Why doesn't my little drive opening dohicky work?

2012-01-07 Thread JIM RAPER
Hi, Y'all, I just today put a new PS in my PM MDD 800 G4/142 DP. Had to reset the clock, and I'm sure I will have to make some other adjustments. BUT soo much quieter. We'll get into mouse problems in a later post. Right now I can't get my super drive to open. I've got the arrow dohicky in my top

Power supply for G4 MDD

2011-12-15 Thread JIM RAPER
Which is quieter, more reliable AcBel or Panasonic? I am replacing a defunct PS. Thanks. Jim -- 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

Preparing my new G4 MDD 1.42GHz 'puter

2010-06-18 Thread JIM RAPER
Hi, Got the above mentioned computer Wed. Couple of, hopefully, simple questions. I have loads of bookmarks on my old Sawtooth. Is there an easy way to transfer them over into FireFox Bookmarks? I have been able to save them to a Flash drive and they are live when I open up the flash in my MDD.

Putting SATA drive into PM Mirrored Door G4/1.42

2010-06-07 Thread JIM RAPER
Hello, a few weeks ago I had a G5 go dark, Power Supply blown. Fixing would cost too much. Bought a PM Mirrored Door FW 800 G4/1.42 GHz Dual Processor. The G5 had a 160 GB SATA HD. (Maxtor Diamondmax Plus 9). I know I need a PCI sata controller card. Would just any do? Doubt it. What would be a

Re: My G5 won't start up

2010-04-19 Thread JIM RAPER
Hello, Have made some decisions. Have checked out best I can. Burned up Power Supply at least. No discernible coolant leakage damage. Howsomever replacement PS and labor look to run $350 to $450 at best. Best PS replacement for me to do work $225-$275. I don't have the confidence anymore to fiddle

Re: Digest for g3-5-list@googlegroups.com - 25 Messages in 8 Topics

2010-04-17 Thread JIM RAPER
Topic: My G5 won't start uphttp://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list/t/711c292c38c26db8 JIM RAPER jazpe...@shawneelink.net Apr 16 06:58PM -0500 ^#128099664707369b_digest_top Hi, Y'All, This morning when I went into my computer/library, I detected a strong electrical smell

My G5 won't start up

2010-04-16 Thread JIM RAPER
Hi, Y'All, This morning when I went into my computer/library, I detected a strong electrical smell. The computer system had been shut down Thursday night and was still off this morning. I suspected at first my flourescent magnifying lamp had a fried ballast. So not being that handy, I shut down

Removing Open Superdrive from top menu

2010-01-21 Thread JIM RAPER
Being curious I followed instructions to place an icon in my top menu so that I could eject (open the drive to remove) a disk. Now just wondering how do I remove that icon from the menu bar? Thanks. Jim -- You received this message because you are a member of G-Group, a group for those using

HD Data Recovery

2009-12-29 Thread JIM RAPER
Hello, My old G4 Sawtooth is being phased out. Been having HD problems for a while. The HD I want to recover files and stuff from is a Maxtor 60gig 5400. I had two HDs. The other was a 10g Maxtor 7200. I made the 10g my boot drive and used the larger for storage. The 60 kept getting worse and

Correct USB extension cable?

2009-12-23 Thread JIM RAPER
Hello, When I googled for a USB extension cable for the keyboard that came with my refurbished non-Intel G5 desktop, I got many replies and many said This cable will work with the older G5 keyboards that have two USB ports - one on each side. I was cautioned it would not work with the keyboards

Can't copy from my computer after changing ink cartridges

2009-05-03 Thread JIM RAPER
Hello, List, I have a Sawtooth 400MHz PowerPC G4 - 1G RAM - using OS X 10.2.8. I have both an Epson Stylus CX8400 AIO and an Epson PictureMate PM240 printer connected to my computer through a D-Link USB DUB-H7 USB 2.0 Hub. Everything working well until last night when I changed my three color

Re: Can't copy from my computer after changing ink cartridges

2009-05-03 Thread JIM RAPER
Hi, again, Already anticipating a question from the list. When I check the Print Center, Printer List is displayed with the Stylus CX8400 selected and Status listed *Stopped. *Go deeper and click Start jobs - Opening printer connection is displayed running approx. 5secs. Then it stops and Jobs

Any reason to keep OS 9.2.2 if not used 6 mos?

2009-01-06 Thread JIM RAPER
Hi, I haven't used OS 9.2.2 for at least 6 months. Is there any real reason to keep it on my machine? My apps and files that I use regularly are written for the OS X system. I have OS X 10.2.8 on a separate drive. I have been very careful to put only OS X stuff on my machine. I would like to