G4 1.25 gHz MDD OS 9.2.2 Install disk

With the PCI fan exhaust card and nap mode from chud tools, is my system going to run cool now? Last night before this - the system was running at close to 135 degrees fahrenheit.

I don't know what a normal temp range is for a fast dual-processor desktop G4, but I doubt very much that 135°F should be any cause for concern — and if your machine is now running cooler than that, so much the better. I base my comments on the fact that my 1998 Powerbook G3 routinely ran at 145-160°F; its fan never came on until it reached 160° and ran only until the temp fell below 158°, and it commonly peaked at 165° before the fan cooled things down. It once ran for about two hours at 180-185° with its fan howling the whole time, when I was forced to use it heavily in a 100° environment. It still runs perfectly today, never having been repaired in any way except that I replaced its hard drive seven years ago. I've also read lately that various Powerbook G4 models' fans don't come on until they reach at least 140-145°F. Of course temps vary from one part of a computer to another, with the processor core(s) being the hottest place(s). But if a Powerbook, with all its components jammed tightly together and very little internal space for air circulation even when its fan(s) is/are running, can operate safely at 180°+, then I'm sure nothing in your G4 is going to be harmed at 135° or less.

Hi all,

I've been reading with great interest about the woes around the G4 MDD OS9 problems...I have a Dual 1.25 FW800 model which I desperately need to run OS9 on natively. Of course, I don't have the original set of disks as I bought the machine second hand, and had no idea of such a restriction before upgrading from my previous Quicksilver 2002. I have made my e-mail address public, if anyone on this post is able to make a set of disks available I would be soooo grateful...I love this machine, but at present cannot use it to run my proofer which requires a native OS9 to function. Any help greatly appreciated, this is quite desperate for me!

Many Thanks in advance,

Adrian

I have a G4 MDD and can send you copy DVDs of the original installer discs. Let me know if you want them.

Life is short, let's be helpful. 🙂

Jet

man i need these too. just name your price!

thanks!

john

is there any way i can get you to send me a copy of that os9.2.2 disk set for the G4 MDD mac?

thanks!

john.boys @ gmail . com

There is no version of OS9 that will run native on the MDD/FW800, sorry.

We'd need a Firmware patch that isn't going to happen.