Re: 3rd party wireless pci card for MDD

> i recently installed a pci broadcom card w/ antenna in my mdd and it > snapped into place and seemed like it was good to go but I'm still not > getting any signal. is there something more that needs to be done? do > drivers need to be installed? i clicked on the "about this mac" tab > and under

Re: I have a Pioneer DVR 115

> I have a Pioneer DVR 115 which suddenly will not burn > CD or DVD's. I have checked cables and cleaned > with a cleaning disk. OS 10.5.8 on a G4 with 2 > meg of ram and 1gig sonnet processor. First noticed > when burn a play-list from iTunes 10.0.2. Burners have a finite lifetime. Burn

Re: 3rd party wireless pci card for MDD

> followed the exact instructions. after double clicking on the > downloaded file the name of it is "bcm43xx_enabler.sh" rather than > having the version tagging along. don't know if that makes a > difference. still no luck here. : ( There ARE cases, as yet unenumerated, where an apparently Airpo

Re: I have a Pioneer DVR 115

>> Lite-On makes a decent IDE burner ... about $22 from NewEgg. > > Agreed. Burners rarely last longer than 5 years if used regularly. I > can recommend this Samsung model as a drop-in replacement for G4 power > macs. http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16827151176 I've had exc

Re: I have a Pioneer DVR 115

> I have a 112D which replaced one that lasted about 6 mos. After 3 or 4 > years of occasional use, it now won't burn CDs, but handles DVDs just fine > and will read CDs and DVDs fine. I've burned at least 50 DVDs since then > with zero coasters. I had never had problems with this 100 pack of TDK

Re: 3rd party wireless pci card for MDD

> re: " Broadcom 4318 modules which I have purchased on ePrey (sic) from > a Hong Kong-based seller" > > Can you share link to a PCI card from China that is known to have > Broadcom modules? > > I purchased one to test -- it worked great -- then bought 12 more for > a lab and they all didn't work b

Re: I have a Pioneer DVR 115

> If I am not mistaken, this DVR was at one time oem from Apple. If it > is, then I had the same problem. I got mine from OWC. Mine wouldn't > burn CD's but it would read CD's and DVD's. Anyway, I wound up > replacing it. Fortunately, they are cheap. Apple has used a variety of Pioneer drives. T

Re: Would you trust this ebay seller?

> It's a private auction, seller based in China who claims to have 100% > positive > feedback. Always a crap-shoot with a private, foreign auction. That having been said, I have purchased computer goods and industrial machinery goods from China-based sellers, and the worst that ever happened was

Re: 3rd party wireless pci card for MDD

Applicable Mini-PCI cards may be identified in two ways: 1) by manufacturer-to-MAC-address Examples: Broadcom is 000DB6, 001018, 001BE9, 18C086 and 0005B5, and possibly others; or 2) by MAC-address-to-manufacturer Example: 0016cf is Hon Hai Precision Ind. Co., Ltd. Now, most of the cards wh

Re: G4 MDD ATX mods

> Biggest problem I've come across to date is that unless I can find > someone who makes decent sized power supplies with enough wattage and > still fit inside the case, your pretty much left either modifying your > case to fit it, or putting the power supply outside (which is what I > usually do)

Re: Would you trust this ebay seller?

> I believe that the upgrade which the original poster linked to does > not support the MDD. At least, the item description seemed to list > all the G4s except the MDD. That board is specifically for 133 MHz bus machines ... DAs or QSes. Giga-Designs had a board which was specifically designed

Re: Worth the added cost?

> I think a good quality SATA control is worth it. The performance is > sweet. And you'll save a bit down the road as SATA HD prices get > lower and lower and lower. The capacity of IDE/PATA drives have already topped-out, and there is no more market for, or interest in improved capacity IDE/PA

Re: My DA G4 is Deceased and now my Dual Processor is on strike

> Is it safe to say the 133mhz ram and 100mhz ram don't mix? On a 66 MHz bus machine, you may mix PC66, PC100 and PC133 RAM in any order. On a 100 MHz bus machine, you may mix PC100 and PC133 RAM in any order. On a 133MHz bus machine, only PC133 RAM is permitted. Most models do not support par

Re: Low density or high?

> Powermac G4 MDD dual 1.25 takes...? low or high > density ram? > > I have 3 high density 512mb chips... am I good to go? It takes what it takes. PERIOD! Pre-MDD requires, no, demands, "low density". Later models may, indeed, accept "low density" or so-called "high dens

Re: Low density or high?

> I have 3 high density 512mb chips... am I good to go? You know, there are so-called "high density" RAM which are actually "low density" RAM, but are stacked two-chips-high, and these, too, also present problems. My Brother printers (several kinds, including 5-in-1 monochrome and a 4-color) req

Re: 533MHZ Digital Audio G4 won't boot to OS9.1 retail CD

>> Pressing "C" on the keyboard does nothing. IF you are using a KVM switch, DON'T. Certain basic operations, such as Open Firmware, expect a real keyboard to be attached to the USB port (the monitor, however, need not be connected directly). So ... IF using a KVM switch, select the Mac to the

Re: Bootable External

> For an x86 Mac, either FW or USB will work just fine. I prefer FW > because it's faster and more reliable than USB. If using USB 3.0, say, and it is an add-in 3.0 card, then you're stuck, sort-of, even if it is a Reneses/NEC-based card. You can back-up using CCC at 3.0 speed, but booting must

Re: Wireless for G4 Power Mac

> What kind of wireless cards are there that I can buy? The most cost-effective is a true Airport Extreme (802.11a/b/g) Mini-PCI card (Broadcom chipset, the same as Apple uses) and a Mini-PCI-to-PCI adapter, purchased off of eBay, from Hong Kong. I have a dozen such combos here, and all have bee

Re: What form factor is the Airport Extreme card?

> Just curious here, is the Airport extreme card a "mini-pci" card? will it > fit into a mini-pci slot? has anybody tried this? The Broadcom cards which are sold for use in Dell laptops are indeed Mini-PCI cards. For use in a desktop Mac, you would also use a Mini-PCI-to-PCI adapter card, one wh

Re: What form factor is the Airport Extreme card?

> Peter, in another post I asked if you would/could send me those ebay > links? If it's not too much trouble that is:-) Jeff I did, but I'll do it again. 1) the Broadcom-licensed 4318 Mini-PCI card itself (made in China under license from Broadcom, and generally sold to Dell and many other lapto

Re: What form factor is the Airport Extreme card?

> http://cgi.ebay.com/New-Broadcom-wireless-wifi-B-G-mini-PCI-card-BCM4318-/260726618089 For example, this card's MAC address begins 00179E (you can read that on the back of the card). This indicates that Sirit Inc actually made the card. One clue to the widespread use of this very same design,

Re: Motherboard and Memory Questions on recovered DAFir

> The Digital Audio has this quirk that it has 3 physical RAM slots but > 4 logical ones. System buses have a finite load capacity. The trade-off was the sum of slots on the associated LSI chip is seven. Earlier models had three PCI slots and four RAM slots, for a total of seven. DA and QS mod

Re: Emac issues and OSX 10.5.8 and Airport Extreme Card

> Replace the pram. They aren't expensive, or difficult to replace, and most > likely is causing all your problems. Repairing the permissions is always a > good idea to. Losing time is almost always the PRAM battery. They are nominally 3.6 volts, but brand new ones will usually measure 3.68 volt

Re: OT OT OT need a reason ?

> gosh, and you haven't been thrown into a window-less (pun intended) > dungeon below SJ's house for EULA violations, yet? Apple's Draconian EULA is essentially unenforceable against individual end-users. Sure, there is, indeed, case law against blatantly commercial violations of its EULA (Psyst

Re: OT OT OT need a reason ?

> IBM had no interest in making low-power, high-performance PPC processors > for Apple, Motorola, errr, 'Freescale' couldn't and the primary driver of > computer sales (laptops) was rapidly leaving Apple behind. IBM did, indeed, make such processors. They are now at G7-level, which is at least T

Re: OT OT OT need a reason ?

>> I have to ask though with the >> X86 Mac what on earth was Apple thinking with Intel integrated >> graphics. Intel integrated GPUs were considered a joke on the Wintel >> side long before Apple made the switch so why got with a graphics >> platform that many consider to be an oxymoron especi

Re: OT OT OT need a reason ?

>> Only one Mac uses Intel graphics > > A few more than one. > > I'm counting at least 12 models with three different families of Intel > graphics. > > Without these many [ a ] hackintosh would be SOL. And, the "Macks" would be SOL, too. Although all standard distributions have GMA950 and GMAX31

Re: OT OT OT need a reason ?

> The OS is what you use; the nuts and bolts don't > matter... > My $.02 ... And, the kernel of that OS is copyright by The Regents of The University of California, before there ever was a 68K Mac, much less a PPC Mac or an Intel Mac. One of the reasons Hackintoshing is so easy, now, is the kern

Re: OT OT OT need a reason ?

> Which SMC do you use? I build my own DSDTs, by hand. The device within the DSDT is a usual one. Device (BUS0) { Name (_CID, "smbus") Name (_ADR, Zero) Device (DVL0) {

Re: Quicksilver power supply

> Is it possible to use a Quicksilver G4 power supply in a digital audio G4? No, 24 pins + 4 pins (two cables) in QS; 22 pins (one cable) in DA. Although the two are basically the same mobo (4 PCI slots, 3 RAM slots, similar processor location) the power distributions are quite different (separa

Re: OutOfSpec.COM - Cut the red wire or the green one?!

> If this site is correct, then I would expect the Quicksilver G4 > supply to be easily modified to work in > the Audio Digital G4. This is what I`m trying to find out. > I have a G4 Audio Digital 733 which has a failed supply. > If the Quicksilver G4 supply can be modified, I`d like to > use it

Re: OutOfSpec.COM - Cut the red wire or the green one?!

>> If this site is correct, then I would expect the Quicksilver G4 >> supply to be easily modified to work in >> the Audio Digital G4. This is what I`m trying to find out. >> I have a G4 Audio Digital 733 which has a failed supply. >> If the Quicksilver G4 supply can be modified, I`d like to >>

Re: Faxing from Mac - wanting Free Software other than built in

>> Fax is a dying technology, it would certainly be easier to scan the >> documents and then email them, which I would think would nearly always >> be the preferred solution. > > Legally speaking, possessing faxed documents with a signature are usually > considered the same as possessing the origi

Re: Differences between single and dual G4 Quicksilvers [CORRECTION]

> Sorry. This is wrong. > > A dual processor card from a Gigabit Ethernet won't fit *physically* into > a > Digitial Audio/Quicksilver/Quicksilver 2002. It is mirrored in its design > – it > would extend towards the memory banks and overlap them, hence won't be > fittable > at all (even though the

Re: Will a QS2002 Dual-1GHz CPU work in a QS?

> BUT… before I can do that, I need to know for sure if the Dual-1 GHz > QS2002 > has any issues in a QS2001. > > Because otherwise (both cases) I'll have to wipe the dream of 2×1 GHz out > of > my mind… Any QS 2001 proc will work in a QS 2002. Any QS 2002 proc will work in a QS 2001. Actually,

Re: Will a QS2002 Dual-1GHz CPU work in a QS?

> Speaking of LBA48... Yellow Dog Linux and Debian Linux both report and use > the full 250 GB (because that is the size of my HD) in my QS 2001. But Mac > OS 10.5 sees it as a 128 GB drive. I know this has nothing to do with the > thread. But good info none the less. MacOS X is pretty blind. It

Re: Using HD > 128GB in G4 Macs!

> The chief danger in that script is that if you do an OF reset you > will lose access to the part of the drive above 128Gb until you > re-activate the script. If you keep your current 128Gb partition that will > still be available, just any new partition you create will not be > available. You mi

Re: Using HD > 128GB in G4 Macs!

> Power Mac G4 AGP "Sawtooth" 1.0 GHz, 2 GB RAM, 1 each SATA (750 GB) & > PATA (160 GB) hard drives, gigabit ethernet & USB 2.0, ATI Radeon 9800 > Pro, Mac OS X Tiger 10.4.11 & Leopard 10.5.8 Try for an Initio-based SATA card. These are (or were) sold by LaCie, OWC and possibly others. Some are

Re: Using HD > 128GB in G4 Macs!

[ Excellent summary snipped ] > I hope this isn't too complicated. (I tend to write too much.) > > Just remember this: Using the LBA48 property on a Mac that doesn't support > it > (without hacking), ALWAYS end and start your paritions at 128 GB! > > Because then it won't see anything at all of t

Re: Using HD > 128GB in G4 Macs!

> Whether you use the LBA48 technique, or buy a PCI ATA/IDE card, the > extra space still hasn't been mapped out by the OS. I believe it all > has to be linked together at the initial partitioning time as well. A PCI card necessarily models the HD as SCSI. There have been these versions of the s

Re: netflix

> Is there a way for us with G4's to play Netflix movies on our Mac's? > Everything I read says I have to have an Intel Mac. It is a Netflix issue. Micosoft's Silverlight is available for PPC Macs, but Netflix won't support anything except Intel Macs (and, of course Intel Hacks, after making a f

Re: Poor wireless reception on G4 Aluminum Powerbook

> For the OP perhaps a 'repeater' would solve your problem? Alas, many of the Broadcom (and perhaps other) WiFi sticks are power-hungry. Some, in my experience many Broadcom Mini-PCI-e sticks, will degrade over time, thereby necessitating a replacement. The first indication of the impending dem

Re: Network burning?

> Why not just upgrade the burner in the Gig-E? > > That is the best option. SATA burners are now priced significantly below IDE burners. A 22X IDE burner should be available from NewEgg or TigerDirect for under $25, with "free

Re: netflix

> Netflix is absolutely not Intel only. Silverlight installs for > supported browsers and runs on AMD chipsets too. > http://preview.tinyurl.com/y96fe7v As I stated earlier, there IS a Silverlight installer for PPC Macs. The Intel version is also applicable to AMD as both are Intel_64/i386, alth

Re: netflix

> I run Netflix on several Hackintosh systems. There is NO modifying of any > kind required to install SilverLight on a Hackintosh. Well there IS a required alteration. The installation package must be opened and the installation_check module must be deleted, then the package must be closed. Af

Re: netflix

> Peter, I have NEVER modified in any way the SilverLight installer to make > it > install on a Hackintosh. I've installed SilverLight on 7 different > Hackintosh systems, with NO modification. What system did you install on > that required a modification? Usually, I install applications on my Ha

Re: OK, I'll Try This Again. Locksmith Wanted (wifi).

> Just select the defaults of WPA2 and WPA (PSK), and TKIP & AES. > > Choose a good passphrase mixing letters and numbers: "Hey it's sn0w1ng > Macintoshes outside!" OTOH, use a passphrase which is a substring of an instance of a Gibson Research Corporation pseudo-random number generator output.

Re: Apple_ARM ?

> If Apple goes to ARM on laptops, wouldn't that be like going back to the > PowerPC. I know that the times are different today and that ARM is way > better off than PowerPC was in 2005 as far as Apple is concerned, but > still, > what would the performance of say future equivalent of MacBook pro

Re: G4 Mini: Wifi Slot?; IR Receiver?; Choice of DVDRW?; Max Memory?

>> If I REALLY wanted SCSI on my Mini, I would adapt the top slot of the >> riser (the one for the optical drive) first to standard IDE, and second >> to >> SCSI using a "SCSIDE" card, available from ACARD. > > The Acard product converts a SCSI host to an IDE device. I would need > the opposite c

Re: G4 Mini: Wifi Slot?; IR Receiver?; Choice of DVDRW?; Max Memory?

> If I do anything with this SCSI idea I'll need an Airport card or > combo Airport/Bluetooth card from which to reverse engineer the > connections. Anyone have a dead one they'd like to dispose of? > Failing that, is there an inexpensive source of these cards or have > they become expensive? I

Re: G4 Mini: Wifi Slot?; IR Receiver?; Choice of DVDRW?; Max Memory?

> Peter, the Acard product, such as the 7720U let's one put a newer IDE > device such as a new IDE hard drive into an older computer equipped > with a SCSI interface. So, for example, one can put a 750GB PATA > drive into an old SE/30 on the SE/30's SCSI bus. > > This would be the opposite situa

Re: G4 Mini: Wifi Slot?; IR Receiver?; Choice of DVDRW?; Max Memory?

>> Here I was, looking at my ACARD 7720UW and I was thinking completely >> backwards. >> >> Thanks for setting me straight! > > No problem. I've been on the confused side often enough. I believe all ACARD "SCSIDE" devices are architected in the same way, or at least in a very similar way: a bi-d

Re: PowerBook Advice Sought

> I'm looking for a used, good-condition PowerBook that will run OS X > (and, optionally, boot into OS 9 as well). Do listees have any > recommendations, both as to model and a reputable source for same? > The need is primarily for research (i.e., note-taking) and scanning > photos from various ar

Re: TPM (was: I am forced to go Intel? Common rant, I guess.)

>> I believe he's referring to TPM, not EFI. My understanding of TPM is >> that it's a set of cryptographic keys that prevents software from >> running on any "untrusted" system (meaning, "unapproved" hardware). Quite a few generic motherboard now have TPM, either on-board, or available in a plug

Re: Case fan replacement on Sawtooth

> I'm considering replacing the case fan in my Sawtooth with a new and > different one, a cooler and supposedly quieter model. I haven't > replaced a case fan before. What worries me, besides everything, is > what I'm going to encounter in how the fan is connected to the power > supply. (The new f

Re: CPU upgrade options for Power Mac G4 DA

> 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

> Because 450MHz is about the fastest 100MHz CPU that Apple has used, > your only option would be a CPU upgrade like Sonnet etc. There was a 500 MHz dual processor. A related dual processor for a 133 MHz but was 533 MHz. -- You received this message because you are a member of G-Group, a group

Re: RealTek 8169 in Beige G3 on OSX?

> Has anyone successfully (or unsuccessfully) used a RealTek 8169 based > gigabit ethernet card in a Beige G3 under OSX? Drivers for the 8169 were released by Realtek years ago. The 10.3 driver came first, then the 10.4 driver. Finally, Realtek went back and even did a 9.x driver for it. A 'Ne

Re: RealTek 8169 in Beige G3 on OSX?

> I'm working from memory here, as the machine is at home, but I do > remember that it was pci10ec,8169 and I think the vendor ID was 10ec > and card or device ID was 8169. I remember that, because the RealTek > drivers include a ReadMe about changing the ID/Name in the > list if the card vendo

Re: Beige G3 with 1GHz ZIF upgrade worth it?

> I'm wondering if i would be worth it to replace my currrent PowerMac > G4 867Mhz with a G3 of some sort with a 1GHz processor upgrade. All I > need it for is some rough video editing mostly, so I'd add Firewire > cards. Would a 1GHz G3 outperform a 867 G4? Possibly. I have a 1 GHz G3 machine,

Re: What is the best OS for PowerMac G4 AGP Graphics?

> I have an old Power Mac G4 and I was wondering what is the best Mac OS > X version.I was also wondering which is the best Ubuntu version for > it.I don't want 6.06. I've been running 11.04 on an AMD and it works pretty well. I think 10 is a little more to my liking, however. -- You receive

Re: Beige G3 with 1GHz ZIF upgrade worth it?

> I've seen G5 towers starting to go at the $300-$400 > range. Dual G5s have recently sold on LEM for in the $200 (about $250, shipped). -- 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 Ma

Re: Beige G3 with 1GHz ZIF upgrade worth it?

> I have even seen Dual G5 towers go on ebay for as little as $200 shipped. I've seen that, too. A dual G5 at $200 shipped with no tax makes a good case for retaining a G-based system. However, for the same $200 PLUS tax PLUS shipping, a competitive "Hackintosh" can be obtained, and that machin

Re: Beige G3 with 1GHz ZIF upgrade worth it?

> I'd strongly urge you to look at the PC hackintosh options because for > the same price you can end up with an Intel "Mac" that's many orders > of magnitude faster than ANY upgraded Beige. And, orders of magnitude more reliable, too. (Sent from an ASRock P55 Pro Hackintosh, with 8 GB of Corsai

Re: Beige G3 with 1GHz ZIF upgrade worth it?

> Great idea Kris, you beat me to it. Definitely look into Hackintosh > options. There are MANY resources out there. Tonymacx86 supplies a lot of tools for 55-series and later machines, and some 45-series machines, too. The DSDTs for every one of the many mobos which I have personally hacked ca

Re: G4 Cube: possible processors?

> Trying to find how much Watts a specific G4 will pull, I found this quite > good > yet in some specific points incomplete list (in German): > http://www.macinfo.de/hardware/chips.html > > So apparently the 7400 pulls 5 Watts at 400 MHz and 6 Watts at 500 MHz. So > 5.5 > Watts at 450 MHz is a goo

Re: Dead processor?

> I'll give it a try. What bothers me is that this Quicksilver is running a > dual > 800 MHz processor module quite fine. The Dual-800 uses 7450 aka G4e > processors, > the very same are used in the dual 1 GHz processor module. Except for the > additions 2x 200 MHz I cannot see a formal difference

Re: SATA to eSATA adapter cable

> The first and most important question is whether connecting an > internal SATA drive, through its PCI controller, to an external drive > with (among others) an eSATA port by means of a SATA-eSATA adapter > cable even works to begin with, whether the external drive will even > be recognized. If n

Re: SATA to eSATA adapter cable

> http://www.macgurus.com/store/ecom-prodshow/SATACables.html A 270-degree iSATA cable is just a variation on the theme of a 90-degree iSATA cable. All the mobo manufacturers recommend 90-degree iSATA cables for the optical drive, as it is generally at the very top of the case. However, many PC

Re: Dead processor?

>> Now, the Dual 1.0 GHz from the top-of-the-line Quicksilver 2002 is said >> to >> work without problems in the original Quicksilver from 2001. At least a >> lot >> of people have had no problems with such an “upgrade”. QS 2002 dual 1.0 GHz processors work without modification in a QS 2001 of an

Re: Dead processor?

>> QS 2002 dual 1.0 GHz processors work without modification in a QS 2001 >> of >> any type. > > Thanks. > The seller is telling me that the processor module is not compatible with > my > Quicksilver. So I bought something that doesn't work and it is my fault, > because I don't have compatible har

Re: Startup Sequence

> Hassles like you're experiencing is the universe's way of telling you > it's time to upgrade your system. A-men! B&Ws are going for exceptionally cheap or even for free. Even QSs are going for very cheap. Time to upgrade to at least a Digital Audio. -- You received this message because y

Re: Adding a second HD

> I > have found says to simply screw the drives on top of one another, but no > holes are to be found. Should I drill out holes to..no, no, just > kidding. Do I look for rails to set it in next to the HD in there? You need the two-high drive carrier. This was initiated with the Rev. 2 B&W a

Re: Upgrading G4 PowerMac AGP Graphics (Sawtooth) to USB 2.0

> 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. TI's chip set is the gold standard for USB 2.0, but later VIAs work as well. However, early V

Re: G4 MDD has lost FireWire.. .. Ideas?

> Here's a link to an eBay search for listings for the items I'm talking > about. > http://bit.ly/nkgFWm The US$1.00 (plus US$3.29 shipping) cards work perfectly in PCI hacks, and I would expect these to work in PCI Macks. OHCI compatibility is the key. Early VIA chip sets had issues; the curre

Re: Best wireless card for G4

> What would be the best wireless card for a G4 gigabit. It is running > OS10.5.8 and needs to use an HP 4500 wireless printer. The best is one which utilizes a Broadcom chip set and is recognized as an Airport Extreme card. This would be a PCI card. However, most manufacturers have moved on to U

Re: Finally Figured Out My Beige G3

> It is good to know all this, although right this moment, I am not sure why > I > don't just get a Quicksilver (assuming those still supported OS 9 natively > and not as emulation). I know at this point I need to find a new zip > drive > as this one is on it's last leg. I was writing data and i

Re: Finally Figured Out My Beige G3

> ZIPs are way obsolete, you should find plenty around (not many being SCSI, > maybe) Just as CD-Rs replaced Zips, for most purposes, even back when a CD-R cost $8.00 and came in a "jewel case", DVD5s are replacing CD-Rs. I get name-brand DVD5s for about $0.10 apiece and can store 4700 megabytes

Re: DVD-5s?

>> AFAIK, DVD-5s are "regular" DVD: "5" is short for 4.7GB, while "DVD-9" >> should be Double Layer DVDs (much more expensive), holding approx. >> 8.5 GB. The original architectural specification was 5.0 GB and 9.0 GB total usable capacity. Along the way, additional error checking codes were add

Re: Lost Ethernet port

> Ethernet can be twitchy. It's supposed to be hot pluggable, but if > there's any static around, the surge / spike can damage the ports > involved. In a sometimes futile attempt to protect from damage, if > the software driver detects a problem it immediately shuts down the > port... and it won

Re: Digest for g3-5-list@googlegroups.com - 4 Messages in 1 Topic

> I assume that any ethernet card with 8169 chip set is compatable with > my QS, like some other components regardless of posted OS > compatability. > > Cause I found some on Ebay with a minor alphabet between the "R" and > the 8169. R8169, RTL8169 and others identify the (32-bit) PCI-based giga

Re: Power Mac 7300 opins

> I'd be hard pressed to find value in these machines. I recently gave > away two beige G3s, but even then, I paid shipping to find them a new > home. My PowerMac 7xxx were trashed. Sad. Alas, the 7300 was designed and released as the 8600 and 9600 were being designed and released. Although the

Re: sata

> Do the Sata drives use less power then ide or ultra ata? Almost no power is consumed in the interface, so IDE, PATA (UATA) or SATA would be a wash. All drives are using a voice coil positioner with in-track servo, so that would be a wash, too. Most of the power is consumed in the spindle moto

Re: sata

>> These new-fangled eco friendly drives aren't really something new, >> they're just spinning slower, 3200 or 4500rpm instead of 7200 or >> 1 - which makes them less expensive and higher profit. > > A slower spinning drive should also mean the drive is less mechanically > "stressed" and - the

Re: OS 10.5

> Wow, that's quite the difference, why is SL so much cheaper than Leo? Apple has revised its MacOS X marketing strategy several times. 10.5 cost way, way more than 10.6. 10.7 non-server cost the same as 10.6 non-server. The 10.7 server option costs only $50, which is about one-fifth the cost

Re: OS 10.5

> IIRC, this is because the $29 Snow Leopard disc is an upgrade disc > intended to be installed over Leopard. This is incorrect. All $29 "retail" Snow Leopard disks are full versions, capable of being installed on any machine, even one which has no OS of any kind at all. THERE WERE NO "retail"

Re: Removing Heat Sink from Sonnet G4 upgrade card

>>I am not familiar with it. Did they use those funny screws with the > star or hex pattern and little nipple in the center?< > > Yes. It looks like that. Almost a mini-Torx, but smaller and > shallower. > >>If so, you can buy the bits at a specialty fastener store and probably >> on-line if you

Re: Removing Heat Sink from Sonnet G4 upgrade card

> As someone who has noticed my Phillips head screwdrivers are too often > NOT the best fit to the "Phillips" I'm trying to unscrew, where can > one find a screw driver which is a better fit for these JIC-standard > "cuciform"? I usually buy these drivers from a Xcelite distributor. I presume t

Re: Can old enclosures handle big new hard drives?

> My question is, could an enclosure that originally held a 250 GB drive > handle a 2 or 3 TB? Surely 500 GB or even 640 GB. Possibly 1 or even 1.5 TB. Probably not 2 or 3 TB. -- You received this message because you are a member of G-Group, a group for those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop M

Re: Maybe off topic?

> How do I set up the router to prevent this .. I know it is some sort of > password but I can not seem to find the staring point to begin the > process. Setup your router to require WPA protection. Additionally, select as your password something which is impossible to guess, except using a brut

Re: hd upgrade

> 1)What is the difference between a "retail" drive and a "bare" > drive? I see different stock numbers and the retail drive has a > warranty of 5 years vs the 3 years of the "bare" drive. The current > sata drive is a Seagate "bare" drive from OWC. That one seems pretty > good so far. A

Re: Maybe off topic?

> WPA2 is what's recommended, same process to find it as I described. My router offers a mode called WPA/WPA2 in addition to WPA and WPA2. -- 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 M

Re: Maybe off topic?

>> ... selected from the "63 random alpha-numeric characters (a-z, A-Z, >> 0-9)" >> section. Usually, I use the first 30 characters as my router's password. >> I >> also use randomly generated SSIDs and ... especially important ... >> router >> master passwords. > > I'm curious, Peter, how do you

Re: Upgrading to Lion

> Is it true that you have to have SL to do the upgrade? No, it is NOT true. And NO, it is NOT an upgrade, it it actually an installer onto 10.6.8, and it can be made into a true installer, and ... indeed ... an installer which needs no other OS of any kind in order to install Lion onto a target

Re: Upgrading to Lion

>> Are these other processors you mention what would be in an old MacBook >> Pro? > > No they're specific Intel chipsets on generic PeeCees. Lion requires a > Core 2 Duo processor or better, excluding the first gen MBP's with their > core Duo cpus, which are 32-bit only. Lion is strictly 64 bit..

Re: Maybe off topic?

>> I think branding your SSID with your own actual address is in itself a >> security risk! >> > And you're quite right about this...what may I ask, router do you use. I presently use an AirLink101 router (Fry's Electronics' house brand), although I DO have a name brand router which behaves essen

Re: Upgrading to Lion

>> Lion is strictly 64 bit.. > > Meaning the OS is 100% 64 bit, or the OS and Apps are 100% 64 bit? Lion is intended to be 64-bit, but only the Finder MUST run in 64-bit. The kernel is 32-/64-bit as is almost everything else (except the Finder). You may boot Lion into 32-bit (arch=i386, in the b

Re: New iMac

> I've been looking for a new iMac. The new 2.7GHz quad core i5 21.5 > inch monitor iMac is what I've got my eye on, but I can't find out if > it has Snow Leopard on it. I don't want Lion at this time. Does > anyone know for sure what OS and where I can get it? Lion is a significant and dramatic

Re: New iMac

>> It (Lion) is by far the most reliable incarnation of MacOS X yet >> released. > > Not everyone seems so enamored of it. I've read a few negative comments > and not all that many are positive. I can't say as it wont run on my PPC > machines. :) I DO maintain a PPC Mac Mini (1.25 GHz) and a P

Re: Question about hard drives

> I have a Quicksilver 2002 and a Blue and White G3. I need more hard > drive space. Would it be possible to use the hard drive from the G3 in > the G4, or maybe hook the two towers together somehow? Just curious. A QS 2002 supports large drives natively. I would install a 500 GB or 750 GB drive

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