Power Mac G5 Superdrive won't read DL DVDsHey all, I have recently inherited a 2003/2004 Power Mac Dual Processor G5 1.8GHz, and I'm having some issues with the Superdrive. It won't read any burned dual layer(DL) DVDs or CD+Rs. Either the disc...view more
g4 cd drive does not work1.25 GHZ POWER PC G4 1MB L3 CACHE 1 GB DDR SDRAM RUNNING OSX 10.5.8 I have a couple of problems with my machine. I want to erase the hard drive and reload the operating software back...view more
Power Mac G4 no iMovie and no restore diskI purchased a used Power Mac G4. It is running OS 10.4 The problem is that it does not have iMovie installed. Online help states that I need the restore disk, which I don't have. Is there a w...view more
Powermac G4 pci can't get to bootSo my son (23 yo college student) picks up this G4 to fool with because he's in Information Systems and wants to learn Mac. He booted it a couple of times and it worked but was having problems accessing the internet. ...view more
Thread Giga Designs G celerator 1.6ghz cpu firmware problem
Giga Designs G celerator 1.6ghz cpu firmware problemI am in dire need of help, well a little bit of help, my G4 QS has a Giga Design G celerator 1.6ghz cpu in it, now when I check the About this Mac it tells me it is a 1.6 ghz powerpc g4 processor. when I go to more in...view more
Thread Audio is really unbalanced, I don't know what to do =(
Audio is really unbalanced, I don't know what to do =(Okay so I noticed recently that the audio on my PowerMac G4 isn't centered but instead comes out the left speaker a lot more than the right. I just check the speakers with my mp3 player and the speakers are perfectly ...view more
How do i preform a clean install of OSXI have a Powermac G4 with no HDD, I purchased it on ebay....however it came with no hdd. I have a HDD that will work with this computer, and a copy of OSX 10.4 Tiger, and would like to install it, so how can i boot fr...view more
Thread Changing the Optical Drive in my Power Mac G4/AGP.
Changing the Optical Drive in my Power Mac G4/AGP.I want to take the current optical drive out and replace it with my Sony DRU-720A DVD+RW 18x drive. I tried replacing it, but it didn't show up in System Profiler, and I can't find any drivers for it for Mac OS X.view more
Which OS 9 for Cube 450 Mhz (Powermac 5.1)Hi there from Germany, I've got an Apple Cube 450 Mhz with 1,5 GB RAM running OS X 10.4.8 I've tried to install OS 9 from the normal CD ROM (the one with the orange 9 on it), but holding C doesn't bring the C...view more
Replacing G5 DVD DriveCan anybody tell me what replacement dvd drive will work in a power pc g5 that will give me +/- dvr and dual layer capability? My drive has gone bad and Apple no longer furnishes drives for this computer? Eliz...view more
Can't restore an early G5 single 1.8I have a 1st gen single 1.8 Powermac G5. I am trying to restore using the original restore disc but the computer will not boot from the disc. The disc contains 10.3 sox, the computer has been upgraded to 10.5.8 leop...view more
Thread I bought Mac OS X Snow Leopard new Version 10.6.3 cause I needed to install my 2013 Office 365. While about to install it say "To install Mac OS X Snow Leopard, you need an Intel-based Mac."
I bought Mac OS X Snow Leopard new Version 10.6.3 cause I needed to install my 2013 Office 365. While about to install it say "To install Mac OS X Snow Leopard, you need an Intel-based Mac."
can I put a SATA DVD drive in my G5 DP1.8?Hello, my trusty old 1,8 DP G5 tower is still humming along great, except the superdrive is dying, no write/slow read. The one in there now is a replacement panasonic OEM, however when I went to microcenter, could no ...view more