has anyone tried one of these upgrades? the 7447A or 7448?
i have a Sawtooth G4 that i'd like to use for Photoshop CS5. i know
it won't be blazing fast with either of these upgrades.
does anyone have experience with either of these? the company's web
site shows comparative speed data between
* The DVD burner drive I installed, an IBM-branded Hitachi HL_DT_ST G10N, is
recognized only as a CD reader. It won't burn DVDs and blank DVDs are simply
ejected. I don't know anything about locating Mac drivers or if that is even
necessary. I want to burn some DMGs or audio CDs from
On Jan 4, 3:30 pm, Greg Kennedy kennedy.g...@gmail.com wrote:
On Sun, Jan 2, 2011 at 3:31 PM, John Carmonne carmo...@aol.com wrote:
On Jan 2, 2011, at 12:54 PM, Greg Kennedy wrote:
After some more time of thinking about it, I'm considering going with a
really crazy solution and using
i inherited a sawtooth a few weeks ago, and decided to keep it and
upgrade it so i could run leopard and lightroom 2.
i bought a 1.6 ghz processor upgrade (Sonnet) from OWC (the link is on
one of the low end mac Powermac upgrade pages). it took about 5
minutes to install--run the firmware mod
great info--thanks!
i happen to have a broadcomm mini-pci card that i had pulled from a
dead dell laptop. i just ordered an adapter from ebay!
thanks again
ken
On Jan 25, 12:21 pm, peterh...@cruzio.com wrote:
I recently acquired a Power Mac G4 Quicksilver (867mHZ, 1.25 gb RAM)
and am in
running 9.2.2 with the Sonnet upgrade:
there are two programs on the install CD that come with the processor
upgrade. the instructions say to first update firmware, which you
don't need to do since you're already at 4.2.8.
then it says to run the program on the CD, under OS X, for OS X
i have a sawtooth (2x agp slot). i am getting ready to buy an XFX
GeForce 6200, for which there is a rom in the macelite library.
before i buy it, are you aware of a better card that has a 2x/4x/8x
connector that i should look for? the macelite buying guide talks
about a 6800, but the PC version
just wanted to post a quick success story on adding wireless to my
Sawtooth.
based on advice from this thread
http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list/browse_thread/thread/19e74c46d9466fb3
i bought a mini-pci to pci adapter on ebay for about $6 including
shipping. in my parts bin i had a
i have been experimenting with a sawtooth i picked up a few weeks
ago. i have flashed several AGP video cards (all nVidia) i have in my
parts bin. what i find is that it usually takes several (2-4)
attempts to boot properly.
the behavior of the monitor in a normal boot sequence is:
gray apple
i'm running an XFX GeForce 6200 (flashed) video card in my Sawtooth.
i'm wondering if a galaxy GeForce 6800 would be an appreciable
improvement.
thanks
ken baker
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shaders...etc and the GPU clock speed will be faster.
On Mon, Feb 14, 2011 at 6:11 PM, faithie999 faithie...@hotmail.com wrote:
i'm running an XFX GeForce 6200 (flashed) video card in my Sawtooth.
i'm wondering if a galaxy GeForce 6800 would be an appreciable
improvement.
thanks
ken baker
if the video card draws too much power from the power supply, what
will the symptoms be?
if that turns out to be the case, i suppose i can rig an external 5v/
12v power supply with a molex connector to supply the card
ken
On Feb 15, 11:31 am, Daniel Stewart daniel.stewart...@gmail.com
wrote:
i'm planning on installing a Radeon 9800 pro card in my sawtooth.
should i replace the power supply with a 300W (or larger) ATX power
supply? i have done some googling and have found the pinouts for the
sawtooth and ATX power connectors and it is an easy mod.
if i try the radeon with the stock
i haven't tried one of those converters, but i did have success in
installing a Sonnet PCI SATA card in order to use a SATA drive. as i
understand it, the Sonnet card is one of the few that supports booting
from a SATA drive. once in a great while they are available on ebay,
but i bought mine
the UJ-825 in my powerbook G4 became increasingly fussy over time. cd
writing was prettyr reliable, but as for dvd writing, sometimes it
would report a successful burn , but the resulting dvd wouldn't read.
more often, either the drive would report can't calibrate the laser
for this media or it
i inherited a sawtooth G4, and for the first couple of weeks i
couldn't get it to enter target disk mode, either by using the T key
on startup, or choosing it in the startup disk preferences panel.
then one day i tried it and it worked, and it has ever since. i think
what happened is that
i just posted a GeForce 6200 on the LEM Swap list if you're
interested.
Ken
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i rebuild old PC's and give them to a social worker to give to her
clients. i found this program
http://www.dban.org/Boot n Nuke
which yes, is a DOS boot disc/DOD-level erasing program, but if you
have a PC around you can install your old Mac HD into it and when Boot
n Nuke starts you can
with ccc, can you do a full restore from a dated backup as you can
with time machine? would be great if you could. from the FAQ on
their website, it's clear you can restore individual files from a
dated backup, but it is silent on doing a full restore. guess you
could select all the files in
i have a sawtooth, which i know didn't come with an ADC monitor.
however, i'd like to have an adc-capable card in my parts bin.
i looked at one on ebay but there is an extra tab with a few contact
on it, maybe 1/2 to 1 inch in front of the agp contacts.
i thought apple used contacts 3 and 11
in the native AGP spec. Only two
USB pins actually carry data, hence 3 and 11.
G4 machines that are capable of running ADC monitors do have an extra
socket in front of the AGP slot for that second tab on the card.
Chance
On Wed, Mar 16, 2011 at 7:14 AM, faithie999 faithie...@hotmail.com wrote:
i have
when i was getting an inherited sawtooth up and running (a 1.6 ghz
processor and 1.75 gb ram), i saw all the comments about leopard is
slower than tiger, but i still wanted the latest and greatest. so, i
installed leopard. the main use for the sawtooth is for lightroom 2.
the good news is that
this is the modern incarnation of the turboencabulator
ken
On Apr 1, 8:07 pm, Yersinia yersi...@myfairpoint.net wrote:
On 4/1/11 4:37 PM, Bruce Johnson wrote:
...something everyone who works with computers should have in their kit...
http://www.sparkfun.com/products/10622
I'm buying
zoom makes a usb modem that is about the size of a pack of gum. i
have used one with my macbook pro.
here's the description from amazon--zoom 3095 usb modem
http://www.amazon.com/Zoom-3095-Mini-External-Modem/dp/B001FCIOSW
on ebay, one of these might be cost-competitive with buying the
airport
here is a link to the VESA standard mounting hole patterns.
http://www.mountcenter.com/VESA-Mount-Standards-s/367.htm
if your monitor has mounting holes per one of these patterns, you're
in good shape. you should be able to find standard wall mount
brackets at your favorite big box electronics
in my experience with my sawtooth, a usb2 card with the NEC chip
works--but other usb cards from my parts bin with other mfr's chips
don't work. the mfr of the chip is silkscreened onto the chip.
ken
On Jun 30, 9:21 am, rbridge rbri...@ns.sympatico.ca wrote:
I've upped RAM to 1Gb, OS is up
Here's a web page showing the pinout of a standard PC 20-pin power
supply and all versions of G4 power supplies.
the DA uses 22 pins and one of the 2 extra pins supplies +28volts. if
you decide to do a mod to a standard power supply, you'll need to find
a wallwart 28v power supply, probably on
another shameless plug--i was in Barry's shop several months ago to
pick up a vintage apple printer. his shop is like a museum!! a great
place!
On Sep 5, 7:47 pm, glen glenst...@yahoo.com wrote:
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I replaced the power supply on my DA with a regular $20 ATX supply
i believe the airport extreme built-in antenna is designed in a way
that results in excellent signal transmission UPWARDS but not so good
DOWNWARDS. can you put the extreme on the first floor?
ken
On Sep 19, 4:48 am, QuoVadis eelcovanv...@home.nl wrote:
Hi all!
I've recently acquired an
very geeky!! nice
On Dec 12, 4:38 pm, Bruce Johnson john...@pharmacy.arizona.edu
wrote:
On Dec 12, 2011, at 2:14 PM, Andy wrote:
On 12 Dec 2011, at 21:03PM, Bruce Johnson wrote:
I find myself in need of completely disassembling an old Apple puck mouse
If you remove the
a friend gave me a dead iMac 17 G5 iSight. the symptom is:
when i push the power button, the pilot light comes on for about a
second, then the fan comes on at full speed, then about a second later
the pilot light and the fan turn off. the screen never lights up and
there is no startup chime.
thanks--i'll take it apart and have a look
ken
On Dec 31 2011, 6:45 pm, Bruce Johnson john...@pharmacy.arizona.edu
wrote:
On Dec 31, 2011, at 2:45 PM, faithie999 wrote:
a friend gave me a dead iMac 17 G5 iSight. the symptom is:
when i push the power button, the pilot light comes
31, 2011, at 3:45 PM, Bruce Johnson wrote:
On Dec 31, 2011, at 2:45 PM, faithie999 wrote:
a friend gave me a dead iMac 17 G5 iSight. the symptom is:
when i push the power button, the pilot light comes on for about a
second, then the fan comes on at full speed, then about
i assume that wipe the data means wipe the entire disk. if you want
to just erase selected files, move them to the trash, then click on
Finder--Preferences--Advanced, and check the box next to Securely
Empty Trash. then empty the trash. i have no idea how secure this
is.
to securely erase the
for that connector and make a jumper.
thanks
ken
On Jan 2, 7:41 pm, Bruce Johnson john...@pharmacy.arizona.edu wrote:
On Jan 2, 2012, at 4:03 PM, faithie999 wrote:
which are the power supply caps on the logic board? there are
probably 20+ caps in all on the board.
Follow the links I sent, or google G5
this
is a video problem but since it doesn't appear to be booting I'm not
ready to condemn the video yet.
Any further ideas?
Thanks
On Jan 3, 11:17 am, Bruce Johnson john...@pharmacy.arizona.edu
wrote:
On Jan 3, 2012, at 4:42 AM, faithie999 wrote:
btw, the person that gave me this kept the HD
...@pharmacy.arizona.edu wrote:
On Jan 3, 2012, at 12:04 PM, faithie999 wrote:
I found a message in a badcap.net thread that suggested changing the
CMOS battery. Did so, and now a new set of symptoms.
Pilot light comes on, fan at normal (low) speed, but no startup chime
and no boot
with it.
thanks
ken
On Jan 3, 11:10 pm, Kris Tilford ktilfo...@cox.net wrote:
On Jan 3, 2012, at 8:43 PM, faithie999 wrote:
None of the caps are visibly damaged, but I know that doesn't mean
that one or more aren't faulty.
If none are popped, I don't think it's likely the problem.
I'd look
+1
you will probably save money buying a PC usb keyboard over buying one
for a mac, even if you buy a non-apple branded mac keyboard.
as jack said, the option and command (apple) key positions are
reversed on a PC keyboard. to fix that, open system preferences--
keyboard. click on Modifier
here's a dumb question--how are you measuring power consumption?
thanks
ken
On Jan 10, 10:19 am, JOHN CARMONNE carmo...@aol.com wrote:
On Jan 9, 2012, at 11:36 PM, arichic...@gmail.com wrote:
1. I have had chances to grab various G5's for between $100 and $150.
I have been hesitant
the ip address 76.74.254.118 belongs to wordpress.com, which looks
like a blog hosting site. do you have a blog there, or were you
reading a blog from there?
On Jan 22, 5:19 pm, Edward Treen ted.tr...@btinternet.com wrote:
Hi All,
I'm hoping that there is a lister with good knowledge of the
what is the URL you used to find the strangedog site?
thanks!!
On Feb 6, 2:23 am, t...@io.com t...@prismnet.com wrote:
On Feb 4, 1:49 pm, Valter Prahlad valter.prah...@fastwebnet.it
wrote:
Il giorno 4-02-2012 10:54, pdimage ha scritto:
Both the X800 and the X850 will convert to mac but
i have a G4 Sawtooth that every now and then doesn't issue the startup
chime. it boots and runs fine. if i want to get the chime back, i
reset PRAM (command-option-P-R at startup). that brings the chime
back.
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i watched the youtube video. i would think the first thing to fail would
be the power supply fan. its little motor is designed to spin in air,
which has virtually zero viscosity, not mineral oil. maybe the mineral oil
will keep the motor cool enough when under the heavier load of moving
to emphasize and build on Bruce's advice above, here's how i would do it:
a) if you can install your G4 HD as a second HD in your G5:
install 10.5.x on the G5 new HD. during the setup dialog after install,
choose a user name other than the one that you used on the G4. i use Test.
run
i have a mac mini G4 running 10.5.8. yesterday (i thought it was a fluke
at the time) and again just now, it locked up while playing streaming audio
in firefox 3.6.24. the mini was completely unresponsive, so i held the
power button until it shut down. then powered back on, got the startup
i was going to suggest the same thing, if only for a last troubleshooting
step.
if you have either a spare PC power supply, or a PC that you can borrow
the power supply from temporarily, you could try powering the video card
from the separate power supply. assuming the borrowed PS doesn't
someone gave me a dead 23 cinema display last year. i assumed the power
brick was bad, but couldn't find one locally. so, i disassembled the
display and traced the power wiring coming in from the brick to the circuit
board. i found that there was in fact 120V coming from the brick so that
replacement voltage regulator as LM1086. here is a link to ebay listings
for that item.
http://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_trksid=p2050601.m570.l1313.TR0.TRC0.XLM1086_nkw=LM1086_sacat=0_from=R40
On Sunday, June 30, 2013 1:29:44 PM UTC-4, faithie999 wrote:
someone gave me a dead 23 cinema display
in my experience with flashing PC cards in a PC, i use an old PCI video
card so that i can see what is happening to the AGP card throughout the
flashing process.
there is a command in the NVFlash.exe tool that will let you know what slot
each card is in, so that when you issue the command to
a friend gave me a non-working iMac G5 iSight 17. the symptom: when the
power switch is depressed, the fans (both the optical drive and CPU) come
on, and the front panel pilot light comes on. after 30 or so seconds, the
fans kick into high speed, then intermittently return to normal speed,
thanks. you were right in assuming that LED 3 did not light. i assumed
the worst seeing that there was neither LCD image nor startup chime.
i also failed to mention that i had tried a couple of different memory
sticks.
i know this is a fool's errand, but there is a mobo on ebay for $30 with
i was given the above monitor, but no power supply. the cheapest one i can
find is $80 which is an amount i don't want to invest into this monitor.
to make sure i've identified the monitor properly, it has a ring on the
cable from which emanates the cable into the monitor, the power cable, a
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