Re: Power output problem?

2012-09-16 Thread Wayne Stewart
If you do a search withatx G4 you'll get quite a few hits with pinouts and instructions. I do have a G4 with an ATX power supply. Mine was done with an adapter so that if the ATX power supply ever quits, it's just a matter of plugging another in -- You received this message because you are a

Re: Power output problem?

2012-09-16 Thread Charles Lenington
On 9/15/12 10:39 AM, Frank Dutra wrote: I've had a lot more connected to a G4 than a couple of drives and a 9800. My guess is that your power supply is getting marginal. After 12 years likely the capacitors in the power supply have started going. You could recap the power supply or do an atx

Re: Power output problem?

2012-09-15 Thread Frank Dutra
I've had a lot more connected to a G4 than a couple of drives and a 9800. My guess is that your power supply is getting marginal. After 12 years likely the capacitors in the power supply have started going. You could recap the power supply or do an atx conversion. Another option is to power some

Re: Power output problem?

2012-09-14 Thread Angel Villodre López
I agree with Mr. Prahlad, You're asking too much of your Mystic's 338W PSU. Also, Radeon 9800 Pro has a higher TDP than the GeForce4 Ti 4600 which was, if I remember it correctly, the higher-end video card intended for this line of Power Macs. I would desist from upgrading the video card with

Power output problem?

2012-09-13 Thread Frank Dutra
Hi all, I may have finally hit the wall so to speak, in my attempts at keeping my trusty old G4 (dual 450 mystic) alive. A recent attempt to upgrade my video card to a flashed Radeon 9800 pro that required patching into the power supply via the connector cables that service the original

Re: Power output problem?

2012-09-13 Thread Valter Prahlad
Il giorno 14-09-2012 0:30, Frank Dutra ha scritto: I may have finally hit the wall so to speak, in my attempts at keeping my trusty old G4 (dual 450 mystic) alive. A recent attempt to upgrade my video card to a flashed Radeon 9800 pro IMHO, it seems to me you're asking too much from your G4.

Re: Power output problem?

2012-09-13 Thread Wayne Stewart
I've had a lot more connected to a G4 than a couple of drives and a 9800. My guess is that your power supply is getting marginal. After 12 years likely the capacitors in the power supply have started going. You could recap the power supply or do an atx conversion. Another option is to power some

Re: Power output problem?

2012-09-13 Thread Frank Dutra
I've had a lot more connected to a G4 than a couple of drives and a 9800. My guess is that your power supply is getting marginal. After 12 years likely the capacitors in the power supply have started going. You could recap the power supply or do an atx conversion. Another option is to power some