Thread Adding a user and changing permissions globally.
Adding a user and changing permissions globally.I recently had to make a clean install on my Mac Pro following the replacement of both processors by Apple. After they worked on it there was a different user listed as Admin. I've created my own user name which works...view more
New internal superdrive for PPC G5 Quad?Looking to replace the optical drive in my PPC G5 quad with a brand new one, out of an abundance of caution, after a very recent bout with kernel panics and double panics. OWC has nothing for these comp...view more
PowerPC G5 - overall updates and cleanupsMy parents have my old PowerPC G5 and recently told me it's running slow. They've also noticed that their web browsers haven't been working up to par or where they need them too. So I have a couple of ques...view more
Thread My Power Mac G5 will not recognize an external hard drive or a thumb drive. They just don't show up on desktop or under "Devices." Any suggestions?
Thread can you have two hard drives installed on a power mac g5
can you have two hard drives installed on a power mac g5i have a friend who has recently bought a new internal hard drive for his power mac G5, he dosent really know much about pc's so asked me too have a look at it. I have never worked with a mac and wanted to know what s...view more
Thread Connect PowerMac G5 to iMac via Mini Display
Connect PowerMac G5 to iMac via Mini DisplayI am trying to connect my old PowerMac G5 to my mid 2011 iMac. There is a dual DVI card in the back, and a small cord connects to DVI and Converts to VGA. So here is my question, can I order a male VGA cable and conne...view more
How to install OEM OS ON POWER MAC G5...I have recently acquired a some what elderly Power Mac G5 from my son-n-law and I have been attempting to install Leopard from a disk that Apple furnished to me but the OS will not allow mounting due to antiquated arc...view more
Thread Replacing the original hard drive in my 8500
Replacing the original hard drive in my 8500The original 2 GB hard drive in my Power Mac 8500 died with no warning and so there is no desk top, notthing when I power up. This 8500 was tricked into running OS Tiger ( 10.4 ) from an internal second hard d...view more
Late 2005 G5 Wireless upgradeI want to upgrade my G5 Quad to have wireless internet so I don't have to have it sucking the internet from my Dell N5110. I know the late 2005s need some dumb card apple made called the runway for the extreme/bluetoo...view more
Thread Dual 800MHz in 733MHz QuickSilver - heatsink
Dual 800MHz in 733MHz QuickSilver - heatsinkHello everyone! I just had a PowerMac G4 QuickSilver 2001 (the original model) with a 733MHz single CPU from a good friend. I want to upgrade the CPU and I already know that the CPU from the Dual 800MHz Quicksilver ...view more
Problem with hard driveI have a PM G5 dual 2Ghz, 10.4.11 that doesn't recognize the 1TB HD I have installed. It has been running fine for over 4 years and now suddenly it(the 1TB drive) doesn't even show up when I boot-up holding the option...view more
G5 after Logic Board replacementI replaced the board in my G5 I got from ebay. Never did this before but I also repasted the processors. It is a Dual 1.8GHz. I reinstalled the OSX and already had the 10.5.6 ready to upgrade. I have a 1TB HD ...view more
Software or Games for a Powermac G5 Quad?I recently got a Powermac G5 quad that was in storage for a long time so its basically brand new still and i was luckily enough to get it for free.. It has 16Gb ram and 6600 Nvidia graphics. I know that its very dated...view more
Thread G5 pings three times, fans rev up and won't boot.
G5 pings three times, fans rev up and won't boot.Yesterday, while running an audio application on my G5, all of a sudden the screen started blackening from the top down in horizontal sectors. A new screen came up w/ a message about "Invalid access to memory..." and ...view more
PowerMac G4 with Samsung UE37ES6710Hey, I wanna use my Samsung TV UE37ES6710 via HDMI with my PowerMac G4's ADC Port. I connected using ADC to DVI adapter and an DVI to HDMI cable. The TV shows "no signal". Any suggestions how to fix?view more
Switch CPU module on a G4 MDD.Hello everybody. Today I bought myself an old Power Mac G4 MDD with a Dual Processor CPU, running at 867 MHz. Looking around the Web for possible upgrades, I noticed that the other Dual Processors modules for the MDD...view more