Re: G4 Quicksilver question
never mind. i am no longer posting buying/selling posts. omg i forgot that rule sorry guys. o_0 On 4/9/10, Mark Sokolovsky wrote: > Wait, how about this. I have a SCSI controller card Ultra66. It is > completely compatible with macs, and it goes into the PCI slot. It > basically had 2 EIDE plugs on it, and it breaks that 128GB limit. I > have used it before, i flashed it after i pulled it out of a Windows > NT 4 server. It works nicely.I can let it go for $40 US. > > On 4/9/10, Sri Gupta wrote: >> Note that the QS won't support a G4 pulled from a MDD system, you need >> to look for a G4 pulled specifically from a QS or earlier (or an >> upgrade card, but for the most part I find them overpriced; you can >> buy a 1.6ghz G4 upgrade card for $199, or a dual G4 1.25 ghz MDD off >> ebay for $209...) >> >> Check the lemswap group, that's been my best source for cheap >> upgrades. >> >> -sri >> >> On Apr 8, 10:02 pm, "Keith Proctor" wrote: >>> You correct Clark. It is an early Quicksilver and not a DA. I tried a >>> 250 >>> gig HD but it only saw 128 gig of it. Hated to waste all that drive >>> space >>> so >>> I just used a smaller drive on hand. I will look for a dual processor >>> now >>> and beef this machine up a bit. >>> >>> >>> >>> - Original Message - >>> From: "Clark Martin" >>> To: >>> Sent: Thursday, April 08, 2010 6:22 PM >>> Subject: Re: G4 Quicksilver question >>> >>> > On 4/8/10 10:28 AM, Keith Proctor wrote: >>> >> I just revived a dead Quicksilver and returned it to service. Had to >>> >> replace a logic board. It is currently running OS 10.3.9. >>> >> This is my first attempt at reviving a dead Mac so bare with my >>> >> ignorance here. Done many PCs before, but this is the first Mac I >>> >> worked >>> >> with in this state. >>> >> Machine is running beautifully with a 40 gig HD and 1.5 gig of RAM. >>> >> Very >>> >> stable and surprisingly fast for its age. >>> >> Question is, just how far can I take this upgrade wise? >>> >> I like how this thing runs and would love to put my Adobe CS software >>> >> on >>> >> it. >>> >> As it sits now it is configured with: >>> >> 800mhz processor >>> >> 1.5 gig Ram >>> >> 40 gig HD >>> >> DVD Read/Write >>> >> This is the model they call the Digital Audio version with the audio >>> >> connections near the top section of the back panel. >>> >> Any advice welcome! >>> >> Keith >>> >>> > QuickSilver and Digital Audio are two distinct models of Power Mac G4. >>> > QuickSilver have a light gray (silver) front panel. The DA has a dark >>> > front panel, same as the Yikes, Sawtooth and Gigabit Ethernet. >>> >>> > If it is a QuickSilver you can upgrade the processor to a dual, at >>> > least >>> > 1GHz. The memory maxed out already. A video card upgrade is a >>> > possiblity. If this is a QS 2002 then you could put in a PATA >>> > harddrive >>> > as big as you can. The earlier QS was limited to 128Gb. >> >> -- >> 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 >> >> To unsubscribe, reply using "remove me" as the subject. >> > -- 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: G4 Quicksilver question
Wait, how about this. I have a SCSI controller card Ultra66. It is completely compatible with macs, and it goes into the PCI slot. It basically had 2 EIDE plugs on it, and it breaks that 128GB limit. I have used it before, i flashed it after i pulled it out of a Windows NT 4 server. It works nicely.I can let it go for $40 US. On 4/9/10, Sri Gupta wrote: > Note that the QS won't support a G4 pulled from a MDD system, you need > to look for a G4 pulled specifically from a QS or earlier (or an > upgrade card, but for the most part I find them overpriced; you can > buy a 1.6ghz G4 upgrade card for $199, or a dual G4 1.25 ghz MDD off > ebay for $209...) > > Check the lemswap group, that's been my best source for cheap > upgrades. > > -sri > > On Apr 8, 10:02 pm, "Keith Proctor" wrote: >> You correct Clark. It is an early Quicksilver and not a DA. I tried a 250 >> gig HD but it only saw 128 gig of it. Hated to waste all that drive space >> so >> I just used a smaller drive on hand. I will look for a dual processor now >> and beef this machine up a bit. >> >> >> >> - Original Message ----- >> From: "Clark Martin" >> To: >> Sent: Thursday, April 08, 2010 6:22 PM >> Subject: Re: G4 Quicksilver question >> >> > On 4/8/10 10:28 AM, Keith Proctor wrote: >> >> I just revived a dead Quicksilver and returned it to service. Had to >> >> replace a logic board. It is currently running OS 10.3.9. >> >> This is my first attempt at reviving a dead Mac so bare with my >> >> ignorance here. Done many PCs before, but this is the first Mac I >> >> worked >> >> with in this state. >> >> Machine is running beautifully with a 40 gig HD and 1.5 gig of RAM. >> >> Very >> >> stable and surprisingly fast for its age. >> >> Question is, just how far can I take this upgrade wise? >> >> I like how this thing runs and would love to put my Adobe CS software >> >> on >> >> it. >> >> As it sits now it is configured with: >> >> 800mhz processor >> >> 1.5 gig Ram >> >> 40 gig HD >> >> DVD Read/Write >> >> This is the model they call the Digital Audio version with the audio >> >> connections near the top section of the back panel. >> >> Any advice welcome! >> >> Keith >> >> > QuickSilver and Digital Audio are two distinct models of Power Mac G4. >> > QuickSilver have a light gray (silver) front panel. The DA has a dark >> > front panel, same as the Yikes, Sawtooth and Gigabit Ethernet. >> >> > If it is a QuickSilver you can upgrade the processor to a dual, at least >> > 1GHz. The memory maxed out already. A video card upgrade is a >> > possiblity. If this is a QS 2002 then you could put in a PATA harddrive >> > as big as you can. The earlier QS was limited to 128Gb. > > -- > 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 > > To unsubscribe, reply using "remove me" as the subject. > -- 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: G4 Quicksilver question
Note that the QS won't support a G4 pulled from a MDD system, you need to look for a G4 pulled specifically from a QS or earlier (or an upgrade card, but for the most part I find them overpriced; you can buy a 1.6ghz G4 upgrade card for $199, or a dual G4 1.25 ghz MDD off ebay for $209...) Check the lemswap group, that's been my best source for cheap upgrades. -sri On Apr 8, 10:02 pm, "Keith Proctor" wrote: > You correct Clark. It is an early Quicksilver and not a DA. I tried a 250 > gig HD but it only saw 128 gig of it. Hated to waste all that drive space so > I just used a smaller drive on hand. I will look for a dual processor now > and beef this machine up a bit. > > > > - Original Message - > From: "Clark Martin" > To: > Sent: Thursday, April 08, 2010 6:22 PM > Subject: Re: G4 Quicksilver question > > > On 4/8/10 10:28 AM, Keith Proctor wrote: > >> I just revived a dead Quicksilver and returned it to service. Had to > >> replace a logic board. It is currently running OS 10.3.9. > >> This is my first attempt at reviving a dead Mac so bare with my > >> ignorance here. Done many PCs before, but this is the first Mac I worked > >> with in this state. > >> Machine is running beautifully with a 40 gig HD and 1.5 gig of RAM. Very > >> stable and surprisingly fast for its age. > >> Question is, just how far can I take this upgrade wise? > >> I like how this thing runs and would love to put my Adobe CS software on > >> it. > >> As it sits now it is configured with: > >> 800mhz processor > >> 1.5 gig Ram > >> 40 gig HD > >> DVD Read/Write > >> This is the model they call the Digital Audio version with the audio > >> connections near the top section of the back panel. > >> Any advice welcome! > >> Keith > > > QuickSilver and Digital Audio are two distinct models of Power Mac G4. > > QuickSilver have a light gray (silver) front panel. The DA has a dark > > front panel, same as the Yikes, Sawtooth and Gigabit Ethernet. > > > If it is a QuickSilver you can upgrade the processor to a dual, at least > > 1GHz. The memory maxed out already. A video card upgrade is a > > possiblity. If this is a QS 2002 then you could put in a PATA harddrive > > as big as you can. The earlier QS was limited to 128Gb. -- 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 To unsubscribe, reply using "remove me" as the subject.
Re: G4 Quicksilver question
On Apr 8, 2010, at 10:24 PM, Mark Sokolovsky wrote: You know what? you could've partitined it! It could only read 128GB of partition space at a time, so why don't you put that 250GBHDD back in there, and put in (2) 125GB partitions. Because that WONT WORK. You either need to use a hack like the firmware hack (discussed in these formums numerous times) or a third party tool like OWC sells. -- 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 To unsubscribe, reply using "remove me" as the subject.
Re: G4 Quicksilver question
On Apr 8, 2010, at 10:24 PM, Mark Sokolovsky wrote: > You know what? you could've partitined it! It could only read 128GB of > partition space at a time, so why don't you put that 250GBHDD back in there, > and put in (2) 125GB partitions. Also, if you want to "beef it up", use > LeopardAssist to put leopard on it. Leopard requires a G4 processor @ 867Mhz > or faster, but 800Mhz is pretty close anyways. > It won't see any more than 128 GBs without a hack. 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 To unsubscribe, reply using "remove me" as the subject.
Re: G4 Quicksilver question
You know what? you could've partitined it! It could only read 128GB of partition space at a time, so why don't you put that 250GBHDD back in there, and put in (2) 125GB partitions. Also, if you want to "beef it up", use LeopardAssist to put leopard on it. Leopard requires a G4 processor @ 867Mhz or faster, but 800Mhz is pretty close anyways. -- 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 To unsubscribe, reply using "remove me" as the subject.
Re: G4 Quicksilver question
You correct Clark. It is an early Quicksilver and not a DA. I tried a 250 gig HD but it only saw 128 gig of it. Hated to waste all that drive space so I just used a smaller drive on hand. I will look for a dual processor now and beef this machine up a bit. - Original Message - From: "Clark Martin" To: Sent: Thursday, April 08, 2010 6:22 PM Subject: Re: G4 Quicksilver question On 4/8/10 10:28 AM, Keith Proctor wrote: I just revived a dead Quicksilver and returned it to service. Had to replace a logic board. It is currently running OS 10.3.9. This is my first attempt at reviving a dead Mac so bare with my ignorance here. Done many PCs before, but this is the first Mac I worked with in this state. Machine is running beautifully with a 40 gig HD and 1.5 gig of RAM. Very stable and surprisingly fast for its age. Question is, just how far can I take this upgrade wise? I like how this thing runs and would love to put my Adobe CS software on it. As it sits now it is configured with: 800mhz processor 1.5 gig Ram 40 gig HD DVD Read/Write This is the model they call the Digital Audio version with the audio connections near the top section of the back panel. Any advice welcome! Keith QuickSilver and Digital Audio are two distinct models of Power Mac G4. QuickSilver have a light gray (silver) front panel. The DA has a dark front panel, same as the Yikes, Sawtooth and Gigabit Ethernet. If it is a QuickSilver you can upgrade the processor to a dual, at least 1GHz. The memory maxed out already. A video card upgrade is a possiblity. If this is a QS 2002 then you could put in a PATA harddrive as big as you can. The earlier QS was limited to 128Gb. -- Clark Martin Redwood City, CA, USA Macintosh / Internet Consulting "I'm a designated driver on the Information Super Highway" -- 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 To unsubscribe, reply using "remove me" as the subject.
Re: G4 Quicksilver question
Hello, I have upgraded my Quicksilver to a dual 1.73GHz PowerPC G4 from Newer Technologies and it works fine (Other World Computing is running a special on the CPU and it is advertised for the Digital Audio as well). There is also a Radeon 9200 PCI graphics card connected to a 15" Apple Studio Display and a AGP Radeon 9800Pro connected to a View Sonic VX1925wm-1 and a View Sonic VE-170b. In addition, I have two internal 80 GB drives, two external Firewire 1TB drives (one as a boot drive) and a dual layer CD/DVD burner. On Apr 8, 2010, at 3:22 PM, Clark Martin wrote: On 4/8/10 10:28 AM, Keith Proctor wrote: I just revived a dead Quicksilver and returned it to service. Had to replace a logic board. It is currently running OS 10.3.9. This is my first attempt at reviving a dead Mac so bare with my ignorance here. Done many PCs before, but this is the first Mac I worked with in this state. Machine is running beautifully with a 40 gig HD and 1.5 gig of RAM. Very stable and surprisingly fast for its age. Question is, just how far can I take this upgrade wise? I like how this thing runs and would love to put my Adobe CS software on it. As it sits now it is configured with: 800mhz processor 1.5 gig Ram 40 gig HD DVD Read/Write This is the model they call the Digital Audio version with the audio connections near the top section of the back panel. Any advice welcome! Keith QuickSilver and Digital Audio are two distinct models of Power Mac G4. QuickSilver have a light gray (silver) front panel. The DA has a dark front panel, same as the Yikes, Sawtooth and Gigabit Ethernet. If it is a QuickSilver you can upgrade the processor to a dual, at least 1GHz. The memory maxed out already. A video card upgrade is a possiblity. If this is a QS 2002 then you could put in a PATA harddrive as big as you can. The earlier QS was limited to 128Gb. -- Clark Martin Redwood City, CA, USA Macintosh / Internet Consulting "I'm a designated driver on the Information Super Highway" -- 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 Frank J. R. Hanstick tro...@comcast.net -- 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: G4 Quicksilver question
On 4/8/10 10:28 AM, Keith Proctor wrote: I just revived a dead Quicksilver and returned it to service. Had to replace a logic board. It is currently running OS 10.3.9. This is my first attempt at reviving a dead Mac so bare with my ignorance here. Done many PCs before, but this is the first Mac I worked with in this state. Machine is running beautifully with a 40 gig HD and 1.5 gig of RAM. Very stable and surprisingly fast for its age. Question is, just how far can I take this upgrade wise? I like how this thing runs and would love to put my Adobe CS software on it. As it sits now it is configured with: 800mhz processor 1.5 gig Ram 40 gig HD DVD Read/Write This is the model they call the Digital Audio version with the audio connections near the top section of the back panel. Any advice welcome! Keith QuickSilver and Digital Audio are two distinct models of Power Mac G4. QuickSilver have a light gray (silver) front panel. The DA has a dark front panel, same as the Yikes, Sawtooth and Gigabit Ethernet. If it is a QuickSilver you can upgrade the processor to a dual, at least 1GHz. The memory maxed out already. A video card upgrade is a possiblity. If this is a QS 2002 then you could put in a PATA harddrive as big as you can. The earlier QS was limited to 128Gb. -- Clark Martin Redwood City, CA, USA Macintosh / Internet Consulting "I'm a designated driver on the Information Super Highway" -- 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
