• Power Mac G5 Quad

    i have Power mac g5 Quad 2.3 Ghz ,1GB X 2 Ram . 128 MB GPU. today i trunon my mac , after few sec ... RED lights trunon outside the RAM Slot the 1st light top side of the RAM slot number 1 ( OverTEMP) LED 806 and T...view more
    BDAqua
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  • What are some cheap compatible internal DVD drives I can upgrade on my powermac G3 B

    i want to upgrade my powermac G3 B&W to Mac os x 10.4. To do so, I need a compatible DVD drive that will fit in my Mac. What are some cheap ones that will work?view more
    Jeff
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  • WHAT CAN I DO WITH MY DUAL 1.8 GHZ POWERPC G5 RUNNING MAC 0S X 10.4.11?

    I am unable to update my firmware any further. what can i do to continue using this machine?view more
    BDAqua
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  • Problem with Sonnet Encore/MDX G4 Duet CPU install

    Hi all vintage MAC'ers I have had my G4 MDD since new. years ago I bought the Sonnet 1.8 upgrade but never put it in because my MDD died and I am just now got around to fixing and upgrading everything. It is up an ru...view more
    BDAqua
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  • what motherboard form factor does the power mac g5 use?

    I have an old power mac g5 case which I'd like to re purpose into my new editing pc, and I am wondering if it uses a proprietary form factor motherboard, or a standard form factor motherboard like atx, micro atx, or m...view more
    BDAqua
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  • The superdive in my Powermac G5 does not read CDs or DVDs correctly.

    Came into a Powermac G5's without HDs. Installed a HD from a G4 D.A. (Sata running on Sonnet card) & all seemed well. Wanted to use a 1 TB Hitachi on the internal bus. My Leopard install disk (retail) was seemingl...view more
    cawcaw
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  • Can I put the video card from a G4 DP MDD in a G4 466?

    We have a Dual Processor G4 MDD that finally gave up and died on us. We were able to pull the hard drive and put it in an external case and salvage all the content.   I'm wondering what parts we can pull from ...view more
    Dave Hamilton
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  • Will a seagate barracoda 500GB 7200.12 work in Powermac G5

    Powermac Specs:   1.6Ghz PowerPc G5 4GB Ram     I think it is a 2003 model?   Thanksview more
    kahjot
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  • Power Mac G5 Quad SSD Recommendations

    Can anyone recommend a make of SSD drive that will work in my G5 Quad. I have tries a Kingston and a Crucial (both SATA III) and neither were seen by Disk Utility.   My HDD set-up is as follows:   Slot A. ...view more
    BDAqua
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  • Will a Sata 3 6GB/S hdd work in powermac g5

    Will this hard drive work in a powermac g5?     specs: 1.6ghz Power Pc G5 4GB DDR SDRAM OSX 10.5.8   http://www.pcworld.co.uk/gbuk/components-upgrades/internal-hard-drives/3-5-inch- hard-drives/wd-...view more
    BDAqua
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  • Powermac g4 not seeing hard drive?

    Hi guys,   So I just recently got a Powermac G4 Quicksilver that had 10.3.9 on its hard drive and inside three other hard drives, two of which were hooked up to a sonnet tempo ultra ata 66 controller card. I ins...view more
    BDAqua
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  • is there an easy conversion process from iMac to power mac?

    I'm thinking of moving off my old iMac and onto a PowerMac - is there an easy conversion utility?  I'm pretty new in the space here...view more
    Niel
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  • Update Power Mac G3 from OS 9.2 to OSX 10.4?

    Hello all,   So I just received an old Powermac G3 from a friend of mine running OS 9.2. I am trying to get the computer a little more up-to-date so that I can use the computer as a file server. When I went to p...view more
    Glen Doggett
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  • Upgrade Mac keeping compatibility with old softwares

    I need to upgrade an old mac 10.4 buying a newer imac or mac pro. But first i need to know if there's a way to keep alive old software such as Photoshop CS2, Free Hand MX, Quark XPress 6.5 etc..   I Cannot upgra...view more
    MichelPM
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  • Should I upgrade a Powermac G4?

    Hi!   My dad recently purchased two Powermac G4s and a monitor at a college auction. The hard drives were removed.   I love older Apple computers and want to get them working just for the sake of entertain...view more
    BDAqua
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  • Graphics card upgrade - PowerMac G4 QuickSilver

    Hi everyone! As BDAqua probably remembers, I installed an ATI Radeon 9600 in my G4 QuickSilver. It was slow as ****, and after selling the card I realised that the problem was the 733MHz G4 CPU. I now have a Dual 800...view more
    mikiotty
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  • Powermac G4 MDD display connections?

    Hi!   I recently put a hard drive into a Powermac G4 with mirrored drive doors. When I went to connect it to the monitor I have, there was not the right type of connection.   I've mostly used all in ones o...view more
    Glen Doggett
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  • what ram is this and is it right for Quad core PowerMac G5?

    It's by Samsung top line says   512MB 1Rx8 PC2-4200U-444-10-A1   next line above barcode says: KR M378T6553BG0-CD5DS-0505   IThe other stick I have is 1GB 2Rx8 PC2-4200U-444-12-E3   second li...view more
    BDAqua
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  • External hard drive compatible with my G4 10.4.11?

    Hi everyone!   I have an old G4 with 10.4.11 and 800MHz.....as you could expect, I am running low on storage space and can really no longer run my old design software on it without it freezing up. I cannot upgra...view more
    kahjot
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  • Identify ram slots in PowerMac G5

    I've got 6 sticks in there but it's only registering the 2 in Slots 0 and 1.  Where does it start counting from? The bottom? Are there any other reasons besides hardwawre problems that would cause this (all the s...view more
    Daniel Risicato
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