• Cannot get past Apple logo for a fresh install Leopard

    Hi all,   After turning the storage room upside down I found an old G5 Quad late 2005 lying free, decided to make a fresh install and assign it to the interns. There were no disks and ram on the motherboard so I...view more
    RoniTombak
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  • Artic silver application

    Arctic Silver has very precise instructions on how to apply it to a long and wide history of AMD and Intel CPU/s it, however, completely ignores Power PC chips. Does anyone know of a link or have an older instruction ...view more
    Pheidius1
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  • Need to find PowerPC Data Recovery Software

    So, I was working one day inside my Power Mac G5 Quad by putting in some additional memory. Suddenly, my arm accidently pushes over my external hard drive with lots of my back up software. The drive falls to the carpe...view more
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  • grey screen on startup on ppc g4 quicksilver

    good day all,   i had ppc g4 quicksilver 933 , and it just sit on my room, never use. last week i turn it on, and everything went well, but last night, when i turn it on, it gave me grey screen without apple lo...view more
    BDAqua
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  • Power Mac G5 no serial number present

    I have a Power Mac G5 that i reinstalled OS X on, since the reinstall it no longer shows a serial number anywhere. Could there have been a problem during install to cause this?view more
    BDAqua
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  • Up grade to latest X OS?

    I have an 80 yr old friend with an older desktop Mac:   Processor 1.8 GHz Power PC G-5 Memory 1 GB DDR  SDRAM Model Name Mac G5 Number of CPU's 1 L2 Cache (per cpu) 512 KB Memory 1 GB Bus Speed 600MHz...view more
    buttermilkphil
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  • g4 erase and install

    Hello Guys,   I wanted to begin with scratch and tried to erase and install the OS x but it did not work. Serial number of device: CK***********L50   Before I tried to erase and install process I wanted to m...view more
    kahjot
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  • Power Mac G5

    My power mac G5 is crashing on me...started to show horizontal lines and graphics were 'bleeding' ie when you move a title bar, it will leave a trail...now it's crashing intermittently? any help?view more
    K Shaffer
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  • PowerMac G5 7,3 Graphics Issues/Sleeping

    Hi, Recently received a pretty good condition PowerMac G5 Dual 2.5GHz June 2004 model, however after setting it all up and installing Leopard (clean) I found that there are strange remnants of possibly video artifact...view more
    BDAqua
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  • G4 Didital Audio Doesnt Turn On

    I changed the power cords.  Unplugged the USB keys and pointer, Twice now the G4 won't turn on: don't know if checking the power cord plug in the back of the computer made a difference.  I have been unplugg...view more
    Limnos
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  • PowerMac g5 won't install Leopard

    Hi,   I I recently bought a PowerMac g5 early 2005 dual processor at a surplus store for $2. A STEAL I know. All it needed was to flush and rebuild the watercooling components. I bought a retail disk of OS X 1...view more
    Camdeb
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  • PowerMac G4 doesn't respond the switch on

    PowreMac G4(digital audio 466MHz) doesn't respond the power switch on as if power supply is dead. Just wonder if it's possible to repair the power supply by myself.view more
    BDAqua
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  • How do I resurrect my PowerMacintosh?

    I was recently checking on the RAM inside my 1997 PowerMacintosh G3 minitower, and after closing back up the case and plugging back in all the peripherals, I noticed, out of the corner of my eye, that as I plugged the...view more
    rccharles
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  • lost G4  password

    I 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
    BDAqua
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  • Does anyone still game regularly on a PPC Mac?

    Looking for players who game regularly on Power PC Macsview more
    BDAqua
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  • Power Macintosh G4/867 (Quicksilver) to new owner.HOW??

    Well I'm in the learning stages of this site so here it goes. I have a Power Macintosh G4/867 (Quicksilver) that a dear friend gave me. Please help me to transfer ownership from them to me. Want to start off with a fr...view more
    BDAqua
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  • Apple OSX Raid missing mirror sets.

    I have a mirrored raid on my powermac g5 that i use as a file server. the other day their was a power outage and the mac shutdown fine with a ups. when the power was restored it booted up fine but now my raid sets hav...view more
    pcb464
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  • i am trying to reinstall mac power g5 on a dvd. it appears on the screen but it does not start how do i open it

    i am trying to reinstall mac power g5 on a dvd. it appears on the screen but it does not start how do i open it?view more
    Tracy Reynolds
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  • Any CAD software options on G4 MDD with Tiger 10.4?

    Wondering about any old versions of CAD software that are available for 10.4 Tiger on a G4 MDD.  I am interesting in creating an STL file for 3D printing.  Just wondering if I can do this on the trusty ol' M...view more
    Glen Doggett
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  • Wipe G4 for sale?

    I have a Power Mac G4 with two hard drives and one CD/RW - everything works ok. I am mostly a PC guy so a bit confused by the  Mac modus operandum... What I would LIKE to do is completely securely wipe the syst...view more
    BDAqua
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