Install system software between computersI want to install system software on one computer by using another computer. I bought OS X 10.4 Tiger to install on 2 computers. It is the Family Pack retail version. I tried to install on iMac G4 (Snowball) by choosi...view more
PowerMac G4 bios lock?I Purchased a PowerMac G4 Quicksilver off of my buddy, I quickly decided to tear it down and clean every square inch, whilst I was doing so I knocked off a resistor from the logicboard, so I bought a new motherboard. ...view more
Remote Tiger install?My PowerMac G4 has a balky CD/DVD drive. With a couple tries, I booted it off the Tiger install CD and security-erased the hard drive. But I can't complete the Tiger install. I also have a PowerBook Pismo/FireW...view more
lost G4 passwordI need some files from my long-neglected G4. (I tried using target mode to get the info, but there are four internal drives, and only the first one shows up.) Needless to say, I don't remember the password (I...view more
Power Mac G4 Won't Mount DVDs in OS XI have a Power Mac G4 (AGP Graphics) and when I insert an OS X Leopard install DVD, it won't come up on the desktop. It spins in the drive, but it doesn't mount. The CD drive does not show at all in Disk Utility. I re...view more
How to wipe a G4 Mac?I have a old G4 which I want to wipe all data and sell on. Do you know if I can purchase the operating system of os 10.4.3 or know of another way of completely wiping my mac?view more
Thread Copy DVDs to computer to store for later viewing
Copy DVDs to computer to store for later viewingI want to consolidate all my DVDs onto an external harddrive to store them until I want to view them. The purpose is to get rid of the physical DVD. Is there a way to do this with my current Mac or do I ne...view more
Thread Power Mac G5 sleeps, then freezes and fans go overdrive.
Power Mac G5 sleeps, then freezes and fans go overdrive.I've browsed back a bit and noticed there are more than a few other people with this same issue. I have a Power Mac G5 Dual 1.8. After upgrading to Leopard I noticed this happening more often, but ever now and then m...view more
Thread Ejecting a DVD - tried everything I could think of or was told
Ejecting a DVD - tried everything I could think of or was toldI put in a DVD which must be faulty. DVD Player opened up and started to play the disk. When I tried to eject it, it disappeared from the desktop but did not eject. I have looked through Disk Utility, but it does not ...view more
Erasing everythingI have a G4 tower I want to sell but am very security conscious and wondered if there is anyway to get rid of all the information I have on there to where it would be secure enough for me to sell it. Any info is appre...view more
I have a question about an old G4 cubeSo i bought a G4 cube to mess around with and when installing tiger i noticed that if i let it sit for a few minutes the keyboard and mouse will stop working. I have the keyboard and mouse hooked up to an external dis...view more
How to install OS on new internal?Hello, Im a bit of a novice here. I recently replaced my hard drive in my Power Mac G5. The old hard drive died 2 weeks after the Apple Care ended. I purchased a new hard drive (Western Digital SATA 500gb) the physica...view more
G5 PowerMac 2.3 SuperDrive ReplacementGreetings, Sorry if this has been asked before but a quick trawl doesn't give me a recent answer. G5 PowerMac 2.3 Late 2005 running the original drive which the System Profiles tells me is an HL-DT-ST ...view more
Power Mac G4 leopard InstallationI really need to ask. I have a power Mac G4. Not the quicksilver one. The one with the floppy drive and stuff. It has a blank hdd. I have leopard disk but I can't boot into it for some reason. I opened it up and the d...view more
Powermac G4 OS reinstallHi, Ive recently bought a Powermac G4 with OSX 10.2 and wanted to have a clean install so ive put in install disk 1 and its installed OS 9 . I thought that disk 2 was OSX but it wasnt, does anyone know a way to get O...view more
