Re: Can I put an intel duo core processor in my g4?

2009-06-16 Thread Ricardo Sevilla
matt.strim...@gmail.com wrote: And if not maybe tell me what kind of up grades I need? I mean I just wanna run lepord properly. I am on tiger You can run Leopard on your g4 if it has an 8xxmhz processor and a stick of 512 of ram. I would recommend a good video card also. In my

Re: agp graphics vs. gigabit ethernet

2009-07-09 Thread Ricardo Sevilla
Hello all. I have a owc 1.2 ghz g4 with 2gigs of ram and a 500 gig hdd. My internet is nowhere near as fast as I think it should be and the computer itself is pretty slow for my tastes. I have the original video card in it as well. Is there anything I can do to this machine to make it faster?

Re: agp graphics vs. gigabit ethernet

2009-07-10 Thread Ricardo Sevilla
Al Poulin wrote: On Jul 9, 10:35 pm, Ricardo Sevilla ae86dr...@gmail.com wrote: Hello all. I have a owc 1.2 ghz g4 with 2gigs of ram and a 500 gig hdd. My internet is nowhere near as fast as I think it should be and the computer itself is pretty slow for my tastes. I have the original

Freezing after going to sleep????????

2009-07-16 Thread Ricardo Sevilla
Ok so I have a weird problem. I keep having my g4 either crash or whatever on me. Here is the scenario as it has occured many times to me in just the past week. I have my g4 sawtooth that has been upgraded to a owc 1.2ghz processor with 2 gigs of ram. it has a 500 gig hdd and a superdrive in

Re: Freezing after going to sleep????????

2009-07-16 Thread Ricardo Sevilla
Kris Tilford wrote: On Jul 16, 2009, at 7:53 PM, Ricardo Sevilla wrote: because the mouse will appear on the screen but nothing else will show up. while it freezes the mouse still appears and is moveable and controllable but nothing else is. I believe this ability

Re: Slow and Unusable G4 Gigabit - What Fixed It?

2009-07-18 Thread Ricardo Sevilla
James E. Therrault wrote: My trusty ol' G4 400MHz Gigabit has been slowin' down and yesterday reached the point that it would only fully boot in safe mode. Did the original hardware test and everything checked out. Booted fine in OS9 even though I had not done so in at least two years.

Re: Slow and Unusable G4 Gigabit - What Fixed It?

2009-07-18 Thread Ricardo Sevilla
Bill Connelly wrote: On Jul 18, 2009, at 6:36 PM, Ricardo Sevilla wrote: James E. Therrault wrote: My trusty ol' G4 400MHz Gigabit has been slowin' down and yesterday reached the point that it would only fully boot in safe mode. Did the original hardware test and everything

Re: Mail

2009-07-28 Thread Ricardo Sevilla
Bill Connelly wrote: On Jul 28, 2009, at 3:03 AM, Norman Rowe wrote: Recently the apple mail program has been acting strange. It will self start after the daily utilities are run and I'm not able to get new mail sometimes. Mac G4 OS 10.5.7 2 megs of ram Did an erase and install of

Re: G4 350 Mhz

2009-08-06 Thread Ricardo Sevilla
Jasiu wrote: I'm refurbishing some older computers for the local church. We were given a G4 350 that is password protected. How do I wipe out the old disc and reinstall an OS. Is there another way of bypassing the password that doesn't require reinstalling the OS? Thanks for the help.

Re: Wireless Network Problem

2009-09-04 Thread Ricardo Sevilla
Fred Thiel wrote: I networked my PowerMac G4 to my G4 eMac with a wireless Belkin router. I can see the applications that are on my eMac from the PowerMac, but not vice versa. Both folders appear to be in the same place on their respective volumes, on the root level, but I can't

iBook not displaying after screen......

2009-09-17 Thread Ricardo Sevilla
I am not exactly sure if this is the place for me to post this but I a have an iBook 1.33ghz model that is not displaying the screen. I have tried replacing the screen with a nother screen and still nothing. I have also replaced the inverter board two or three times over but still nothing.

Re: Reflowing 'Book Video Chip BGA and G4 iBook U28 Broken Solder Joints

2009-09-18 Thread Ricardo Sevilla
Nestamicky wrote: On 9/18/09 11:27 AM, Jim Scott wrote: Good luck if you try reflowing, and don't blame me if you fail, as you most certainly will, sooner or later. Just be sure that you're prepared to write off any failure before you begin. On the other hand, the logic board already has

Re: Mac Retro Anyone?

2009-09-29 Thread Ricardo Sevilla
I agree with you on this. But the downside being the cost of assembly in my point of view. I would love to be able to run Snow Leopard on my G4 but at what cost...? I don't know about the rest of you, but I find my old trusty G4 tower and green, see-through iMac G3 to be more aesthetically

Re: Happy New Year!

2010-01-01 Thread Ricardo Sevilla
BACK UP YOUR DATA Decided today was going to be the day that I start my back up procedure for my G4 IM so excited Do it TODAY. Don't Delay! JUST DO IT. I just did. Kind of. I am in the process of copying over the files. 1,212,803 files I'm really hating computers and

Re: Excessive cable charges and alternates?

2010-01-05 Thread Ricardo Sevilla
This is kinda getting off topic. I have a Sawtooth G4 with an upgraded owc chip in it. I just downloaded the hulu desktop for Intel chips and it is functional on my G4. I wonder what gives. I am running Leopard 10.5.8 On Jan 5, 2010, at 4:07 PM, Clark Martin wrote: Kasey Smith wrote: On

Re: Program Alert: MacHEADs

2010-01-28 Thread Ricardo Sevilla
IF any of you guys have Hulu you can watch it on there also On Jan 28, 2010, at 5:37 PM, Wallace Adrian D'Alessio wrote: Tonight 9PM CNBC MacHeads a look into mac design etc. Look to channel guide for other times. -- You received this message because you are a member of G-Group, a

Quicksilver 867 mhz cpu compatibility with what G4???

2010-02-01 Thread Ricardo Sevilla
I was wondering what other G4s could a Quicksilver cpu fit into? It is an 867 mhz cpu. -- 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: Quicksilver 867 mhz cpu compatibility with what G4???

2010-02-02 Thread Ricardo Sevilla
on the net if you Google it. On Feb 1, 8:15 pm, Ricardo Sevilla ae86dr...@gmail.com wrote: I was wondering what other G4s could a Quicksilver cpu fit into? It is an 867 mhz cpu. -- You received this message because you are a member of G-Group, a group for those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop

Quicksilver G4 and Linksys Wrt54gs

2010-02-02 Thread Ricardo Sevilla
Hello everyone. I have a problem. I have recently acquired a Quicksilver G4. It was an 867 mhz model. I pulled my 1.3 ghz cpu out of my Sawtooth and put it in the Quicksilver. The Quicksilver has 1.5 gigs of Ram and a 2.0 USB card along with a firewire card. Other than that there are no

Adding a second monitor

2010-02-03 Thread Ricardo Sevilla
Hello I was wondering how I could add a second monitor to my Quicksilver. I have the original card in there right now and it is connected to a Viewsonic monitor via the dvi connector but I wanted to know what other card I could put into the next slot underneath it to add a second monitor.

Re: Adding a second monitor

2010-02-03 Thread Ricardo Sevilla
10:55 PM, Ricardo Sevilla wrote: Hello I was wondering how I could add a second monitor to my Quicksilver. I have the original card in there right now and it is connected to a Viewsonic monitor via the dvi connector but I wanted to know what other card I could put into the next slot underneath

Re: Adding a second monitor

2010-02-04 Thread Ricardo Sevilla
So for me to have just about everything that I have right now but with two monitors I need a different video card? The reason I say it would slow it down is because instead of one monitor being powered by 32 mb, Now there are 2 monitors being powered by 32 mb. Why would an ADC monitor

Re: thermal paste

2010-02-08 Thread Ricardo Sevilla
I HIGLY recommend you take a little trip down to your local Radioshack and pick up a tube of Arctic silver compound. I have used this in all my computers including PCs. It works great. As far as that white compound goes... On Feb 8, 2010, at 6:00 PM, JOHN CARMONNE wrote: Hi All I

Re: thermal paste

2010-02-08 Thread Ricardo Sevilla
, at 6:27 PM, JOHN CARMONNE carmo...@aol.com wrote: On Feb 8, 2010, at 6:20 PM, Ricardo Sevilla wrote: I HIGLY recommend you take a little trip down to your local Radioshack and pick up a tube of Arctic silver compound. I have used this in all my computers including PCs. It works great. As far

Re: thermal paste

2010-02-08 Thread Ricardo Sevilla
I knew about this but did not know that some one actually packaged and sold it now!!! Thats great \~/iDrift\~/ On Feb 8, 2010, at 7:04 PM, Kris Tilford ktilfo...@cox.net wrote: On Feb 8, 2010, at 6:20 PM, Ricardo Sevilla wrote: I HIGHLY recommend you take a little trip down to your

Re: thermal paste

2010-02-08 Thread Ricardo Sevilla
a dual 1.0GHz I have an extra heat sink too. On Feb 8, 2010, at 7:06 PM, Ricardo Sevilla wrote: I knew about this but did not know that some one actually packaged and sold it now!!! Thats great \~/iDrift\~/ On Feb 8, 2010, at 7:04 PM, Kris Tilford ktilfo...@cox.net wrote: On Feb 8

Re: is thermal calibration necessary?

2010-02-19 Thread Ricardo Sevilla
Thank you. On Feb 19, 2010, at 6:08 PM, ah...clem wrote: thanks to everyone who replied, but especially to john musbach, who is the only person so far to actually answer my question. since i said that it boots just fine after the mobo transplant, obviously i've had the computer running with

Re: How will my computer run?

2010-02-27 Thread Ricardo Sevilla
What video card are you running? I had a 32 mb Geforce 4 in mine but recently upgraded to a 64 mb Geforce 4 and now it is nearly perfect!!! I would think yours has at the very least a 32 mb video card unless the original seller replaced the card. You can find that in apple in the top left

Re: How will my computer run?

2010-02-27 Thread Ricardo Sevilla
I love getting a kick out of that as well. Nobody believes me when I show them all that my G4 can do. On Feb 27, 2010, at 10:30 AM, The M wrote: Hahaha I can't wait to show people how my what eight year old mac runs faster than my windoze machine. LOL -- You received this message

Re: I've never seen this before??

2010-03-01 Thread Ricardo Sevilla
Yes it is an adc to dvi adapter. They sell them at most places that sell Macs. I know for a fact that they sell them at Best Buy and Frys. On Mar 1, 2010, at 10:42 AM, Jeffrey Engle wrote: In the ebay listing below, there is a G5 for sale. One of the pictures of the rear of the G5 has an

Re: iMovie 6

2010-03-01 Thread Ricardo Sevilla
On Mar 1, 2010, at 5:44 PM, Bill Connelly wrote: On Mar 1, 2010, at 7:07 PM, Kris Tilford wrote: On Mar 1, 2010, at 5:49 PM, Bill Connelly wrote: Already have 4 and 5, perhaps I don't even need 6 ... The newer versions of iMovie need to be patched to work on a G4 CPU. See:

Re: Safari 4.0.5 memory leak?

2010-03-15 Thread Ricardo Sevilla
Ive been experiencing a small problem of my own with this Safari where I could not access web pages anymore. I ended up closing and reopening it but still no luck. I have transmission working full steam but for some reason Safari is not working properly. I will check to see the numbers

Sleep issues

2010-03-30 Thread Ricardo Sevilla
Hello everyone. I am having a bit of an issue with my G4 Quicksilver. I recently have noticed that after putting my computer to sleep manually it does so at a rather long pace. However this is not the problem. I have my computer set to automatically go to sleep after 20 min of no use. Once

Re: Sleep issues

2010-03-30 Thread Ricardo Sevilla
U know what? i never thought about that. I do have a usb 2.0 card. Would i have to get another card if thats whats causing it to not go to sleep? How would i check the activity monitor to see if thats the cause if its supposed to be asleep? When it doesnt sleep the monitor is asleep but

Re: Sleep issues

2010-03-31 Thread Ricardo Sevilla
but it will not sleep automatically. Thanks so far for all the advice knowledge and tips. This is going a lot better than I thought it would!! On Mar 31, 2010, at 8:30 AM, Bill Connelly wrote: On Mar 31, 2010, at 10:52 AM, Al Poulin wrote: On Mar 30, 12:31 pm, Ricardo Sevilla ae86dr...@gmail.com wrote

Re: Sleep issues

2010-03-31 Thread Ricardo Sevilla
script group and I will but just asking in case anyone in this G3-4 list is in that list as well has an understanding as to where I am coming from. THankS to AlL ReplIes On Mar 31, 2010, at 9:46 AM, Bruce Johnson wrote: On Mar 31, 2010, at 9:37 AM, Ricardo Sevilla wrote: What I do have

Re: Can I add IR to my Quicksilver?

2010-05-18 Thread Ricardo Sevilla
I use my iPhone to control my Quicksilver from my couch. I have a few different apps that allow me to see whats on the screen as well as type in text and mouse around. On May 18, , at 5:09 AM, Mike Linnett wrote: No idea about the IR I'm afraid, but how about using screen sharing (can be

Re: G4 MDD RAM

2010-06-02 Thread Ricardo Sevilla
WEre you able to do this? What was the outcome? On Jun 2, 2010, at 8:51 AM, Bruce Johnson wrote: On Jun 2, 2010, at 8:47 AM, john CARMONNE wrote: Hi All I'm wondering if I install in my G4 MDD Dual 1.25, two 1 GB PC3200 DDR 184 pin sticks and two 512 will the machine report 3 GB? Yes it

Re: Will PowerPC be forever obsolete?

2010-06-10 Thread Ricardo Sevilla
I agree. On Jun 10, 2010, at 1:11 PM, Kris Tilford wrote: On Jun 10, 2010, at 7:00 AM, Albert Carter wrote: First of all G4 Power Macs do not take SO-DIMMs and neither do Dell Servers. SO-DIMMs are for Laptops and Tray Loading G3 iMacs. Secondly I doubt a PowerMac G4 would except a G5

Re: Safari 4.1 Problem

2010-06-10 Thread Ricardo Sevilla
It seems that you are experiencing the same problem that I had and I fixed it by Downloading the cosmopod installer and uninstalling it. Maybe it is another plugin that you installed but for me it was cosmopod. Good luck On Jun 10, 2010, at 7:21 PM, Bruce Johnson wrote: Another data

CPU Temp?

2010-06-19 Thread Ricardo Sevilla
Hello all. I have a quick question. Does any one know of an application that monitors cpu temp? OR, does anyone know how or where I can find this information? The reason being is I have a Cpu upgrade in my Quicksilver and wanted to see how much of a difference the supplied fans cooled the

Re: CPU Temp?

2010-06-20 Thread Ricardo Sevilla
So how can i see if the temp in the case is either hurting my cpu or not? \~/iDrift\~/ Nissansource.com On Jun 19, 2010, at 10:00 PM, Bill Connelly billycarm...@verizon.net wrote: On Jun 19, 2010, at 11:24 PM, Albert Carter wrote: That might not work. I tried it on my QuickSilver 2002

Re: Yikes G4, Can The Computer Chime and still have a Bad CPU?

2010-07-20 Thread Ricardo Sevilla
From my own experience a Pram zap may be what you need however If you can swap in the Known working cpu and zap the ram that way then that may help you to find out whether or not you have a bad cpu and not a pc keyboard issue. On Jul 20, 2010, at 12:19 AM, Gus wrote: System: G4 Yikes

Re: IS the world about to change ?

2010-10-20 Thread Ricardo Sevilla
Thats crazy I was thinking about how i felt they were making all the wrong pieces having too much and all the wrong parts too stripped down. I agree it may be time for Apple to be pushed back down a peg or two and maybe hire Mr. Wozniak for some true creativity!!! \~/iDrift\~/ Nissansource.com

Re: *Hits Head*

2011-02-02 Thread Ricardo Sevilla
Hi steve I read in your response message that you were in the hunt for another machine. Would you be interested in selling the ATI Radeon? I would like to purchase it from you however I do not know how much it is worth. LEt me know and hopefully we can reach an agreement. On Feb 2, 2011,