Thread Connecting a current LED screen to an old BW G3
Connecting a current LED screen to an old BW G3Hi. I'd like to connect my trusty old Blue and White G3 to my new HP Pavillion IPS LED Backlit screen. It has VGA and dual HDMI ports (with HDCP support). Pretty sure I need to change out the video card and find the a...view more
PowerMac G4 video card securityHi, I have a PowerMac G4 with a broken video card i think. I have a Radeon 9200 SE video card more and i tried to run with this one. The originaly video card of the PM G4 is an Radeon 9000 Pro. When I pushed the p...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
Thread Is this graphics card compatible with my G5 PowerMac?
Is this graphics card compatible with my G5 PowerMac?Hi, another noob question... I am currenly running a 64mb (standard) video card in my G5 and it's soo slow it's unreal, it stalls, and even on youtube it's a nightmare.... Will this card work: h...view more
Thread Connecting a Display - 'No Signal' Dialogue Box?
Connecting a Display - 'No Signal' Dialogue Box?I’m having issues connecting an LCD display to a G5 PPC desktop running 10.4.1. (This is the last generation PPC). The G5 has been very long in the tooth, so I got a 2.4 GHz Intel Core i5 MacBook Pro 13&r...view more
Loss of video output...Morning! Today I attempted to start my late '05 G5 and use it for some music transferring... but no display?!? Tower functioned properly... heard it boot, HDD clicking, then everything settled down even fans li...view more
PCI Graphics cards?Managed top pick up a G4 PowerMac from a friend.. Dual 1.25ghz processors. M8570 (EMC 1914) I was going to set it up as a media server, but need a graphics card what will output audio and video via HDMI into a...view more
Firegl x3 problemHello everyone! I recently found a FireGL X3 card but can't get it working. Here is what I have: PowerMac G5 dual 2.0 (2004, AGP, 10.5.8) HP w2338h monitor Single-link ( I think, it came with my Ear...view more
Mac OS 9.2 on a Performa 6400?I know it's possible to upgrade a Performa 6400 to OS 9.2.2 using OS 9 Helper but while using the Helper program my machine continuously freezes during the upgrade / installation process. My Performa currently has 9.1...view more
15" Studio Display Backlight ProblemsHey everyone! I got a "new" PowerMac G4 with an Apple 15" Studio display. Both are from 2001. G4 has no problem whatsoever. But the screen keeps flashing its power LED. The pattern is short short long. I checked the ...view more
PowerMac G5 not displaying anything!i have a 1.6 ghz single core and single processor model. when i turn it on it starts up. fans kick in. i HEAR THE CHIME. and the hdd starts to make its normal noise. nothing is flashing. everything is how it should b...view more
PowerMac G5 Display and Power issues!So i have asked many many questions now but none of em really helped. they made everything even worse. my mac wasn't booting up so i switched the ram around correctly and now it works. well not exactly how it should b...view more
I clicked the PMU reset button twice!:(I have the PowerMac G5 single processor single core 1.6 GHz model. It wasn't booting up. There was some power going to the 23" apple hd cinema display but it looks like not enough to drive the display. I turn th...view more
Kernel Error, Missing "mach_kernel"Running Leopard on an old mac g4 quicksilver edition and managed to trash the "mach_kernel"...is there any way to restore the missing file without a "c" or "target" reboot?view more
Thread I'm using a viewsonic 19" LCD monitor with a powermac 7100/66. The only resolution available in the monitor control panel is 640x480. The viewsonic gives me a message to use 1440x900. The mac specs state it's capable of 1152x870 @ 8 bit. Help!
I'm using a viewsonic 19" LCD monitor with a powermac 7100/66. The only resolution available in the monitor control panel is 640x480. The viewsonic gives me a message to use 1440x900. The mac specs state it's capable of 1152x870 @ 8 bit. Help!
Old Power Mac G3 won't connect to monitorBefore I consign it to the recycling depot I need to retrieve some files from my old G3, which I've rarely turned on for years. Problem is, it won't connect to the Sony monitor - no signal. The G3 makes all the ...view more
Thread The name of my startup disc has disappeared.
The name of my startup disc has disappeared.The name of my startup disc has disappeared on my desktop! The symbol is there and the name underneath now reads "=-09-8[=]". Is this something I should be concerned about?view more