I have bought 2 machines in the past from RMartin on the swap list. He ships from Michigan. They were / are good machines. And prices were right.
Adrian D'Alessio aka; Fluxstringer fluxstrin...@gmail.com http://www.flickr.com/photos/fluxstreamcommunication/ http://www.facebook.com/FluxStringer https://www.youtube.com/user/fluxstringer http://www.linkedin.com/in/fluxstreamcommunications http://flux-influx.blogspot.com/ http://fluxdreams.designbinder.com/ On Fri, Oct 2, 2015 at 6:24 PM, 'Glen' via G-Group < g3-5-list@googlegroups.com> wrote: > Good suggestion: that occurred to me, but the screw is not damaged and a > proper tool will remove it. And since I do not have a 10 inch or longer > drill bit I would have to buy that tool which probably cost about same as > the proper tool. > > Anyway probably a mute point since the G5 PS located where the computer > was dropped and most likely is damaged. Still a possible project if I get > bored. > > Meanwhile the Sawtooth is is just fine. I may replace it with a 2008 or > 2009 iMac which will run 10.5 or 10.6 if I need more speed and can find one > locally for a good price. Thanks -- glen > > > > ------------------------------ > *From:* W.Adrian D'Alessio <fluxstrin...@gmail.com> > *To:* G3-5 List <g3-5-list@googlegroups.com> > *Sent:* Friday, October 2, 2015 11:21 AM > *Subject:* Re: SATA PCI Card for G4 Sawtooth? > > Reach in with a long reach bit and drill the head off the screw. > > Or use one of those screw extractor bits ( with the tiny grip teeth) on a > long reach extension. Don't let one screw discourage you. > > > Adrian D'Alessio aka; Fluxstringer > fluxstrin...@gmail.com > http://www.flickr.com/photos/fluxstreamcommunication/ > http://www.facebook.com/FluxStringer > https://www.youtube.com/user/fluxstringer > http://www.linkedin.com/in/fluxstreamcommunications > http://flux-influx.blogspot.com/ > http://fluxdreams.designbinder.com/ > > > > > > > On Thu, Oct 1, 2015 at 7:02 PM, 'Glen' via G-Group < > g3-5-list@googlegroups.com> wrote: > > Follow up: > I went with the external SATA/Firewire enclosure. Tested it today and it > allows me to boot into the SATA drive and run all the apps I used with the > G5. Granted a lot slower but since the G4 has a dual 1.25 GHz upgrade it is > workable and just a little slower than the MDD I sold in July. I t allows > me to access and edit my legacy files. > > I decided against the PCI card since I read one review that said it worked > great in 10.4.11 and another that said it did not work at all in 10.4.11? > Then there is the concern will it boot and recognize more than the 127 GB > of the SATA drive. For the same reason I decided against a good suggestion > to buy an adapter -- did not think the Sawtooth would recognize the full > capacity of the drive without the Firmware hack or 3rd party software. > > I found cheap SATA/Firewire enclosures hard to find. The one purchased is > an Iomega job lot surplus type for $35 shipped. It is new with all the > screws and a bunch of stuff, some needed and some not. No instructions but > easy to figure out. Really cheap construction, with self tapping screws > that require a lot of patience and some improvised tools to get to work. > But it does the job so I'm OK with it. > > Fixing the G5: > My second G5 that was severely damaged in shipping and whose PS may be a > good replacement had developed a LC leak with much corrosion, no surprise. > Then I remembered that the PS in this damaged G5 displayed the same > symptoms regarding the power supply that failed. I did start to to take it > apart but without having a long reach t-10 wrench I improvised a tool and > got 7 of 8 hex screws out of the LCS unit but of course there is always one > that won't loosen up. So unless I buy another tool I will not likely use > again I am giving up on the G5 repair. > > Thanks for all the help and suggestions -- glen > > > > ------------------------------ > *From:* 'glenstrek' via G-Group <g3-5-list@googlegroups.com> > *To:* G-Group <g3-5-list@googlegroups.com> > *Sent:* Monday, September 21, 2015 6:18 PM > *Subject:* SATA PCI Card for G4 Sawtooth? > > http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16816124028 > > I'm thinking of using this SYBA SY-PCI140010 PCI card to add a SATA drive > to my G4 Sawtooth. I have checked the SYBA site and it does have an OS X > driver with a 2010 date. It does not say what version of OS X. Has anyone > had any success or failure with this card? It has a SIL3124 Chipset. The > hard drive is a 320 MB SATA II. The Sawtooth has a dual 1.25 GHz upgrade > processor with 2 GB RAM and running 10.4.11. > > The Sawtooth recognizes the full 320 GB of the drive when attached via a > USB 2.0 card or the USB 1.1 native bus using a SATA-USB adapter. I would > rather have the drive inside the computer and be able to boot the drive > into 10.4.11. I can't do that when connected with USB on that old G4. My > other option is a SATA/Firewire external enclosure which should be bootable > and would cost about the same. > > > -- > -- > 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 > > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "G-Group" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to g3-5-list+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > > > -- > -- > 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 > > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "G-Group" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to g3-5-list+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > > > -- > -- > 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 > > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "G-Group" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to g3-5-list+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > -- -- 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. 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