Re: OT: Inverter Board Question

2011-05-16 Thread Jonathan Smith
I don't know what it is that you are referring to, laptop/monitor etc) So this is general advice: The inverter powers the backlight and so would only be responsible for issues relating to that. Are the lines identical and vertical? Are they coloured red, blue, or white? If so, then it is

Re: CPU upgrade options for Power Mac G4 DA

2011-05-16 Thread Jonathan Smith
It is my understanding that as long as the Powermac shares the same Front Side Bus, in this case, a 133 MHz, then yes, a CPU from a later model will be compatible. -- 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

Re: CPU upgrade options for Power Mac G4 DA

2011-05-16 Thread peterhaas
It is my understanding that as long as the Powermac shares the same Front Side Bus, in this case, a 133 MHz, then yes, a CPU from a later model will be compatible. There are two 133 MHz processor standards: DA and QS. Processor card power comes from the motherboard on a DA. Processor card

Re: CPU upgrade options for Power Mac G4 DA

2011-05-16 Thread Valter Prahlad
Il giorno 16-05-2011 13:36, Robert Menes ha scritto: I have a Power Mac G4 Digital Audio that I'm looking to upgrade for a friend. It is the 466 MHz model, running OS X 10.4.11. Which brings me to my question: what are some good compatible upgrades for DA Power Macs? I have a G4 DA as

Re: CPU upgrade options for Power Mac G4 DA

2011-05-16 Thread Bill Connelly
Il giorno 16-05-2011 13:36, Robert Menes ha scritto: I have a Power Mac G4 Digital Audio that I'm looking to upgrade for a friend. It is the 466 MHz model, running OS X 10.4.11. Which brings me to my question: what are some good compatible upgrades for DA Power Macs? I bought a DA

Re: CPU upgrade options for Power Mac G4 DA

2011-05-16 Thread Alex Barnes
I got my Quicksilver dual 800 from FleaBay for $50 shipped. How long ago was this? I bought a DA online that someone had put a Dual 533MHz cpu from another DA. I feel very fortunate to have it ... it was the first G4 I had really wanted to buy when it first came out, but couldnt afford the

Re: OT: Inverter Board Question

2011-05-16 Thread t...@io.com
On May 15, 8:54 pm, Jonas Ulrich jonasulrich3...@gmail.com wrote: Hi all, quick question here. Can a faulty inverter board cause distortion to appear on parts of a screen? Almost looks like a bunch of close together lines, that causes whatever is displayed in that part of the screen to be

Re: The boys who cried Wolf

2011-05-16 Thread Dan
At 2:46 PM -0700 5/6/2011, Bruce Johnson wrote: http://daringfireball.net/2011/05/wolf Good compilation of scary pronouncements about OS X and malware... An interesting read: http://www.tuaw.com/2011/05/14/malware-macs-and-crying-wolf-doing-the-math/ - Dan. -- - Psychoceramic Emeritus; South

Re: CPU upgrade options for Power Mac G4 DA

2011-05-16 Thread admin
I like the Quicksilver machine=quieter than dual drive doors, plenty of PCI slots and some room inside with the ZIP drive cage removed. On May 16, 2011, at 12:00 PM, Alex Barnes wrote: Quicksilver dual 800 -- You received this message because you are a member of G-Group, a group for those

G5 1.8mhz spinning pinwheel

2011-05-16 Thread Wayne Garrett
My G5 mac (pci dual 1.8 2mgs ram 10.5.8 Has the mac chime, then the pinwheel hash marks. Next, the fans get faster and faster until max speed. I tried removing the Battery and putting it back in. This fixed it once. Now, no go. It does not want to boot from DVD either. It shuts off just

G5 1.8mhz spinning pinwheel

2011-05-16 Thread Wayne Garrett
I tried 10.4 Tiger and it boots fine. I tried disk repair and am getting incorrect # of threads It has tried repairing it twice now. We will see? 750gigs of data, most is backed up at least. On 5/16/11, Wayne Garrett groge...@gmail.com wrote: I tried 10.4 Tiger and it boots fine. I tried disk

Re: G5 1.8mhz spinning pinwheel

2011-05-16 Thread admin
DiskWarrior might be a good investment. Good luck. -- 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 http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml and our netiquette guide

Re: G5 1.8mhz spinning pinwheel

2011-05-16 Thread Valter Prahlad
Il giorno 17-05-2011 4:11, Wayne Garrett ha scritto: Next, the fans get faster and faster until max speed. Could be some fan isn't working, so the temperature raises too much (unlikely but not impossible). Can you check all the fans inside? I tried removing the Battery and putting it back in.