board I say to replace i

Re: Cannot boot OS X

2012-02-11 Thread John Carmonne
lders to the OS X partition, no installation is necessary. John Carmonne Yorba Linda CA 92886 USA MacBook Pro i7 -- 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: PowerMac G5 not waking from sleep?

2012-02-13 Thread John Carmonne
d it wound up to be the logic board in the end, Do you have any dead ports on it? Have you reset the CUDA switch and repaired the permissions? John Carmonne Yorba Linda CA 92886 USA MacBook Pro i7 -- You received this message because you are a member of G-Group, a group for those usin

Re: G3 + Tiger: iTune 9?

2012-02-14 Thread John Carmonne
9.1.1 run on a G3? I cannot get iTunes 9 to run on a G3 imac, iTunes 8 is the latest to work for me with Tiger and OS 10.4.11 John Carmonne Yorba Linda CA 92886 USA MacBook Pro i7 -- You received this message because you are a member of G-Group, a group for those using G3, G4, and G5

Re: PowerMac G5 not waking from sleep?

2012-02-15 Thread John Carmonne
> t Try to reinstall the RAM. The G5 PowerMacs are real touchy on the seating of the RAM. Be sure all the sticks report in the Profiler. I've had to reseat a number of times to get all sticks running. John Carmonne Yorba Linda CA 92886 USA MacBook Pro i7 -- You received this

Re: Buying a G5

2012-02-17 Thread John Carmonne
They can be overhauled but I'd want a good one to begin with The units that leaked were made by Delphi. There is a replacement unit made by Panasonic with two pumps that I've never seen leak, this is what I put in my Dual 2.7.. The Delphi units can be resealed to last longer than when

Re: G5 Optical Drive Data Cable

2012-02-27 Thread John Carmonne
On Feb 26, 2012, at 1:35 PM, Avid_Fan wrote: > > I'm in need of an optical drive data cable. Are they easy to pick up > on the cheap? Do they use a standard data cable from any computer > parts place? > > Cheers, > Evan > The cable in the G5 PowerMac is a s

Re: Oil Cooling

2012-03-14 Thread John Carmonne
has been done many > times with PCs; does anyone know anything that may keep the G5 from working > optimally? > -- -- > Illirik Smirnov > Why not just overhaul your LCS with Marine coolant? It works good for me. John Carmonne Yorba Linda CA 92886 USA MacBook Pro i7 -- You recei

Re: G4 USB external hd will not start up 10.5

2012-03-15 Thread John Carmonne
as able to boot my MBP Core i7 with a copy of Leopard on an external HDD and APM. This method allows different systems on one drive, handy for testing purposes. I have had trouble getting the format changed on the WD external drives you may have to do it multiple times till it sticks. It&#x

Re: G4 USB external hd will not start up 10.5

2012-03-16 Thread John Carmonne
machines that otherwise can't boot the install disc's. I have a Mac Pro that has 10.5.8, 10.6.8 and 10.7.2. I had to use CCC to get the 10.5.8 on it because it won't boot the 10.5 installer. John Carmonne Yorba Linda CA 92886 USA MacBook Pro i7 -- You received this me

Re: PowerMac G5 One Beep Before Chime

2012-03-17 Thread John Carmonne
er supply with a capacitor heating up and momentarily failing. I had my 2.7 shutting down like that when the logic board started to fail and the ASD always passed. I finally got another board and alls well now. John Carmonne Yorba Linda CA 92886 USA MacBook Pro i7 -- You received this mes

Re: PM G5: When booting the DVD drive opens up

2012-03-17 Thread John Carmonne
f that happens while shutting down the G5, and it causes something > on the subsequent boot. But why Skype would have something to do with the > optical drive? John Carmonne Yorba Linda CA 92886 USA MacBook Pro i7 -- You received this message because you are a member of G-Group,

Re: Carbon Copy got strange?

2012-03-19 Thread John Carmonne
it. So I checked some more drives and some have it and some don't. My MBP had 17.5 GB's A Spotlight search didn't show the VAR or VM folders, I would never have found it without TinkerTool. Is there a way to turn this feature off? John Carmonne Yorba Linda CA 92886 USA MacBook P

Re: Carbon Copy got strange?

2012-03-19 Thread John Carmonne
On Mar 19, 2012, at 7:40 AM, Dan wrote: > At 11:48 PM -0700 3/18/2012, John Carmonne wrote: >> Upon closer inspection with TinkerTool I found a 16GB file called >> "sleepimage". and erased it. So I checked some more drives and some have >> it and some don'

Re: Carbon Copy got strange?

2012-03-19 Thread JOHN CARMONNE
On Mar 19, 2012, at 8:46 AM, Dan wrote: At 8:02 AM -0700 3/19/2012, John Carmonne wrote: That's a good feature for my MacBook Pro's. So I guess the way it got on some of my iMacs and Mac Pro was due to a CCC that I used to set up those machines. No, not part of the cloning. T

Re: DVD won't play.

2012-03-22 Thread JOHN CARMONNE
ell me the settings I need through the process to make them work. Thank you in advance. A lot of the early optical drives have trouble playing burned copies. I would get a newer external drive or a new Pioneer internal IDE drive. Optical drives are dirt cheap try Newegg, John Carmonne Pl

How to check WIFI users

2012-03-26 Thread JOHN CARMONNE
at my office. John Carmonne Placentia CA 92870 From iMac Core Duo 2.0 -- 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

Re: PowerMac G5 One Beep Before Chime

2012-04-06 Thread JOHN CARMONNE
oot into single-user mode, and run it! - Dan. -- - Psychoceramic Emeritus; South Jersey, USA, Earth. You need a copy of ASD 2.5.8 it will boot the machine and check all the hardware. John Carmonne Placentia CA 92870 From iMac Core Duo 2.0 -- You received this message because you ar

Re: Flashback Malware Hits 600,000 Macs???

2012-04-06 Thread JOHN CARMONNE
ft! But the part about OLD is correct. I couldn't get Minecraft to run on my wife's old white MacBook running Tiger because the version of Java was too old. Stephen I gotta have Java for "My ebay" too. John Carmonne Placentia CA 92870 From iMac Core Duo 2.0

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