Re: They're dead, Jim...

2010-05-15 Thread Geke
I’m a simple guy... 1. Doug, so what you’re saying is Take it easy when cleaning up wire nests: don’t bend sharply or tie tightly. 2. Yersinia, what in the world is KVM? -- You received this message because you are a member of G-Group, a group for those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop Macs - with

Re: They're dead, Jim...

2010-05-15 Thread Bruce Johnson
On May 15, 2010, at 10:36 AM, Geke wrote: I’m a simple guy... 1. Doug, so what you’re saying is Take it easy when cleaning up wire nests: don’t bend sharply or tie tightly. Yes 2. Yersinia, what in the world is KVM? Keyboard/Video/Mouse switch, a device that lets you connect multiple

Re: They're dead, Jim...

2010-05-14 Thread Bruce Johnson
On May 13, 2010, at 7:32 PM, ===( )8 wrote: Well...apparently they're not dead after all. Thank goodness! Question though: why would you get rid of the KVM? Would a different make/model of KVM switch be better somehow? (The one I have is an Iogear Miniview 4-port.) Maybe next time I

Re: They're dead, Jim...

2010-05-14 Thread Doug McNutt
At 00:58 -0400 5/14/10, Richard Gerome wrote, and I snipped: but do not fold up the display screen cord for this may cause a inductive voltage problem and mess up the picture (this happens when guys with the hot rods get engines and the computer and wire harness out of junk yards and the

They're dead, Jim...

2010-05-13 Thread ===( )8
Hiya Listers, Oh no! I THINK that BOTH USB ports in my Mini died! :-O Is this possible, they could both go at the same time? Or am I missing something? OK, here it is... This is the same Mini from the other day (1.5 GHz/1 GB RAM/Tiger 10.4.2). Remember the KVM wires got discombobulated when

Re: They're dead, Jim...

2010-05-13 Thread Bruce Johnson
On May 13, 2010, at 5:00 PM, ===( )8 wrote: Hiya Listers, Oh no! I THINK that BOTH USB ports in my Mini died! :-O Is this possible, they could both go at the same time? Or am I missing something? OK, here it is... Ka-snippo. Macs can act all weird when they don't have a kb and/or mouse

Re: They're dead, Jim...

2010-05-13 Thread ===( )8
Bruce Johnson writes, Macs can act all weird when they don't have a kb and/or mouse attached. Try it stand-alone: connect a known-good keyboard and mouse to the Mini. Reboot the mini in safe mode. See what happens. WOW! It worked FINE stand-alone! :-O It booted up in Safe Mode (keyboard

Re: They're dead, Jim...

2010-05-13 Thread Richard Gerome
This is a great tip for your wire (nest) mess: Go to a auto parts store and get some ignition wire looms that snap open and shut... Reorganise those wires with the looms to keep them all separate from one another and the wires that are way too long fold them up and use some twist ties or