Most reliable G4 tower model , least reliable
Now that time has gone by we should have an idea what the most and least reliable G4 towers are. Seems to me that ADC equipped towers have issues with power supplies, other then that I don't know. What do you guys think? -- 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
Re: Computer Geeks, then CWI
Not too many Macs there, but a Quad 3GHz Pro at $1500 is a pretty good deal. On Oct 27, 9:46 pm, Jeff Bequette jbeque...@tconl.com wrote: as does computer warehouse www.gocwi.com used machines, some new in box. Around 1/2 new price or less, and probably where i buy my next mac at. Jeff Wurst -- 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
Calling Apple Script Experts
I have a problem that I need some help with. I have an apple script that I compile into an application that checks the server it is attempting to connect to and makes sure the drives stay mapped. I will include the script as well as the tag lines of where I obtained the original script that I modified for my purposes for you to look at. The problem that I am having is that as of 10.5 and 10.6, if a server is rebooted or even if the machine is rebooted, there is a chance that it will create a folder with the servers share name. For example on these machines they mount Vol1, Vol2 and Onevision2 shares. If Vol1 and Vol2 get disconnected which are both on the same server, one or both could be mounted as Vol1-1 and Vol2-1 for example because an empty folder of the name of the share gets deposited in /Volumes. I have an idea of how to correct this, but I am unsure as to how exactly it would be best to implement it into the script. I want it as some form of sanity check before it attempts to mount the drive. Check for the folder and delete it and maybe have it check if the drive is mounted under anything but its real name and then unmount it and let the script re-mount it. The line I am looking at implementing, and I hope I have it right is below. -- if (count items) of Vol1 is 0 or ((count items) of Vol1 is 1 and name of item 1 of Vol1 is .DS_Store) then delete Vol1 -- I am uncertain how or where to put this into place with the script and the dismount remount commands I am completely unsure of. Any help or insight is greatly appreciated. Thank you in advance. The script is pasted below. -- -- Original script courtesy of Jenny Kortina. Found at: -- http://theappleblog.com/2008/05/15/hacktackulous-auto-remount-disconnected-shares/ -- -- Script Modifications by Jason Brown, The Birmingham News. repeat set intnt to do shell script ping -c 1 10.50.3.221; echo -n set paras to number of paragraphs in intnt if paras 5 then else set serverIP to afp://10.50.3.221/Vol1 set UserAccount to sysadmin set ServerPassword to password tell application Finder try if disk Vol1 exists then else with timeout of 5 seconds mount volume serverIP as user name UserAccount with password ServerPassword end timeout end if end try end tell end if set intnt to do shell script ping -c 1 10.50.3.221; echo -n set paras to number of paragraphs in intnt if paras 5 then else set serverIP to afp://10.50.3.221/Vol2 set UserAccount to sysadmin set ServerPassword to password tell application Finder try if disk Vol2 exists then else with timeout of 5 seconds mount volume serverIP as user name UserAccount with password ServerPassword end timeout end if end try end tell end if set intnt to do shell script ping -c 1 10.50.3.8; echo -n set paras to number of paragraphs in intnt if paras 5 then else set serverIP to afp://10.50.3.8/Onevision2 set UserAccount to sysadmin set ServerPassword to password tell application Finder try if disk Onevision2 exists then else with timeout of 5 seconds mount volume serverIP as user name UserAccount with password ServerPassword end timeout end if end try end tell end if delay 10 end repeat -- 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
Re: Most reliable G4 tower model , least reliable
Now that time has gone by we should have an idea what the most and least reliable G4 towers are. Seems to me that ADC equipped towers have issues with power supplies, other then that I don't know. What do you guys think? IMHO my G4 MDD Dual 1.25 is the work horse around here it has a Cinema 20 ADC and just keeps on truckin' I have a lot of macs and for most stuff the Buick is the goto machine. Same power supply since new. John Carmonne Yorba Linda USA Sent from my MBP -- 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
Re: Most reliable G4 tower model , least reliable
On Oct 28, 2010, at 7:12 AM, carmo...@aol.com wrote: Now that time has gone by we should have an idea what the most and least reliable G4 towers are. Seems to me that ADC equipped towers have issues with power supplies, other then that I don't know. What do you guys think? IMHO my G4 MDD Dual 1.25 is the work horse around here it has a Cinema 20 ADC and just keeps on truckin' I have a lot of macs and for most stuff the Buick is the goto machine. Same power supply since new. I need to agree here, my MDD dual 1.42 is a keeper, very dependable machine. Jeff Engle -- 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
Re: Most reliable G4 tower model , least reliable
The Digital Audio models aren't quite as fast as the MDD but they are very well built and probably less expensive if you're looking to pick up a used one. With a slight wiring mod I put a QS 933 MHz processor into mine, along with the max 1.5 GB RAM and a GeForce 6200 video card; it runs Leopard nicely. On Oct 28, 9:28 am, Powermac teozen...@gmail.com wrote: Now that time has gone by we should have an idea what the most and least reliable G4 towers are. Seems to me that ADC equipped towers have issues with power supplies, other then that I don't know. What do you guys think? -- 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
Re: Most reliable G4 tower model , least reliable
At 9:28 AM -0700 10/28/10, Jeffrey Engle wrote: I need to agree here, my MDD dual 1.42 is a keeper, very dependable machine. Jeff Engle Ditto knocking on wood! Diane -- 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
Re: Most reliable G4 tower model , least reliable
I'm interested in a Quicksilver 2002 and a Gigabit Ethernet, the QS for OS X and the Gigabit for Linux on PPC. On Thu, Oct 28, 2010 at 15:16, diane di...@mathermotorsports.com wrote: At 9:28 AM -0700 10/28/10, Jeffrey Engle wrote: I need to agree here, my MDD dual 1.42 is a keeper, very dependable machine. Jeff Engle Ditto knocking on wood! Diane -- 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 -- ' With the first link, the chain is forged. The first speech censured, the first thought forbidden, the first freedom denied, chains us all irrevocably.' Those words were uttered by Judge Aaron Satie as wisdom and warning... The first time any man's freedom is trodden on we’re all damaged. - Jean-Luc Picard, quoting Judge Aaron Satie, Star Trek: TNG episode The Drumhead - Alex Smith (K4RNT) - Murfreesboro, Tennessee USA -- 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
Re: Most reliable G4 tower model , least reliable
On Oct 28, 2010, at 4:18 PM, Alex Smith (K4RNT) wrote: I'm interested in a Quicksilver 2002 and a Gigabit Ethernet, the QS for OS X and the Gigabit for Linux on PPC. I'm enjoying my Quicksilver 2002 Dual 1GHz, but had to replace the motherboard after a lightening strike nearby ... turns out the original eBay one must have been defective and I just did not know it, although used it for a couple of years before 20/20 hindsight clarified things relative to a touchy M-Audio 2496 PCI sound card. With the new mobo, I'm running OS X 10.5.8 successfully with a SeriTech SATA PCI card and Seagate SATA drives. Doing VHS tape to DVD disk conversions using an external ADVC300 converter box. I might go for an MDD next, but settled for the QS 2002 since the MDDs were still relatively expensive, and I read some report that the increase in bus speed over the QS to MDD did not show much increase in overall throughput. Something about a bottleneck somewhere's else, or Apple had just reached a design limitation. I'm also enjoying daily use of a Digital Audio that someone had put a Dual G4 533 into ... works great, too with SeriTech SATA PCI card and SATA drives. -- 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
Re: Most reliable G4 tower model , least reliable
I like this model a lot. The Zip drive, if still there, and Zip CAGE can both be removed, creating more open space inside for running cables, SCSI, ATA or SATA. It seems to run cooler and quieter than a MDD I had for a short time. On Oct 28, 2010, at 4:32 PM, Bill Connelly wrote: Quicksilver 2002 Dual 1GH -- 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
Re: Most reliable G4 tower model , least reliable
On Oct 28, 2010, at 4:32 PM, admin wrote: I like this model a lot. The Zip drive, if still there, and Zip CAGE can both be removed, creating more open space inside for running cables, SCSI, ATA or SATA. It seems to run cooler and quieter than a MDD I had for a short time. The QS 2002 dual 1.0 GHz is an exceptionally reliable machine, perhaps more reliable than any successor machine (Mirror Door, et. al.). The QS 2001/QS2002 Zip drive carrier requires simple modifications to accommodate an HD in place of the Zip, and the QS 2002 ROM will accept any LBA48 drive (500 GB, say) on the optical bus, as it will on the HD bus, and the QS2001 and the Digital Audio can very easily made to do so (LBA48 Property Script). There are no significant reliability issues with the PSU of the DA, QS 2001 nor with the QS 2002. The motherboards are essentially the same, differing only in certain changes to accommodate the changes in overall functional specifications. 1.5 GB maximum RAM in all. I have retired my several DAs, just because, and I have replaced all with a single QS 2002 dual 1.0 GHz, and have augmented these by certain generic machines (LGA 775 AND LGA 1156) which have been adapted to run 10.6.4 using the usual techniques. My most reliable machine is a Shuttle SP35P2V2 (P35 Northbridge/ICH9- R Southbridge) with an nVidia 8400GS video card and a Dell/Broadcom 4318 Airport-compatible WiFi card, running MacOS X 10.6.4 with ALL software updates. -- 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
Re: Most reliable G4 tower model , least reliable
On Oct 28, 2010, at 9:28 AM, Powermac wrote: Now that time has gone by we should have an idea what the most and least reliable G4 towers are. Seems to me that ADC equipped towers have issues with power supplies, other then that I don't know. What do you guys think? I'll probably keep my QuickSilver Dual 1GHz when all my other G4s have been converted to Ubuntu. (I think that's the only way I'll be able to get rid of them on Craigs List). I'm not too keen on their limitation to 1.5GB Ram, though. I have a Sonnet card supporting two extra internal HDDs for a total of four drives which was an early improvement. No problems with overheating, and the power supply seems to be OK with the arrangement. It's not the most quiet in terms of fan noise but it's been operating 24/7 since I bought it used in 2006. I may add a second DVR drive just to fill out the empty space. OS 10.5.8. Replaced the video card with an ATI Radeon 9800 Pro which needed a new fan. Everything is OK as of today. I've never had a G5, having jumped directly to the Mac Pro. Dale Hoffman Louisville, KY -- 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
Re: Most reliable G4 tower model , least reliable
Is it true that the ati radeon card needs additional power or can I do a straight swap and upgrade the g4mx? On Oct 28, 2010, at 8:49 PM, Dale Hoffman dh...@margnat.com wrote: On Oct 28, 2010, at 9:28 AM, Powermac wrote: Now that time has gone by we should have an idea what the most and least reliable G4 towers are. Seems to me that ADC equipped towers have issues with power supplies, other then that I don't know. What do you guys think? I'll probably keep my QuickSilver Dual 1GHz when all my other G4s have been converted to Ubuntu. (I think that's the only way I'll be able to get rid of them on Craigs List). I'm not too keen on their limitation to 1.5GB Ram, though. I have a Sonnet card supporting two extra internal HDDs for a total of four drives which was an early improvement. No problems with overheating, and the power supply seems to be OK with the arrangement. It's not the most quiet in terms of fan noise but it's been operating 24/7 since I bought it used in 2006. I may add a second DVR drive just to fill out the empty space. OS 10.5.8. Replaced the video card with an ATI Radeon 9800 Pro which needed a new fan. Everything is OK as of today. I've never had a G5, having jumped directly to the Mac Pro. Dale Hoffman Louisville, KY -- 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 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
Re: Most reliable G4 tower model , least reliable
I have had wonderful reliability with my g4 933 QS. On Oct 28, 2010, at 8:49 PM, Dale Hoffman dh...@margnat.com wrote: On Oct 28, 2010, at 9:28 AM, Powermac wrote: Now that time has gone by we should have an idea what the most and least reliable G4 towers are. Seems to me that ADC equipped towers have issues with power supplies, other then that I don't know. What do you guys think? I'll probably keep my QuickSilver Dual 1GHz when all my other G4s have been converted to Ubuntu. (I think that's the only way I'll be able to get rid of them on Craigs List). I'm not too keen on their limitation to 1.5GB Ram, though. I have a Sonnet card supporting two extra internal HDDs for a total of four drives which was an early improvement. No problems with overheating, and the power supply seems to be OK with the arrangement. It's not the most quiet in terms of fan noise but it's been operating 24/7 since I bought it used in 2006. I may add a second DVR drive just to fill out the empty space. OS 10.5.8. Replaced the video card with an ATI Radeon 9800 Pro which needed a new fan. Everything is OK as of today. I've never had a G5, having jumped directly to the Mac Pro. Dale Hoffman Louisville, KY -- 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 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
Re: Most reliable G4 tower model , least reliable
On Oct 28, 2010, at 7:58 PM, Baldassare Guzzo wrote: Is it true that the ati radeon card needs additional power or can I do a straight swap and upgrade the g4mx? The term ATI Radeon card describes an entire series that started in 2000 and continues to today. Generally speaking, you should be able to do a direct swap of cards without issues. In some rare instances it might be possible that a newer card would require additional power, and in a Mac that's a near impossibility since this would require a replacement power supply with greater power than the OEM, and this generally aren't manufactured or available. Just swap the cards, assuming the Radeon is a Mac card with a ROM for a PPC Mac. If it's a PC card, you'll need to flash the ROM over to Mac first. -- 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
Re: Most reliable G4 tower model , least reliable
On Oct 28, 2010, at 8:58 PM, Baldassare Guzzo wrote: Is it true that the ati radeon card needs additional power or can I do a straight swap and upgrade the g4mx? I have a ATI 9800Pro in my QS 2002 Dual, and yes it requires a plug into the system's wiring ... very simple. -- 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
Re: Most reliable G4 tower model , least reliable
You get the power from one of the ata hd power plugs? Why can't it operate like the mx card? On Oct 28, 2010, at 9:11 PM, Bill Connelly billycarm...@verizon.net wrote: On Oct 28, 2010, at 8:58 PM, Baldassare Guzzo wrote: Is it true that the ati radeon card needs additional power or can I do a straight swap and upgrade the g4mx? I have a ATI 9800Pro in my QS 2002 Dual, and yes it requires a plug into the system's wiring ... very simple. -- 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 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
Re: Most reliable G4 tower model , least reliable
On Oct 28, 2010, at 9:24 PM, Baldassare Guzzo wrote: You get the power from one of the ata hd power plugs? Why can't it operate like the mx card? I don't remember ... maybe the 9800's fan (not one on the 4MX card) needs the extra power? -- 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
Re: Most reliable G4 tower model , least reliable
On Oct 28, 2010, at 8:24 PM, Baldassare Guzzo wrote: You get the power from one of the ata hd power plugs? What model of Radeon card are you talking about? -- 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
Re: Most reliable G4 tower model , least reliable
Hello, Most Reliable G4 Tower: MDD Dual 1.25 Least Reliable G4 Tower: 2001 QS 733 - 2 dead power supplies in 2 years. Bruce Sugarberg WA8TNC -- 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
Re: Most reliable G4 tower model , least reliable
I was considering the ati radeon pro Mac edition in 128 or 256. Seems like they are expensive and not easy to come by. I see now that you have to watch and make sure it's a Mac card and that it has adc too. On Oct 28, 2010, at 9:34 PM, Kris Tilford ktilfo...@cox.net wrote: On Oct 28, 2010, at 8:24 PM, Baldassare Guzzo wrote: You get the power from one of the ata hd power plugs? What model of Radeon card are you talking about? -- 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 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
Re: Most reliable G4 tower model , least reliable
I'm not sure of which one yet. I guess the 128 would be a huge improvement On Oct 28, 2010, at 9:34 PM, Kris Tilford ktilfo...@cox.net wrote: On Oct 28, 2010, at 8:24 PM, Baldassare Guzzo wrote: You get the power from one of the ata hd power plugs? What model of Radeon card are you talking about? -- 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 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
Re: Most reliable G4 tower model , least reliable
On Oct 28, 2010, at 9:06 PM, Baldassare Guzzo wrote: I was considering the ati radeon pro Mac edition in 128 or 256. Seems like they are expensive and not easy to come by. I see now that you have to watch and make sure it's a Mac card and that it has adc too. I'm not sure of which one yet. I guess the 128 would be a huge improvement I'm not too familiar with the market for Mac Radeon cards with ADC, but my suspicion is that they should be cheap since almost everyone has migrated on to LCD monitors and the call for ADC ports should be near zero? This would make me suspect that you could probably place a WTB: ADC Radeon Card Cheap on LEM-Swap and get a lot of replies for since many people would be replacing ADC cards with dual DVI or combo VGA/DVI cards so that they could drive two LCD monitors. -- 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
Re: Most reliable G4 tower model , least reliable
I've had my 400MHz G4 Gigabit since January of 2001 as my main desktop machine. It runs 24/7, (except when I travel), and it has run flawlessly for this period. Only modification was the addition of a SCSI card when new and pumping up the ram from 256MB to 768MB. Oh, I did replace the original drives with a 120 Western Digital GB and 160GB Seagate. I suspect that if I were to go to a full 2GB RAM, it would run even better. JT (Who is looking toward a Core 2 Mac Mini after the first of the year) Refinance Now 3.4% FIXED $160,000 Mortgage: $547/mo. No Hidden Fees. No SSN Req. Get 4 Quotes! http://thirdpartyoffers.netzero.net/TGL3241/4cca2e35efe6b2527cst01duc -- 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
Re: Most reliable G4 tower model , least reliable
Thanks. I'll give it a try. On Oct 28, 2010, at 10:15 PM, Kris Tilford ktilfo...@cox.net wrote: On Oct 28, 2010, at 9:06 PM, Baldassare Guzzo wrote: I was considering the ati radeon pro Mac edition in 128 or 256. Seems like they are expensive and not easy to come by. I see now that you have to watch and make sure it's a Mac card and that it has adc too. I'm not sure of which one yet. I guess the 128 would be a huge improvement I'm not too familiar with the market for Mac Radeon cards with ADC, but my suspicion is that they should be cheap since almost everyone has migrated on to LCD monitors and the call for ADC ports should be near zero? This would make me suspect that you could probably place a WTB: ADC Radeon Card Cheap on LEM-Swap and get a lot of replies for since many people would be replacing ADC cards with dual DVI or combo VGA/DVI cards so that they could drive two LCD monitors. -- 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 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
Re: Most reliable G4 tower model , least reliable
My 2001 quicksilver sits at work as a test box at the Disaster Recovery site to this day. One day, the server room cooler failed. All of the real servers went into thermal alarm and shut down. The heat blast about knocked me down when I opened the door. What was still running? Cisco devices and the 2001 overclocked Quickksilver. I think I saw it YAWN at me in boredom when I opened the door. - Original Message - From: Peter Haas [mailto:peterh...@cruzio.com] Sent: Thursday, October 28, 2010 05:59 PM To: g3-5-list@googlegroups.com g3-5-list@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: Most reliable G4 tower model , least reliable On Oct 28, 2010, at 4:32 PM, admin wrote: I like this model a lot. The Zip drive, if still there, and Zip CAGE can both be removed, creating more open space inside for running cables, SCSI, ATA or SATA. It seems to run cooler and quieter than a MDD I had for a short time. The QS 2002 dual 1.0 GHz is an exceptionally reliable machine, perhaps more reliable than any successor machine (Mirror Door, et. al.). The QS 2001/QS2002 Zip drive carrier requires simple modifications to accommodate an HD in place of the Zip, and the QS 2002 ROM will accept any LBA48 drive (500 GB, say) on the optical bus, as it will on the HD bus, and the QS2001 and the Digital Audio can very easily made to do so (LBA48 Property Script). There are no significant reliability issues with the PSU of the DA, QS 2001 nor with the QS 2002. The motherboards are essentially the same, differing only in certain changes to accommodate the changes in overall functional specifications. 1.5 GB maximum RAM in all. I have retired my several DAs, just because, and I have replaced all with a single QS 2002 dual 1.0 GHz, and have augmented these by certain generic machines (LGA 775 AND LGA 1156) which have been adapted to run 10.6.4 using the usual techniques. My most reliable machine is a Shuttle SP35P2V2 (P35 Northbridge/ICH9- R Southbridge) with an nVidia 8400GS video card and a Dell/Broadcom 4318 Airport-compatible WiFi card, running MacOS X 10.6.4 with ALL software updates. -- 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 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
Re: Most reliable G4 tower model , least reliable
I have 5 MDD G4s. One was bought new, all others on eBay. Ironically one failed, power supply I think, and it was the machine I had bought new. These can be had with solid RAM (2GB) and only need a USB 2.0 card to be fully useful. Leopard runs well on them. I bought a Mac Pro Quad core a few months back, the only real time I see a difference is encoding video. These (G4s) are great for web browsing, video editing, spreadsheets, etc. Great family and/or older person computer. On Oct 28, 9:28 am, Powermac teozen...@gmail.com wrote: Now that time has gone by we should have an idea what the most and least reliable G4 towers are. Seems to me that ADC equipped towers have issues with power supplies, other then that I don't know. What do you guys think? -- 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
