On Nov 13, 2012, at 8:42 AM, spilrules <t...@tomstock.us> wrote: > My G5 tower recently bit the dust and I have been running on my powerbook G4 > 1.67mhz but can only run one of my two 20" cinema displays previously > employed by the G5, The laptop only has one DVI connection. I am using the > 15" screen on the laptop as well as one of the 20" monitors, but would like > to run both of them instead. Is this possible? Do I need an adapter (if > there is such a thing)?
Not really. There's things like this: <http://www.iogear.com/product/GUC2020DW6/> it's needs USB 2.0; so you would need a USB 2.0 PC card to connect it with. They claim OS X 10.4 and higher support, no mention of PPC support. > Secondly, is it possible to take the hard drive out of the G5, put it into an > external firewire housing and then be able to boot from it so I could run OS > 10.5 instead of the 10.4 that is on the powerbook? Yeah, certainly. SATA-FW external cases are pricey, but OWC sells good ones. > If this is not possible, can I load OS 10.5 onto the drive in the powerbook > without removing OS 10.4 so I could boot up in either system, or would I need > to start anew and partition the drive? It has a 250GB HD, not the standard > 80 that came with it originally and there is plenty of available space. As > always, thanks for any advice! Ironically yes, but you need 10.5 to do it :-) <http://macs.about.com/od/applications/ss/diskutilitysize.htm> So get the FW enclosure, boot from it, partition your 10.4 drive and install 10.5 on the TiBook... -- Bruce Johnson University of Arizona College of Pharmacy Information Technology Group Institutions do not have opinions, merely customs -- You received this message because you are a member of G-Group, a group for those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop Macs - with a particular focus on Power Macs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to g3-5-list@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list
