Thread Cannot get past Apple logo for a fresh install Leopard
Cannot get past Apple logo for a fresh install LeopardHi 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
Artic silver applicationArctic 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
Thread Need to find PowerPC Data Recovery Software
Need to find PowerPC Data Recovery SoftwareSo, 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
Thread grey screen on startup on ppc g4 quicksilver
grey screen on startup on ppc g4 quicksilvergood 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
Power Mac G5 no serial number presentI 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
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
g4 erase and installHello 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
Power Mac G5My 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
PowerMac G5 7,3 Graphics Issues/SleepingHi, 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
G4 Didital Audio Doesnt Turn OnI 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
PowerMac g5 won't install LeopardHi, 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
PowerMac G4 doesn't respond the switch onPowreMac 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
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
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
Thread Power Macintosh G4/867 (Quicksilver) to new owner.HOW??
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
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
Thread Any CAD software options on G4 MDD with Tiger 10.4?
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
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