Bad 3TB Seagate Brand New?Hi Gang Happy Memorial Day! I recently picked up #2 Seagate 3TB drives from B&H: SEST3000DM00, (Good Ratings). One drive was erased and formatted 'ok' using an external OWC enclosure, 'Mac OSX Jour...view more
Installing a 3TB Internal Storage DriveHi Gang Wondering if 10.4 will recognize a 3 TB internal storage drive on a older Dual Core G5 desktop? I don't see why not since it easily recognized and formatted a 2 TB drive. Thanx Mikeview more
WD Black Hard DrivesHi all, I'm looking for an internal hard drive and I really want speed and reliability as this is to fit in an old PowerMac G5. Does anyone know if the WD Black ones very good for performance and reliability?...view more
Thread Can I switch my PowerBook G4 RAM into my Power Mac G5?
Can I switch my PowerBook G4 RAM into my Power Mac G5?I have both a Power Mac G5 and a PowerBook G4. The G5 only has 1GB of RAM. Can I take the RAM out of my G4 and put it into my G5? Also, the G4 only has Tiger while the G5 has Leopard. Can I get the newer OS onto the P...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
Thread How do I boost wifi reception in my old G5 tower?
How do I boost wifi reception in my old G5 tower?I'm using my old G5 dual core tower as a media center for hi-res audio. I have it located in a basement office so I can hook it up via ethernet and optical cables to my receiver directly above it in the living room, a...view more
Bluetooth AdapterI have a G4 PPC (Sawtooth) in my shop for simple web searches and listening to music. It's older, but works great for these purposes. I'd like to add a USB bluetooth adapter so that I could use either BT headphones or...view more
change hard-drive for ssdBonjour; i'd like to change my hard drive for a ssd drive;is-there any problem to do that and is-there any thing special to do; can-I just copy the hard drive to the ssd drive and that's it? thank you, ...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
Thread Can I upgrade my power Mac G5 to modern parts?
Can I upgrade my power Mac G5 to modern parts?I recently inherited a power Mac G5 and was wondering if I could upgrade the parts in it. More ram, new motherboard, new intel processor, more storage. Possibly a new graphics system.view more
Best wireless solution for older G5I acquired a G5 after my FW800 MDD's power supply died. I also want to go wireless with the G5 to my airport extreme base station. The guy I bought the used G5 from wanted to sell me a little do-dad that l...view more
Thread Restoring Powermac g4 cube to factory settings
Restoring Powermac g4 cube to factory settingsHi, i have some old powermac g4 cubes and i want to restore them to factory settings, i want all the data on them deleted but i want to keep the OS. Is there a way to do that?view more
Thread Power Mac G4 Quicksilver 867 won't see all 3 memory sticks?
Power Mac G4 Quicksilver 867 won't see all 3 memory sticks?I have tried 4 different sticks all labeled PC133 in multiple locations with the same result (there are 3 memory slots), the system reports only 1gb of memory. OS is 10.3.9. Under preferences/memory, the m...view more
Thread Flash EVGA nVidia 7800 GS for DP G5 without PC?
Flash EVGA nVidia 7800 GS for DP G5 without PC?Hey all, Bought an EVGA nVidia 7800 GS to upgrade a PowerMac G5 DP 1.8GHz I'm working on. I naively thought the card would work natively; turns out I was wrong, and it looks like I'm gonna have to flash the RO...view more
Thread PowerMac G5 and Diamond ATI Radeon HD 2600PRO not working?
PowerMac G5 and Diamond ATI Radeon HD 2600PRO not working?Recently bought and restored a 1.8GHz DP PCI-X PowerMac G5 off Craigslist. In the process of restoration, I decided to upgrade the original 64mb AGP card to a Diamond ATI Radeon HD 2600PRO 256MB AGP card. While orderi...view more
Thread Working on a supercharged G4. Looking forward to any advice!
Working on a supercharged G4. Looking forward to any advice!Hi, as some of you may or may not have known, I'm currently on a quest of sorts to supercharge my G4. I love my Power Mac G4, and I'm a *huge* hardware geek. As a result, I'm looking forward to tinker with this Mac an...view more
Thread Can I put a MacBook processor and hard drive in a PowerMacG5?
Can I put a MacBook processor and hard drive in a PowerMacG5?I have a late 2008 MacBook that is showing its age and wear. The battery is worn out and the keys and mouse sometimes stick. I also have a PowerMac G5 which has an older operating system, but great working keyboard, m...view more
