Re: Mac OS X Lion 10.7 is no longer a rumor!
A quick check with Mactracker says that it's not PCI. The 6100 has either a PDS slot, or a NuBus slot. Neither of which are compatible with PCI cards. I doubt that there ever were any wireless cards made for PDS or Nubus. -Elliott On Oct 29, 2010, at 9:48 PM, Mystic Prowler wrote: For some strange reason my PC expansion card slots are not accepting ANYTHING. I try to put a basic wireless card in it the RIGHT way, and some spring is pushing against it to keep it out on the top slot. On the bottom slot, it won't go all the way in. What's happening here? There is no stuff inside, everything is okay, and fine. I need help on this. -- You received this message because you are a member of the iMac Group, a group for those using Apple iMacs and eMacs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/imac/list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to imaclist@googlegroups.com To leave this group, send email to imaclist+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/imaclist
Re: docking
Launch the app from the finder, then right-click the icon in the dock and under Options, select Keep In Dock. -Elliott On Oct 30, 2010, at 12:58 PM, Walter Sheluk wrote: In SnowLeopard is there an more elegant way of placing an application in the Dock other then dragging it to the Dock ? Most of time I don't get it into the dock and it ends up on the desk top. -- You received this message because you are a member of the iMac Group, a group for those using Apple iMacs and eMacs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/imac/list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to imaclist@googlegroups.com To leave this group, send email to imaclist+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/imaclist
Re: iPhoto
No... Probably not. Amanda (the OP, to whom my response was directed) has a much newer iMac, that came with a much newer version of iPhoto. In your case, you'll need to get a newer iLife install disk. -Elliott On Oct 18, 2010, at 11:59 AM, Malcolm O'Brien wrote: OS X doesn't come with any iLife apps. If you have the original disks, the one that says Application Install should restore them. So, even though iPhoto on my machine (which was supplied with Panther) says it doesn't run on Leopard, you're saying that I can successfully re-install iPhoto from my original disks? (The message is that this version of iPhoto can't run with this version of OSX.) That would be good, because I'd been thinking it totally unreasonable that iPhoto should be taken back because I'd upgraded the OS. -- Malcolm 800MHz 17 flat panel iMac running Leopard (1GB RAM, 500GB HD) -- You received this message because you are a member of the iMac Group, a group for those using Apple iMacs and eMacs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/imac/list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to imaclist@googlegroups.com To leave this group, send email to imaclist+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/imaclist -- You received this message because you are a member of the iMac Group, a group for those using Apple iMacs and eMacs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/imac/list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to imaclist@googlegroups.com To leave this group, send email to imaclist+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/imaclist
Re: DVI, VGA, or HDMI?
Actually, there are better and worse cables. Quality does depend on the materials used, the guage of the wires, and ways to make the cable less noisy, with less data loss. Although, I do agree, there is quite a bit of hyping up a good cable. -Elliott On Oct 13, 2010, at 2:26 PM, Tina K. wrote: On a side note, digital cables are digital cables. Don't let anyone sell you a $50 HDMI cable claiming better picture or sound. -- You received this message because you are a member of the iMac Group, a group for those using Apple iMacs and eMacs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/imac/list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to imaclist@googlegroups.com To leave this group, send email to imaclist+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/imaclist
Re: iPhoto
I know for sure that iLife '06 runs in Leopard. I ran iPhoto '06 in Leopard myself. Looks like iLife '06 is the one for you. -Elliott iLife 06 System requirements Macintosh computer with a PowerPC G4, PowerPC G5, or Intel Core processor. 733 MHz or faster for iDVD. -- X High definition video requires 1 GHz G4 or faster and 512 MB of RAM. 256 MB of RAM required (512 MB recommended). -- X High definition video requires 1 GHz G4 or faster and 512 MB of RAM. -- X 1024 x 768 display resolution iMovie HD 6 requires Quartz Extreme-compatible graphics cards -- ?? But will it run on Leopard? How can I know? What can I believe? == -- You received this message because you are a member of the iMac Group, a group for those using Apple iMacs and eMacs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/imac/list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to imaclist@googlegroups.com To leave this group, send email to imaclist+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/imaclist
Re: DVI, VGA, or HDMI?
VGA is analog, so not your best choice. DVI and HDMI are both digital. Both will give you a great signal. I don't think there's any difference in quality between them. HDMI is used for HD TV's because it also carries high-quality sound. -Elliott On Oct 13, 2010, at 9:16 AM, Ashgrove wrote: could anybody kindly explain to me which connection would give me the best quality image, and why? -- You received this message because you are a member of the iMac Group, a group for those using Apple iMacs and eMacs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/imac/list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to imaclist@googlegroups.com To leave this group, send email to imaclist+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/imaclist
Re: Can't get Airport to save on OS 10.3.9 Panther
This usually means you have a bad PRAM battery; The PRAM is what remembers your wireless network during sleep/shut down. You can replace the PRAM battery in the G3 iMacs fairly easily. Are you sure you're checking the Remember Network check box when you connect to the network? -Elliott On Oct 13, 2010, at 5:57 AM, nanciellen wrote: I can't get airport to remember the configuration on my IMAC G3 running OS 10.3.9 Is there a way to do this ? -- You received this message because you are a member of the iMac Group, a group for those using Apple iMacs and eMacs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/imac/list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to imaclist@googlegroups.com To leave this group, send email to imaclist+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/imaclist
Re: Best System monitor
iStat Menus is a great app, as well. It gives easy access to RAM usage, CPU usage, Activity monitor, etc. -Elliott On Oct 8, 2010, at 8:33 AM, Bruce Johnson wrote: I use MenuMeters -- You received this message because you are a member of the iMac Group, a group for those using Apple iMacs and eMacs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/imac/list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to imaclist@googlegroups.com To leave this group, send email to imaclist+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/imaclist
Re: PowerMac g4 450 dual core
A while back on the G-Books forum, I believe, were some tips to get Youtube working on older G3 Powerbooks. I think some of those tips could work for you, too. There's a way to type in extra code to the navigation bar to force the video into a lower quality setting, and some other workarounds. Could be worth searching the Gbooks list archive for. -Elliott Any soup-up suggestions to get YouTube done? -- You received this message because you are a member of the iMac Group, a group for those using Apple iMacs and eMacs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/imac/list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to imaclist@googlegroups.com To leave this group, send email to imaclist+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/imaclist
Re: 250GB HDD inside an iMac G4
Looks like it shouldn't be a problem, providing you're running 10.2 or up. From LEM (http://lowendmac.com/macdan/05/1024.html): Big drives are supported under OS X 10.2 and later in iMac G4s, eMacs, 2001 Quicksilver G4s,* 2002 Quicksilvers, and all later desktop Macs. All Titanium PowerBook G4 models with DVI video and all 15 and 17 Aluminum PowerBooks support big drives. If, for some reason, it still doesn't work, you might consider getting an IDE to USB bridge, and using one of the newer Macs for formatting. These are fairly cheap, and very handy to have. -Elliott On Oct 6, 2010, at 3:44 PM, Midnight rider wrote: Hello everyone, I recently randomly found a 250GB IDE drive in my basement, and it works. I wanna know if i can put it in my iMac G4 without that 128GB limit. If i partition it with x2 125GB partitions, will it work? Also, I can't do that because I have no macs that are capable of using an HDD bigger than a 128GB IDE, unless it's a SATA, and that's where my G5 iMac and macbook pro come in. -- You received this message because you are a member of the iMac Group, a group for those using Apple iMacs and eMacs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/imac/list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to imaclist@googlegroups.com To leave this group, send email to imaclist+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/imaclist -- You received this message because you are a member of the iMac Group, a group for those using Apple iMacs and eMacs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/imac/list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to imaclist@googlegroups.com To leave this group, send email to imaclist+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/imaclist
Re: New HD for my iMac (addendumb)
WD is very good, I would avoid Seagate; they have certain lines of drives that tend to fail. The smaller companies (Hitachi, Samsug, etc.) can sometimes be OK, but I would definitely recommend WD. From my experience they're the most reliable drives. -Elliott I've been looking for a new hard drive for our iMac. So far I've seen several 2 Tb models at $109, some even shipped. Anyone have recommendations for the best brands? Last thing I need to do is spend the money, installing a badly-made HD!! Thanks, Paul -- You received this message because you are a member of the iMac Group, a group for those using Apple iMacs and eMacs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/imac/list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to imaclist@googlegroups.com To leave this group, send email to imaclist+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/imaclist
Re: Improving DVD playback
Agreed. BluRay movies are at 1080p, and even though the 27 iMac is a lot higher resolution then 1080p, it'll be way better then what's probably 480i or even 720i coming off of a DVD. Other then that... Sit farther away... ? There's not much you can do. It's the video quality burned on the DVD that's the limiting factor. -Elliott On Oct 7, 2010, at 3:17 PM, Ashgrove wrote: or get an external BlueRay player. -- You received this message because you are a member of the iMac Group, a group for those using Apple iMacs and eMacs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/imac/list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to imaclist@googlegroups.com To leave this group, send email to imaclist+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/imaclist
Re: Movies on a G4 iMac
Nope. The GPU is soldered directly to the board. That's one of the disadvantages to the iMacs. No graphics expandability. -Elliott On Oct 2, 2010, at 9:28 PM, Midnight rider wrote: I recently played the new Star Trek 2009 movie on my G4 iMac and I wanted to know if I can somehow boost the video card. The movie runs smoother than a freshly shaved face, but not when I run several programs in the background. I am an expert on macs, but the G4 iMac is a little new to me. Enlighten me with options, I am all ears. -- You received this message because you are a member of the iMac Group, a group for those using Apple iMacs and eMacs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/imac/list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to imaclist@googlegroups.com To leave this group, send email to imaclist+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/imaclist
Re: Wondering about issues with this particular iMac
Any *real* camera will save images as RAW... :) No loss of anything there. If you save JPG's with no compression, you don't loose virtually no pixel data. My camera saves uncompressed JPG's, and when I save them from Photoshop, I save them at maximum quality, which is basically uncompressed. -Elliott I've always understood that jpegs continually lose pixels every time you save them. I'd rather have the ability to make lossless backups of my photos They likely come out of the camera lossy (jpg). That only happens once. There's no *generational* loss as with analog copies. -- You received this message because you are a member of the iMac Group, a group for those using Apple iMacs and eMacs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/imac/list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to imaclist@googlegroups.com To leave this group, send email to imaclist+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/imaclist
Re: Leopard?
I hear you! I just got a 13 Macbook pro for work (as a computer tech) because of the portability factor. Let me tell you, it feels TINY, even compared to my 17 iMac from 2006. Working with Illustrator and Dreamweaver feels like a 600x800 screen... Yikes. I never do any real work on laptops - Must have my iMac! -Elliott On Sep 24, 2010, at 11:29 AM, Midnight rider wrote: Besides GUI, I am definitely a person who uses really large monitors. I need at least 20 monitors to consider is decent, 17 usable. I also use multiple monitors on my computers, in fact my sawtooth has 3. I am very productive and do much photoshopping, flash gaming and website managing, so a big screen and multiple monitors is a must. -- You received this message because you are a member of the iMac Group, a group for those using Apple iMacs and eMacs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/imac/list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to imaclist@googlegroups.com To leave this group, send email to imaclist+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/imaclist
Re: considering a used iMac
Dang. All that for 300? And are they all NIB?? That's awesome. -Elliott On Sep 24, 2010, at 11:34 AM, Midnight rider wrote: At my friend's store, he said that for a new years present he will sell all of those macs he has that no one is buying for only $300. when that happens, i am getting: 27 iMac G5 RevB machines 2.0Ghz 20 1GB RAM all 160GB HDD's... A Power Mac G4 sawtooth A G3 BW machine LC II Quadra 650 AV Centris 650 Power Mac 9600 and 5500 (2) iBook G3 clamshell graphites Apple IIe Macintosh 512k and the SE/HD30 that would bump my collection from 16 to 55. -- You received this message because you are a member of the iMac Group, a group for those using Apple iMacs and eMacs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/imac/list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to imaclist@googlegroups.com To leave this group, send email to imaclist+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/imaclist
Re: Leopard?
If anyone finds A-Dock, post a link! That sounds like a handy OS9 hack, I always miss the dock when I use my machines running OS9. Icon shortcuts on the desktop? Tacky... Navigating apps from the Apple menu? Tedious. Although, I remember when that was the cool way to access your apps ;) -Elliott On Sep 24, 2010, at 4:13 PM, Steven wrote: When combined with A-Dock, an implementation of the OS X dock for OS 8 and OS 9, it actually provides a somewhat convincing appearance -- You received this message because you are a member of the iMac Group, a group for those using Apple iMacs and eMacs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/imac/list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to imaclist@googlegroups.com To leave this group, send email to imaclist+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/imaclist
Re: Leopard?
That's cool! I do miss the bright blue accents from the older systems. 10.5 and 10.6 (And especially iTunes 10) are a little on the monochromatic grey side... I don't know why they still call it aqua since the only aqua elements left are the traffic light buttons, and the out of place blue scroll bars. Slate might be a better name. The one element I miss the most from 10.4 is the dock. I really hate that weird, glassy dock. I loved the elegance and simplicity of the old dock (and the fact that it had boundaries - It feels like the 10.5-6 dock is trying to throw your icons onto your desktop!) I use Tinkertool to disable the 3D dock on all my computers running 10.5 and 10.6 - And all my family's computers running it too. I hope that in 10.7 they switch away from the pink backgrounds. I miss the old blue swooshes. They were so elegant, and really made Macs pop. Even the new aluminum and black Macs look a lot more classy with the 10.4 blue swoosh, rather then the dumb pink aurora. -Elliott On Sep 22, 2010, at 10:35 PM, Steven wrote: That appears to be a very early version, all Panther except for the Spotlight icon. The version I was referring to is more like the final Tiger menu bar, except with the blue Spotlight icon and a matching spot on the opposite side covering the Apple logo. Apparently it has become incredibly hard to find any pictures of the Tiger pre release version. The closest I can find is a video of Dashboard from the Apple site in mid 2004 (via the Internet Archive): http://web.archive.org/web/20040814085431/www.apple.com/macosx/tiger/theater/dashboard.html By the way, I love that the calculator in that video is displaying 1,337. Steven On Sep 22, 2010, at 11:50 PM, Elliott Price wrote: Hmm! http://betaworld.forcedperfect.net/macos104_8a162/ I do actually like the glossy Spotlight icon. The shipping version didn't have the stripes in the menubar anymore. :) -- You received this message because you are a member of the iMac Group, a group for those using Apple iMacs and eMacs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/imac/list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to imaclist@googlegroups.com To leave this group, send email to imaclist+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/imaclist -- You received this message because you are a member of the iMac Group, a group for those using Apple iMacs and eMacs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/imac/list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to imaclist@googlegroups.com To leave this group, send email to imaclist+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/imaclist
Re: Leopard?
Actually - They're still in the default desktops in the Desktop system preference... You don't have to google them or get them from old systems. I never use the default desktop - Being a photographer I always have my photos up as my desktop. But you're still greeted by the pink aurora when you log out. -Elliott On Sep 23, 2010, at 9:38 AM, Bill Chapman wrote: You can get the 'old blue swooshes'... just google 'em. I actually use the Tiger swoosh on my Power Mac 8600 and also on my B/W G3 Panther, G3 iMac Panther, and G3 iBook Panther -- You received this message because you are a member of the iMac Group, a group for those using Apple iMacs and eMacs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/imac/list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to imaclist@googlegroups.com To leave this group, send email to imaclist+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/imaclist
Re: Leopard?
Hmm! http://betaworld.forcedperfect.net/macos104_8a162/ I do actually like the glossy Spotlight icon. The shipping version didn't have the stripes in the menubar anymore. :) -Elliott On Sep 22, 2010, at 5:37 PM, Midnight rider wrote: yes the menu bar in the pre-release of tiger with a glossy menu bar was also my favorite! -- You received this message because you are a member of the iMac Group, a group for those using Apple iMacs and eMacs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/imac/list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to imaclist@googlegroups.com To leave this group, send email to imaclist+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/imaclist -- You received this message because you are a member of the iMac Group, a group for those using Apple iMacs and eMacs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/imac/list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to imaclist@googlegroups.com To leave this group, send email to imaclist+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/imaclist
Re: Leopard?
I installed 10.5 on a 550Mhz G4 Powerbook with 768Mb of RAM. It runs OK, but there are some hang-ups, and you can't open a lot of apps at the same time. My advice: 1. Max out the RAM. 2. Get a better graphics card. 3. Optimize 10.5 by turning of the glass dock, and disabling Dashboard. If you do some research I think there are some other features you can turn off that will help performance. -Elliott On Sep 19, 2010, at 12:18 AM, Dave wrote: Anyone have good advice about installing 10.5 on a 450 dual-core blue and silver PowerMac? I understand this can be done, but I'd feel better with a little advice on how to do it. -- You received this message because you are a member of the iMac Group, a group for those using Apple iMacs and eMacs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/imac/list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to imaclist@googlegroups.com To leave this group, send email to imaclist+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/imaclist
Re: Several G3 iMac DV 400 MHz questions
Headless means the computer has no monitor. (Usually this is done with servers, and they're controlled through screen sharing.) And that's not true; PPC Macs will not (officially) boot from USB devices. Later G4's and G5's can be made to if you go through a lot of hard steps setting up the USB drive, but I have never gotten that to work. Any Mac with USB 1.0 shouldn't start from USB because it's just too slow; it takes so long to boot, it just never comes up. (I know from experience! Tried to boot a G3 iMac from a USB DVD drive, and it just sat at the grey Apple screen for hours.) FireWire DVD burner, or Target Disk Mode are the best ways to get around the fact that they don't have DVD drives. (Or borrow a DVD drive from an iBook, Powerbook G4, etc. They're compatible with the slot-loaders AND the tray loaders. You just have to switch connector boards on the back) -Elliott Any PPC that is not HEADLESS and has a keyboard attached will startup from any drive as long as it has a valid operating system installed. What does that mean? I've never heard that term in the 26 years I've had computers. -- Sincerely, Dennis B. Swaney -- You received this message because you are a member of the iMac Group, a group for those using Apple iMacs and eMacs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/imac/list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to imaclist@googlegroups.com To leave this group, send email to imaclist+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/imaclist
Re: Several G3 iMac DV 400 MHz questions
Dennis, My sister has asked me to wipe out everything on the hard drive and reinstall Mac OS 9.2.2 plus Mac OS 10.4.11. Since it has been YEARS that I've done any OS 9 installs I have a few questions. 2. I plan on erasing the hard drive and have it zeroed. Since I know it will boot up into FireWire Target Disk Mode, I was planning on erasing the drive that way. Any problems doing it so? Nope, no problems. I do this all the time. Depending on the size of the HD, zeroing could take a while... 3. Since I have a 9.2.2 install CD, I will boot from it to install Mac OS 9.2.2. However, how should I go about installing Mac OS 10.4? Boot from the DVD, or just do the install while the iMac is running on 9.2.2? I've never installed both OS 9.x and OS 10.x from scratch before. I don't think that the 10.4 installer will run in OS9. Best to boot from the DVD. If you're going to use OS9 in Classic mode, it would probably be better to install OSX first. 4. Since I don't have any way to connect this old iMac to the Internet, is there any other way to run the Software Updaters for OS 9 OS 10? Perhaps by connecting it with an Ethernet cable to my PowerBook and sharing it's Internet connection? That'll work. I do that all the time. On your Powerbook, just go into the Sharing preferences, and turn on Internet sharing from Airport to Ethernet. Make sure that both computers are set to DHCP. Be sure to turn it off when your'e done, because it can cause networking problems. This works OK sharing internet to OS9, but it's harder to get OS9 to connect up to the internet while doing this. Any other advice would be welcome. If you can, max out the RAM. It'll run so much better, and your sister will never regret it. Especially if you're going to be running OS9 in Classic mode. Elliott -- You received this message because you are a member of the iMac Group, a group for those using Apple iMacs and eMacs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/imac/list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to imaclist@googlegroups.com To leave this group, send email to imaclist+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/imaclist
Re: iMac G4 troubles
Just replaced the HD in a G4 iMac last week, it was set to Cable Select. It had never been replaced before, so Cable Select is the original factory setting. -Elliott On Aug 21, 2010, at 7:01 PM, Charles Lenington wrote: Alex Barnes wrote: How do I change the configuration? Gary Fortman wrote: Most modern drives have a chart on them showing jumper placement. You need to match chart. if old drive is set to master then new drive needs to be master, if CS (cable select) then cs, and slave to slave. any computer tech/store will help set jumpers. -- You received this message because you are a member of the iMac Group, a group for those using Apple iMacs and eMacs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/imac/list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to imaclist@googlegroups.com To leave this group, send email to imaclist+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/imaclist -- You received this message because you are a member of the iMac Group, a group for those using Apple iMacs and eMacs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/imac/list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to imaclist@googlegroups.com To leave this group, send email to imaclist+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/imaclist
Re: How to update Apple software on tangerine iMac now at OS X 10.4.11
I've done it as well, even from OSX to OS9. OS 9 is a little tricky to get to see the internet; in the TCP/IP preference, set it to DHCP, connect through Ethernet (if that is an option...) and it should connect. Also, check the AppleTalk pane to make sure it's not using Ethernet. File sharing from OSX to OS 9 is another hassle in itself. -Elliott I don't think you can use the Macbook to connect to the internet. I have tried it my iMac 333 and it would not connect like that no matter which OS it was running I know for a fact it can be done, I've done it. The MacBook needs to be set in the Sharing oreferences to share the internet connection; where you specify the ethernet port. Then the iMac is set to get an IP address automatically (regardless of OS) and connect the two with a cable. -- You received this message because you are a member of the iMac Group, a group for those using Apple iMacs and eMacs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/imac/list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to imaclist@googlegroups.com To leave this group, send email to imaclist+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/imaclist
Re: September 2006 iMac Core 2 Duo model RAM: 3GB or 4GB?
Having a Late 2006 iMac with 3gb of RAM, this is my 2 cents on this issue. My iMac runs great. I can't see how adding another gig that won't be addressed could help performance much. My advice is just be happy with 3Gb of RAM... I usually have multiple Adobe CS4 apps (Photoshop, Dreamweaver, Illustrator) open at the same time, and never really see a performance hit. Unless your'e doing extremely RAM intensive tasks, 3gb is pretty decent. If performance is really that important, you could always upgrade to one of the newer aluminum ones. They all support 4Gb. -Elliott -- You received this message because you are a member of the iMac Group, a group for those using Apple iMacs and eMacs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/imac/list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to imaclist@googlegroups.com To leave this group, send email to imaclist+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/imaclist
Re: iMac G3
Which OS are you running? It sounds like you're running OS9, but I'll tell you how to in both 9 and X. In OS9, you can have the sound in the Control Strip. Go to Control Panel - Control Strip and turn on the control strip. I don't have an OS9 machine handy right now, but I believe that the sound should be in there by default. If not, look in the Control Strip and Sound preference and see if there's any option to Show in Control Strip. In OSX, in the Sound preference pane, check the box where it says Show in Menubar. Another handy thing would be to get a newer model of Apple keyboard that has the volume buttons in the upper right hand corner. Any keyboard after about 2001 will have them. Hope that helps! -Elliott On Aug 10, 2010, at 9:46 AM, Walter Sheluk wrote: Just started to use my new iMac G3 and one of the several annoying items is the sound volume that I can only adjust by opening up the Control Panel : Sound. Now that's a real pain in the studio to always have to adjust the playback levels when using midi/audio applications. Is there an application that will place an control in the menu bar to allow adjusting the sound playback levels ? -- You received this message because you are a member of the iMac Group, a group for those using Apple iMacs and eMacs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/imac/list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to imaclist@googlegroups.com To leave this group, send email to imaclist+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/imaclist
Re: iMac G3 as an external monitor?
I've often wondered about that too; Never got around to testing it on any of mine because the cable is too short to reach another computer... Theoretically, the iMac would have to be on, otherwise the monitor won't get power, since the DB-15 is just the display data and not power. You'll also probably need a DB-15 extension, or a DB-15 to VGA with a VGA extension. If you do try it, let us know how it goes. -Elliott On Jul 29, 2010, at 7:03 AM, Alex Barnes wrote: I was wondering if I could use my iMac 333's monitor as an external monitor since it uses a DB-15 connector. -- You received this message because you are a member of the iMac Group, a group for those using Apple iMacs and eMacs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/imac/list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to imaclist@googlegroups.com To leave this group, send email to imaclist+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/imaclist -- You received this message because you are a member of the iMac Group, a group for those using Apple iMacs and eMacs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/imac/list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to imaclist@googlegroups.com To leave this group, send email to imaclist+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/imaclist
G5 iMac - Replaced caps, same problem
I inherited a G5, 20 iMac. It had bulging capacitors, and upon power on, it worked, but had spasmatic video artifacting. After replacing some, then all the capacitors, the problem still persisted, although it was much better. Then, I got hold of a spare power supply that was a working pull, and it works almost perfectly; but the video artifacts show up occasionally while booting when it's still on the grey Apple loading screen. While in Target Disk Mode, the artifacting is HORRIBLE. Once it boots, however, it runs fine, and ran for almost two days straight with no problems. So my question is, does anyone know why this is still happening? Should we try getting a new power supply? I'm going to use it as it is, but it irks me to know that it could fail anytime... hmm... Any isights would be appreciated! I also know it's not the RAM, HD or whatever. It's definitely related to either the caps on the motherboard, or the power supply. Thanks! -Elliott Price -- You received this message because you are a member of the iMac Group, a group for those using Apple iMacs and eMacs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/imac/list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to imaclist@googlegroups.com To leave this group, send email to imaclist+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/imaclist
Re: Where to get capacitors
Thanks everyone, we ended up ordering the parts for a really good deal. Hopefully coming soon! -Elliott Price On Jun 3, 2010, at 5:11 AM, sasse wrote: Check out digi key at 1 800 344 4539 (800 digikey) after the person ans ask for tech support. Great group, most helpful. On Tue Jun 1st, 2010 5:12 PM PDT Elliott Price wrote: Well, I posted a while ago about the G5 iMac I have with bad capacitors. The five that were bad were the only 5 that were different, the 1000uf/16v ones. Now, I would like to find out where to get five capacitors like this, and not a whole set of iMac replacements. I've looked around online, and done a lot of googling, but there's just so many different components, and suppliers, none of which really specify all the information that I need. (Are they motherboard quality, low ESR, high temp, etc.) None of the local stores have anything in the right specs, in the right size. If someone could point me in the right direction, or a good online supplier, that would be great. Thanks, -Elliott Price -- You received this message because you are a member of the iMac Group, a group for those using Apple iMacs and eMacs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/imac/list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to imaclist@googlegroups.com To leave this group, send email to imaclist+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/imaclist -- You received this message because you are a member of the iMac Group, a group for those using Apple iMacs and eMacs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/imac/list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to imaclist@googlegroups.com To leave this group, send email to imaclist+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/imaclist -- You received this message because you are a member of the iMac Group, a group for those using Apple iMacs and eMacs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/imac/list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to imaclist@googlegroups.com To leave this group, send email to imaclist+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/imaclist
Where to get capacitors (For G5 iMac)
Well, I posted a while ago about the G5 iMac I have with bad capacitors. The five that were bad were the only 5 that were different, the 1000uf/16v ones. Now, I would like to find out where to get five capacitors like this, and not a whole set of iMac replacements. I've looked around online, and done a lot of googling, but there's just so many different components, and suppliers, none of which really specify all the information that I need. (Are they motherboard quality, low ESR, high temp, etc.) None of the local stores have anything in the right specs, in the right size. If someone could point me in the right direction, or a good online supplier, that would be great. Thanks, -Elliott Price -- You received this message because you are a member of the iMac Group, a group for those using Apple iMacs and eMacs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/imac/list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to imaclist@googlegroups.com To leave this group, send email to imaclist+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/imaclist
G5 iMac caps
Just a few questions about replacing the capacitors in a G5 iMac. 1. What type of capacitors should I get to replace them? Obviously, the same voltage and model number, but if I remember, there's a couple different kind; electrolyte, aluminum, and whatnot, and the dry kind are better? 2. Should I replace just the bulging ones, or replace all of them? There are 23, and only 5 are actually bulging; only one is actually leaking. I'm leaning towards just replacing all of them, but it really depends on cost. I'm just wondering if there's a good chance the others will go bad, or after this long all the ones that are going to go bad already have? Thanks, -Elliott Price -- You received this message because you are a member of the iMac Group, a group for those using Apple iMacs and eMacs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/imac/list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to imaclist@googlegroups.com To leave this group, send email to imaclist+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/imaclist
Re: Old G3
Ok - For the record, here's a link to a color comparison list on Wikipedia. It's not entirely accurate, but you can see the difference between the colors, along with their names. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:IMac_G3_flavors.jpg I also have photos of a Bondi and a Blueberry next to each other, but I'm having trouble finding them... -Elliott Price Quoit - Macintosh Computer Services hobbittech.com/quoit On Apr 21, 2010, at 12:35 PM, Bill Chapman wrote: Until someone shows up with an actual Blueberry model and puts it side-by-side, I'm calling this one Bondi... it's a light turquoise, and who the hell as ever seen turquoise (green/blue) blueberries anyway...THEY'RE PURPLE -- You received this message because you are a member of the iMac Group, a group for those using Apple iMacs and eMacs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/imac/list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to imaclist@googlegroups.com To leave this group, send email to imaclist+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/imaclist
Re: Old G3
If the WD 500Gb is a full size IDE HD, (and not a laptop drive, or SATA,) then yes. It's really easy to swap drives in the G4 towers. Just make sure the cable settings are correct (Master/Slave). -Elliott On Wed, Apr 21, 2010 at 11:47 AM, Bill Chapman pagew...@interlog.comwrote: It has a slot, no tray... it might be 6GB drive now that I think of it... I haven't hooked it up in awhile I don't have nearly the room to hook up any more computers... besides, those old ones are way too slow as compared to my G4 Titanium PB (1.6GHz, the fastest G4 Apple ever made) and my G5 Dual 2.0GHz. In fact I've just shelved my G3 B/W tower/Panther... I'm swapping it out and replacing it with my (currently) dead G4 Quicksilver 800MHz/Tiger as soon as I get another HD. Btw, would I be able to install a Western Digital Caviar GP 500GB hd drive on the G4?... I'm no techie Thanks Clark Martin wrote: On 4/21/10 5:48 AM, Bill Chapman wrote: I have an early G3 iMac, Bondi or Blueberry, I'm not sure... slot-loading 4Gb HD 256Mb RAM 350MHz Had OS 9.1 if I remember correctly (got it secondhand about 5-6 years ago) which I upped to 9.2.2 at first, and then 2 years ago loaded Panther (OSX 10.3.9). Also have the same-era G3 Clamshell laptop (so-called 'toilet seat' haha) with roughly same specs... replaced those with G4 and G5 machines over the last 2 years, but still have the G3s Ikea'd in plain view, I swap them on and off my 4-mac lan (which includes my trusty Power Mac 8600 MacOS 8.6) occasionally. All secondhand don't need brand new, never did. That info is confused. 4Gb HD implies a tray loader (unless someone downgraded the drive. But 350 MHz implies slot loader. Last year I got a tangerine clamshell. I always liked the look of that model. It was very different in a industry of sameness. You can always get a 8 port switch, cheap, so you can have all the computers on the net at once. I've got a 16 port gigabit switch, 24 port 10/100 switch, 16 port 10MBps hub and assorted other little ones hooking everything up. And three wireless APs for the laptops and such. -- You received this message because you are a member of the iMac Group, a group for those using Apple iMacs and eMacs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/imac/list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to imaclist@googlegroups.com To leave this group, send email to imaclist+unsubscr...@googlegroups.comimaclist%2bunsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/imaclist -- You received this message because you are a member of the iMac Group, a group for those using Apple iMacs and eMacs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/imac/list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to imaclist@googlegroups.com To leave this group, send email to imaclist+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/imaclist
Re: Old G3
If it's already running OSX, there's no need to partition the HD. Only the very early G3 Macs had the issue where you had to install OSX within the first 8Gb of the drive. I don't think that that model had that restriction; and if you have an HD that's under 8Gb, there's nothing to worry about. It sounds like the best text editor would be Word X, part of Office X. (I think it was the '01? '03? version? It's the first Office version that ran under OSX.) I *believe* that will run under 10.1... Maybe someone else knows for sure? Word's more powerful then Textedit, and is 100% compatible with Word (even '07) on a PC. You could also try an older version of Appleworks, it has a text editor, and was universal, so it would run under both OS9 and OSX. You might consider upgrading to 10.2; 10.2 was really the first really stable version of OSX, and is more compatible if you want to run useful apps. You can check on the LEM swap, eBay, or Craigslist for old versions of Office, AppleWorks, or 10.2 -Elliott On Apr 19, 2010, at 8:38 AM, joshuallen wrote: I just acquired an old iMac G3 (Tangerine!) from a guy. He gave me the original install/restore disks + backups (OS 8.something), OS 9 full version, and an OS 10.1 upgrade version + backups of all. It booted up to a login screen when I first turned it on and so I tried an full install of 10.1, including reformatting the hard drive. It seemed to work. Later I read that it's preferable to partition the hard drive, for OSX, but I can't seem to get that to work. Also, I'd like to use the machine for writing. If possible, I'd like something with a few more features than TextEdit, such as page/word count, that would easily transfer over to a PC, but that might be wishful thinking. I'm new to Mac. If anyone can give me some advice on software and let me know if partitioning is a requirement (and how I'd do it), I would appreciate any help. -- You received this message because you are a member of the iMac Group, a group for those using Apple iMacs and eMacs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/imac/list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to imaclist@googlegroups.com To leave this group, send email to imaclist+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/imaclist -- You received this message because you are a member of the iMac Group, a group for those using Apple iMacs and eMacs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/imac/list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to imaclist@googlegroups.com To leave this group, send email to imaclist+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/imaclist
Re: Legality of selling restore disks?
Shouldn't be a problem. It's like selling any other system disks, except these are for a specific model. Wish I was closer... I'd love to have one of those. Or two. -Elliott Price Quoit - Macintosh Computer Services hobbittech.com/quoit On Apr 7, 2010, at 7:22 PM, Christian Wacker wrote: We have decided to try parting out the eMacs (we've got 23 of them with good logic boards... that's gotta be worth something somewhere) and discoevered via eBay that the restore CD sets run between $75 and $100. We are wondering how legal it is to sell the restore disks, since we're parting out the entire system now. and feel it would be worth it to just strip the good components, and recycle the CRT's themselves (I would, naturally, strip the good components from what's left of the cases on my own time (Like the HDD and ODD) and then (If possible) even use the plastic cases (I've got a 17 LCD that's just begging to be implanted into the eMac case, and a used PC systemboard that would fit perfectly, just need a case) and there's always the trashcan option (turn the eMac into a trashcan, not dump it in one) Many thanks -Christian -- -Proudly Sent from a Windows PC -- You received this message because you are a member of the iMac Group, a group for those using Apple iMacs and eMacs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/imac/list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to imaclist@googlegroups.com To leave this group, send email to imaclist+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/imaclist To unsubscribe, reply using remove me as the subject. -- You received this message because you are a member of the iMac Group, a group for those using Apple iMacs and eMacs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/imac/list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to imaclist@googlegroups.com To leave this group, send email to imaclist+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/imaclist
Re: Replacing the logic board in a G3?
No... It is impossible. *Maybe* with a LOT of hacking, soldering, dremmeling, ETC; The slot-loader motherboards wouldn't even fit (physically) inside the trayloader. Apple radically re-designed the slot-load iMac, and it has different connectors, a different number of connectors, (Much less) and probably different voltage requirements from the PSU. Which is in a different place... You can, however, upgrade the processor in the trayloader; and I believe you can even get G4 upgrades for it. Might be worth looking into if you want to upgrade. -Elliott Price Quoit - Macintosh Computer Services hobbittech.com/quoit On Mar 19, 2010, at 11:05 AM, Ashgrove wrote: I always make a point not to piggyback into threads, but this time I think it'll be the easiest thing for everyone. I have a 333Mhz trayloader. Is it possible to upgrade it with a slotloader logic board? TIA, Felix -- You received this message because you are a member of the iMac Group, a group for those using Apple iMacs and eMacs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/imac/list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to imaclist@googlegroups.com To leave this group, send email to imaclist+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/imaclist To unsubscribe from this group, send email to imaclist+unsubscribegooglegroups.com or reply to this email with the words REMOVE ME as the subject. -- You received this message because you are a member of the iMac Group, a group for those using Apple iMacs and eMacs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/imac/list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to imaclist@googlegroups.com To leave this group, send email to imaclist+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/imaclist To unsubscribe from this group, send email to imaclist+unsubscribegooglegroups.com or reply to this email with the words REMOVE ME as the subject.
Re: Intel iMacs - Best deals?
Well, I'm planning on doing that eventually, but we probably won't start looking to actually buy for a month or two; just wanted to get some different opinions, and suggestions. :) -Elliott Price Quoit - Macintosh Computer Services hobbittech.com/quoit On Mar 16, 2010, at 11:35 AM, David Colvin wrote: Elliott: Try LEM swaplist. I know that they don't allow discussion but you could place a 'Want To Buy' ad. Surely those guys would have some off-list suggestions. If you've done that already, my apologies. David On Tue, Mar 16, 2010 at 11:09 AM, Elliott Price callmemrp...@gmail.com wrote: My dad is wanting to upgrade to an Intel Mac, in order to run certain apps, and to run Windows. One of the early Intel iMacs would probably be best, but right now money is a big consideration. Does anyone have any tips, or suggestions on were to find the best deals? Thanks, -Elliott Price Quoit - Macintosh Computer Services hobbittech.com/quoit -- You received this message because you are a member of the iMac Group, a group for those using Apple iMacs and eMacs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/imac/list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to imaclist@googlegroups.com To leave this group, send email to imaclist+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/imaclist -- You received this message because you are a member of the iMac Group, a group for those using Apple iMacs and eMacs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/imac/list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to imaclist@googlegroups.com To leave this group, send email to imaclist+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/imaclist -- You received this message because you are a member of the iMac Group, a group for those using Apple iMacs and eMacs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/imac/list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to imaclist@googlegroups.com To leave this group, send email to imaclist+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/imaclist
Re: Replacing the logic board in a G3?
Yes... That... Same difference. :) But it does have the capability to playback DVD's, which the 350, no-firewire ones lack. -Elliott Price Quoit - Macintosh Computer Services hobbittech.com/quoit On Mar 15, 2010, at 9:00 AM, ./aal wrote: On Mon, Mar 15, 2010 at 11:24 AM, Elliott Price callmemrp...@gmail.com wrote: Yes, it'll work nicely. We did this with my little brother's 350Mhz Blueberry, because we didn't update the firmware before installing OSX. It also allows for a DVD drive upgrade, since it has the DVD encoders that the 350Mhz boards lack. It's a DVD DEcoder, not encoder -- NOT sent from an iphone,blackberry,Nokia, or any handheld. -- I'm a PC(x86 AND ppc) AND I RUN LINUX!!! Linux is like ice cream. It comes in many flavors and everyone has their favorite, but we all get the same smile regardless of which we choose to scoop. - -- You received this message because you are a member of the iMac Group, a group for those using Apple iMacs and eMacs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/imac/list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to imaclist@googlegroups.com To leave this group, send email to imaclist+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/imaclist -- You received this message because you are a member of the iMac Group, a group for those using Apple iMacs and eMacs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/imac/list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to imaclist@googlegroups.com To leave this group, send email to imaclist+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/imaclist
Re: Replacing the logic board in a G3?
Oh, well perhaps I was mistaken. When we swapped boards on my brother's, we thought that the 350 one wouldn't play DVD's... But that was a long time ago, and we could've been mistaken. I know that between the Lombards, the low end ones don't have the decoder, and the nicer ones do. Maybe that's what I was thinking of. -Elliott Price Quoit - Macintosh Computer Services hobbittech.com/quoit On Mar 18, 2010, at 9:34 AM, Christian Wacker wrote: On Thu, Mar 18, 2010 at 10:58 AM, Elliott Price callmemrp...@gmail.com wrote: Yes... That... Same difference. :) But it does have the capability to playback DVD's, which the 350, no-firewire ones lack. Except mine played back DVD's just fine. -Elliott Price Quoit - Macintosh Computer Services hobbittech.com/quoit On Mar 15, 2010, at 9:00 AM, ./aal wrote: On Mon, Mar 15, 2010 at 11:24 AM, Elliott Price callmemrp...@gmail.com wrote: Yes, it'll work nicely. We did this with my little brother's 350Mhz Blueberry, because we didn't update the firmware before installing OSX. It also allows for a DVD drive upgrade, since it has the DVD encoders that the 350Mhz boards lack. It's a DVD DEcoder, not encoder -- NOT sent from an iphone,blackberry,Nokia, or any handheld. -- I'm a PC(x86 AND ppc) AND I RUN LINUX!!! Linux is like ice cream. It comes in many flavors and everyone has their favorite, but we all get the same smile regardless of which we choose to scoop. - -- You received this message because you are a member of the iMac Group, a group for those using Apple iMacs and eMacs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/imac/list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to imaclist@googlegroups.com To leave this group, send email to imaclist+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/imaclist -- You received this message because you are a member of the iMac Group, a group for those using Apple iMacs and eMacs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/imac/list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to imaclist@googlegroups.com To leave this group, send email to imaclist+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/imaclist -- -Proudly Sent from a Windows PC -- You received this message because you are a member of the iMac Group, a group for those using Apple iMacs and eMacs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/imac/list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to imaclist@googlegroups.com To leave this group, send email to imaclist+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/imaclist -- You received this message because you are a member of the iMac Group, a group for those using Apple iMacs and eMacs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/imac/list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to imaclist@googlegroups.com To leave this group, send email to imaclist+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/imaclist
Intel iMacs - Best deals?
My dad is wanting to upgrade to an Intel Mac, in order to run certain apps, and to run Windows. One of the early Intel iMacs would probably be best, but right now money is a big consideration. Does anyone have any tips, or suggestions on were to find the best deals? Thanks, -Elliott Price Quoit - Macintosh Computer Services hobbittech.com/quoit -- You received this message because you are a member of the iMac Group, a group for those using Apple iMacs and eMacs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/imac/list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to imaclist@googlegroups.com To leave this group, send email to imaclist+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/imaclist
Re: Replacing the logic board in a G3?
Yes, it'll work nicely. We did this with my little brother's 350Mhz Blueberry, because we didn't update the firmware before installing OSX. It also allows for a DVD drive upgrade, since it has the DVD encoders that the 350Mhz boards lack. 1. Quite easy. Just open it up, and take out the logic board. It's pretty self-apperent. 2. Nope. The heat put off by 400Mhz vs. 350Mhz is... still not much. 3. Probably not much... If the logic board is bad, it probably just won't boot. I don't see how it could damage other components... It's perhaps conceivable, but not probable. I wish I could find where my school discards old Mac stuff. -Elliott Price Quoit - Macintosh Computer Services hobbittech.com/quoit On Mar 15, 2010, at 7:51 AM, Christian Wacker wrote: My school almost threw out a good logic board for a G3 iMac (400mhz with firewire) and I'm curious if it'll work to upgrade my 350mhz FireWire-less iMac slotload. What i'm wondering is: 1: How easy is it to replace it? 2: should I be worried about heat issues? 3: what kind of damage could this board do to my good imac base if it's gone bad since it was last used (The CRT went out on the donor system, and the board was removed, and placed in storage for parts, but was almost thrown out during spring cleaning.)? Thanks -Christian -- -Proudly Sent from a Windows PC -- You received this message because you are a member of the iMac Group, a group for those using Apple iMacs and eMacs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/imac/list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to imaclist@googlegroups.com To leave this group, send email to imaclist+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/imaclist -- You received this message because you are a member of the iMac Group, a group for those using Apple iMacs and eMacs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/imac/list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to imaclist@googlegroups.com To leave this group, send email to imaclist+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/imaclist
Re: Is Time Machine Bullet Proof Yet?
Well, it's a notebook drive, the enclosure is smaller then a 3.5 HD. So I'm not sure how a fan would fit... maybe one of those tiny little Pismo fans, I have an extra one of those. I'll have to try that, thanks for the suggestion. Photos would be nice. :) -Elliott Price Quoit - Macintosh Computer Services hobbittech.com/quoit On Mar 10, 2010, at 3:59 PM, Christian Wacker wrote: On Wed, Mar 10, 2010 at 5:19 PM, Bruce Johnson john...@pharmacy.arizona.edu wrote: I have no idea how or why, but whenever that Iomega drive is hooked up, I have troubles with sleeping, waking, system crashes, etc. that all go away when I unplug it. It's a flaky USB or Firewire enclosure on the Iomega. Betcha your system log (see Console in /Applications/Utilities) is full of USB or Firewire errors when the Iomega is plugged in. MY old Beige used to have similar problems with a Iomege external CDRW drive. Just a quick question: Does the enclosure have a fan? I know that a certain revision of the WD MyBook drives are nortirious for overheating (The controller, not the physical drive) and would crash, but the system would still spend as much as it possibly could on trying to access the drive, rendering the system useless until the disk was unplugged. You might want to attach a fan on there (It's real easy, Red wire to red wire, black to black, or use a chained Molex style if that's your thing... (mine is SATA, so I just hardwired it), and then mount the fan on the electronics some how... (I can link to a picture of mine if you'd like, for inspiration sake) Try that before ruling the whole enclosure off... (But, for a long-term fix, a fan-included enclosure would be best, just pop the drive out and into it's new home) -- 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 the iMac Group, a group for those using Apple iMacs and eMacs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/imac/list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to imaclist@googlegroups.com To leave this group, send email to imaclist+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/imaclist -- -Proudly Sent from a Windows PC -- You received this message because you are a member of the iMac Group, a group for those using Apple iMacs and eMacs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/imac/list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to imaclist@googlegroups.com To leave this group, send email to imaclist+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/imaclist -- You received this message because you are a member of the iMac Group, a group for those using Apple iMacs and eMacs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/imac/list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to imaclist@googlegroups.com To leave this group, send email to imaclist+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/imaclist
Re: Is Time Machine Bullet Proof Yet?
I think my backup drive that I've been using as a TM drive (An Iomega eGo drive) screwed up something in my main hard drive's system; I have the problem where my boot partition shows up as EFI boot in firmware, and recently, whenever it was plugged in, I would have strange problems that cleared up the instant I unplugged it. (Such as system processes with DEV in the name taking up 99% of my CPU power) Needless to say, I haven't backed up for a few weeks. :P -Elliott Price Quoit - Macintosh Computer Services hobbittech.com/quoit -- You received this message because you are a member of the iMac Group, a group for those using Apple iMacs and eMacs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/imac/list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to imaclist@googlegroups.com To leave this group, send email to imaclist+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/imaclist
Re: Is Time Machine Bullet Proof Yet?
On Mar 10, 2010, at 2:47 PM, Bruce Johnson wrote: On Mar 10, 2010, at 3:40 PM, Elliott Price wrote: I think my backup drive that I've been using as a TM drive (An Iomega eGo drive) screwed up something in my main hard drive's system; No. a TM volume is just another USB or Firewire removable drive, and cannot affect your hard drive in that fashion. Time Machine itself is a file-level program, and so can only access volumes, not devices, mucking about with the boot partition is a device-level thing. I really don't know that much about file systems, devices, and volume stuff... I have the problem where my boot partition shows up as EFI boot in firmware, and recently, whenever it was plugged in, I would have strange problems that cleared up the instant I unplugged it. (Such as system processes with DEV in the name taking up 99% of my CPU power) Needless to say, I haven't backed up for a few weeks. :P 'the problem' indicates this is a known issue? I've heard other people say that their HD showed up as EFI boot... I forget why they said that happens. My suggestion would be to boot from your OS disk, and use Disk Utility to check it's SMART status and run a repair pass on it. I've already run: Disk utility's permissions repair, repair disk, Disk Warrior, FSCK, reset P-ram. (on my internal HD.) I just completely reinstalled my OS wiped my HD when I upgraded to Snow Leopard about 5-6 months ago, or whenever it came out. If it's ok, re-partition, and reformat your hard drive, re-install the OS and use your backup drive to restore. I'd also be on the lookout for a new drive; because these kinds of issues are often early warning signs of impending drive failure, SMART reported good or not. Very typically after an incident like this, the SMART errors will start appearing. I replaced the HD recently, last summer, with a 500Gb drive; so I don't think it's the drive itself, I'm pretty sure it's my system. When booted on my other smaller partition, everything works fine, and it shows up as a boot device in the firmware, instead of EFI boot. (I haven't tried hooking up my external drive while booted on this partition) I have no idea how or why, but whenever that Iomega drive is hooked up, I have troubles with sleeping, waking, system crashes, etc. that all go away when I unplug it. -Elliott Price Quoit - Macintosh Computer Services hobbittech.com/quoit -- You received this message because you are a member of the iMac Group, a group for those using Apple iMacs and eMacs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/imac/list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to imaclist@googlegroups.com To leave this group, send email to imaclist+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/imaclist
Re: Weird hard drive noises
I'm just wondering how you'd plug in that last .4 of a keyboard... -Elliott Price Quoit - Macintosh Computer Services hobbittech.com/quoit On Feb 16, 2010, at 10:13 PM, Christian Wacker wrote: On Tue, Feb 16, 2010 at 11:59 PM, Kasey Smith kasm...@gmail.com wrote: or you could push the USB bus to the limit and plug in 127 keyboards! :D Technically, You'd need USB hubs to interconnect those keyboards, but, there's 2 physical controllers on the iMacs, so wouldn't it be double that, divided by around 2.3 for usb hubs\ compound keyboards... so a total nearer 110.43478260869565217391304347826 would be more or less correct... still quite a few keyboards. (Don't ask me how I got that number... it just got spat out on my calculator) -- You received this message because you are a member of the iMac Group, a group for those using Apple iMacs and eMacs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/imac/list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to imaclist@googlegroups.com To leave this group, send email to imaclist+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/imaclist
Re: Weird hard drive noises
Haha, I like that idea. That should be my goal over next summer. :) My iMac has 3 USB ports, does that mean 127 keyboards per port, or is that the total number that USB will recognize? -Elliott Price Quoit - Macintosh Computer Services hobbittech.com/quoit On Feb 17, 2010, at 5:22 PM, Jason Brown wrote: On 2/16/2010 11:59 PM, Kasey Smith wrote: or you could push the USB bus to the limit and plug in 127 keyboards! :D Someone needs to do this for giggles. Go for a Guinness book record and have 127 people trying to type all at one time on the computer. lol -- You received this message because you are a member of the iMac Group, a group for those using Apple iMacs and eMacs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/imac/list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to imaclist@googlegroups.com To leave this group, send email to imaclist+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/imaclist
Re: Can G4 boot from flash drive?
No; G3's, G4's and G5's won't boot to USB devices without some very extensive work on the external device. I've tried before to do this with an external USB HD, without any luck. Too bad they never made FireWire thumb drives... You can't boot from a disk image, because in order to open that image, the computer has to be booted into an OS already. Your best bet is an external FireWire HD. -Elliott Price Quoit - Macintosh Computer Services hobbittech.com/quoit On Feb 15, 2010, at 12:16 AM, williamd wrote: Just wondering whether my imac G4 can boot to an os or iso on a usb flash drive? Is there a way to force it to do so, instead of booting to the hd? Or, if the hd is not formatted and no cd is present, will it just see and boot to the usb flash drive? Thanks. -bill -- You received this message because you are a member of the iMac Group, a group for those using Apple iMacs and eMacs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/imac/list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to imaclist@googlegroups.com To leave this group, send email to imaclist+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/imaclist -- You received this message because you are a member of the iMac Group, a group for those using Apple iMacs and eMacs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/imac/list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to imaclist@googlegroups.com To leave this group, send email to imaclist+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/imaclist
Re: Weird hard drive noises
Just a couple of things: It's probably not a good idea to sleep it before it's fully loaded, just wait a few seconds for everything to load, and then put it to sleep if you're not going to use it. Like others have said, that just happens with some HD's in those iMacs. My little brother had an iMac with this problem, and we just swapped out HD's and it worked fine. If you have any extra IDE HD's around, you can try one of those see if the problem goes away. -Elliott Price Quoit - Macintosh Computer Services hobbittech.com/quoit On Feb 15, 2010, at 11:10 AM, Mike Styer wrote: No problem Bill. Anyway, I was sleeping it because I had te urge to use it, started it up and then realized that I didn't have a keyboard for it at the moment :) anyway, does anyone know why the HD might rev up during sleep mode? BTW, I just checked in system profiler and it is actually a Maxtor 10 GB drive. The person who I bought it from must have upgraded the HD before I bought it on eBay. I wonder why it acts strange during sleep mode sometimes... One mans trash is another mans treasure. In my case, this happens to be with old Macs :) On Feb 15, 2010, at 12:45 PM, Bill Chapman pagew...@interlog.com wrote: It just sounded suspicious. My bad. To be more clear, I mean that the finder and GUI are still loading. I do nit mean that I am trying to sleep while on the apple logo or somthing like that. One mans trash is another mans treasure. In my case, this happens to be with old Macs :) On Feb 15, 2010, at 11:51 AM, Bill Chapman pagew...@interlog.com wrote: 'sleep while booting up'... yeah right sounds like this guy is pranking... Clark Martin wrote: On 2/14/10 3:34 PM, Mike Styer wrote: Sometimes I will sleep my iMac G3 350mHz 10.3 panther and it will sleep fine for a few seconds. But the hard drive will then rev up, coast, and then repeat. I think this only happens when I sleep it while it is booting up. Does anyone have any idea why this nights happen? Why are you sleeping it (or trying to) during boot? How are you sleeping it? When the HD is waking is the power light pulsing? -- You received this message because you are a member of the iMac Group, a group for those using Apple iMacs and eMacs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/imac/list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to imaclist@googlegroups.com To leave this group, send email to imaclist+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/imaclist -- You received this message because you are a member of the iMac Group, a group for those using Apple iMacs and eMacs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/imac/list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to imaclist@googlegroups.com To leave this group, send email to imaclist+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/imaclist -- You received this message because you are a member of the iMac Group, a group for those using Apple iMacs and eMacs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/imac/list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to imaclist@googlegroups.com To leave this group, send email to imaclist+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/imaclist
Re: Weird hard drive noises
Nope, and nope. There's four screws on the underside, then 6 or so screws on the RF shield, then 4 on the HD. Here's a fairly decent one, it starts on page 18: http://www.scribd.com/doc/103447/iMac-G3-Disassembly-Guide A couple of things: Be careful with the tabs on front, I haven't found a good way to take it off reliably without breaking these... Just be gentle, and maybe if you have something to stick in and release the clips, that might help. If you do break them though, it doesn't Be careful not to let the screws from the RF shield (EMI shield in the guide) fall down inside the computer! You won't see them again, and they can cause shorts in the video circuitry. Use a magnetized screwdriver to prevent that from happening. -Elliott Price Quoit - Macintosh Computer Services hobbittech.com/quoit On Feb 15, 2010, at 12:22 PM, Mike Styer wrote: Yeah, your probably right... Anyway, is it hard to swap the hard drive of an iMac G3 slot loader? And more importantly, is it dangerous? One mans trash is another mans treasure. In my case, this happens to be with old Macs :) On Feb 15, 2010, at 3:10 PM, Elliott Price callmemrp...@gmail.com wrote: Just a couple of things: It's probably not a good idea to sleep it before it's fully loaded, just wait a few seconds for everything to load, and then put it to sleep if you're not going to use it. Like others have said, that just happens with some HD's in those iMacs. My little brother had an iMac with this problem, and we just swapped out HD's and it worked fine. If you have any extra IDE HD's around, you can try one of those see if the problem goes away. -Elliott Price -- You received this message because you are a member of the iMac Group, a group for those using Apple iMacs and eMacs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/imac/list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to imaclist@googlegroups.com To leave this group, send email to imaclist+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/imaclist
G5 iMac
I'm posting this for someone who browses the lists, but doesn't have a G-mail account. (I hope this is all right - I read through the rules and didn't see anything about this... Please tell me if it's not.) He asks, Hello and thanks for your replies while I wade through the archives! I'm looking at some used iMac G5 models with the 17 and 20 inch screens. The processor versions include the 1.6, 1.8, 2.0, 1.9 and 2.1 Ghz. Any suggestions and comments are welcome from those who own or have knowledge of these models. Please discuss which ones were/are prone to the LCD screen line problems, the bad capacitors and the pros and cons of the 17 and 20 inch screens. Also, from what I know memory capacity on the 1.6, 1.8 and 2.0 is 2 GB. On the 1.9 and 2.1 the capacity is 2.5 GB. Is the bus speed higher on the 1.9 and 2.1 models? Since the latest G5 iMacs were in preparation for the intel switch, are the later models less effective, more problematic and hotter operating with the G5? Please compare power comsumption and overheating problems, if any of these models, quirks, other problems, pros and cons. Mainly, I'd like to know which of these models is the best balance between highest speed with memory config, dependable longevity, power usage, lowest operating temp. The inclusion of a TFT screen or Airport and Bluetooth is not particularly important for my purposes. Thanks for your time! J. -Elliott Price Quoit - Macintosh Computer Services hobbittech.com/quoit -- You received this message because you are a member of the iMac Group, a group for those using Apple iMacs and eMacs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/imac/list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to imaclist@googlegroups.com To leave this group, send email to imaclist+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/imaclist
Re: Boot camp drivers...?
I created a Shared folder, and I can see it on my Mac's HD, but I can't find how to access it on the Windows side... -Elliott Price Quoit - Macintosh Computer Services hobbittech.com/quoit On Jan 30, 2010, at 9:16 AM, john...@pharmacy.arizona.edu wrote: IN VirtualBox you set up shared folders via the Machjine Settings menu (on the Mac menu). By default VB doesn't offer a shared folder. -- You received this message because you are a member of the iMac Group, a group for those using Apple iMacs and eMacs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/imac/list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to imaclist@googlegroups.com To leave this group, send email to imaclist+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/imaclist
Re: Boot camp drivers...?
How do I point it to my Mac...? I don't see anything that looks like it might be my HD. -Elliott Price Quoit - Macintosh Computer Services hobbittech.com/quoit On Jan 30, 2010, at 5:14 PM, Christian Wacker wrote: With xp: Right click My Computer choose Map Network drive and point it to your Mac. -- You received this message because you are a member of the iMac Group, a group for those using Apple iMacs and eMacs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/imac/list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to imaclist@googlegroups.com To leave this group, send email to imaclist+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/imaclist
Boot camp drivers...?
Well, I posted some questions before in the thread regarding iMacs and running windows. So currently, I have: XP pro (SP3) running in Virtual Box. (I know... I would like to have Windows 7, but for some reason I had XP pro keycode laying around unused, and a SP3 slipstreamed CD.) I would like to install some sort of drivers so that certain keyboard/mouse functions work properly... Like the Windows drivers that you burn to a CD when you set up Boot Camp. I know I had this CD at one point, but I can't seem to find it. How would I go about getting those drivers? A google search turned up nothing. (And Boot Camp won't run because I already have my HD partitioned...) I'd also like to set Windows to my native iMac resolution of 1440x900... Windows is too dumb to know the native resolution of attached monitors. Thanks, -Elliott Price Quoit - Macintosh Computer Services hobbittech.com/quoit -- You received this message because you are a member of the iMac Group, a group for those using Apple iMacs and eMacs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/imac/list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to imaclist@googlegroups.com To leave this group, send email to imaclist+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/imaclist
Re: Boot camp drivers...?
Hmm. Well, they didn't crash it, but like you said... they didn't do anything... Oh well. I have another problem; How do I share files between OSX and the Windows emulator? I really need to get files from a USB stick or my HD to the Windows machine... Anyone know how to do this? -Elliott Price Quoit - Macintosh Computer Services hobbittech.com/quoit On Jan 29, 2010, at 12:01 PM, Bruce Johnson wrote: On Jan 29, 2010, at 11:57 AM, Elliott wrote: Ah! Never mind; I found the drivers on the Snow Leopard DVD... I hope that this works, since it's running in Vbox! Any VM is virtualizing the hardware, so no, the BootCamp drivers will do nothing for you; they could make the VM image unbootable. Make a backup copy of your VM image before trying. -- You received this message because you are a member of the iMac Group, a group for those using Apple iMacs and eMacs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/imac/list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to imaclist@googlegroups.com To leave this group, send email to imaclist+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/imaclist
Re: iMac Rescue Newbie
The best and safest way to eject the optical drive is to hold Opt. while booting, and then either press the EJECT button on the keyboard, or Apple+E if a dedicated eject button isn't present. ( I think this is what Christian was suggesting, but I wasn't sure?) Sticking a paperclip randomly around in the CD drive can be a potential hazard... If you don't know where exactly the button is, you could break something, or scratch the disk. I've never had much luck finding the button, and while some drives have the hidden button, some just don't. Sticking credit cards in won't work; when the drive pulls a CD or DVD in, it seats in on the spindle, and locks two arms around the CD, between it and the opening. Forcing these arms and/or forcing the CD off the spindle will probably damage the drive, so I would NOT recommend this method. If worst comes to worst and the drive won't eject, the best way is to take the top off of the optical drive, and pop the CD off the spindle. (Just like you would a tray-loading drive) As for how to determine if it has an Airport card, it should be easy; Just turn the little knob and open the RAM/Airport access panel. If there's an Airport card, you'll see it; if not, you won't. :) -Elliott Price Quoit - Macintosh Computer Services hobbittech.com/quoit On Jan 22, 2010, at 7:49 AM, Tim Stephens wrote: There is no eject button. IIRC, there is an eject pinhole disguised in the slot at the right hand side of the drive. -- You received this message because you are a member of the iMac Group, a group for those using Apple iMacs and eMacs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/imac/list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to imaclist@googlegroups.com To leave this group, send email to imaclist+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/imaclist
Re: frozen icon revisited
You could try repairing permissions, and running a Disk Check from Disk Utility. If the Word permissions have gotten corrupted, this could be fixed easily with a permissions repair. Next, I would try re-installing Office '04 (Or just Word 04 if that's what they have,) and see if that fixes the problem. I think you'll have to find a Word/Office 04 uninstaller program. -Elliott Price Quoit - Macintosh Computer Services hobbittech.com/quoit On Jan 14, 2010, at 11:41 AM, gladys pérez-almiroty wrote: when you try to open the document all you get is the infamous ball spinning. this happens both if you open the software first or the document first. the software in question appears to work normally. it is an imac g5 17 os 10.4.11, 1.256 ram, word 2004. -- You received this message because you are a member of the iMac Group, a group for those using Apple iMacs and eMacs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/imac/list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to imaclist@googlegroups.com To leave this group, send email to imaclist+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/imaclist
Re: frozen icon revisited
Agreed. The system folder still stores files and extensions necessary for the proper running of those applications... I've seen it repair many an extension not part of the system itself. Besides, there are probably some system extensions that the app is using that have the wrong permissions; this could cause loading of certain files to hang. -Elliott Price Quoit - Macintosh Computer Services hobbittech.com/quoit On Jan 14, 2010, at 3:00 PM, Christian Wacker wrote: Then why, may I ask, Does the permissions repair tool also fix permissions on items that don't belong to Apple's software? I have many examples of such, Netgear, Adobe, Microsoft, Roxio, Toast... all of them appear in the permissions repair log when it is indeed repairing permissions on any file that requires a permission for the system to use it. -- You received this message because you are a member of the iMac Group, a group for those using Apple iMacs and eMacs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/imac/list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to imaclist@googlegroups.com To leave this group, send email to imaclist+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/imaclist
Re: frozen icon revisited
Since I believe you mentioned that she works in a university, that might be a good idea. .docx is rapidly becoming standard, and she'll have greater compatibility with different academic files and such coming from people who have '07 or '08. It is very different, though, and there are some disadvantages; however, I've been pretty happy overall with '08 since they released a big update to fix a whole bunch of very annoying glitches. They did cut some functionality, but mostly from more advanced programming options in Excel. Word and Powerpoint are almost the same as far as I can tell, but with a different menu layout. -Elliott Price Quoit - Macintosh Computer Services hobbittech.com/quoit On Jan 14, 2010, at 3:03 PM, gladys pérez-almiroty wrote: i was thinking on upgrading her to 2008. what do you think? -- You received this message because you are a member of the iMac Group, a group for those using Apple iMacs and eMacs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/imac/list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to imaclist@googlegroups.com To leave this group, send email to imaclist+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/imaclist
Re: An eMac Flickering/Jittering Screen Mystery
I agree with Jason and Christian; it's probably the monitor hardware. I doubt it's a software/motherboard issue; I've had a couple of old Apple displays exhibit similar symptoms. Like Christian said, monitors just age. If it pops back to normal with a slight tap on the side or top of the screen, (well, the computer in this case) that's definitely a monitor problem. One solution would be: get an eMac with a bad motherboard and exchange components; I would just take the good motherboard/RAM/HD and put them in one with a bad motherboard - shouldn't be hard to find, since those ones were known for bad motherboards. That would probably be simpler (and safer) then replacing the flyback transformer, analog board capacitors, and other components. You could post an add on the LEM swap list. -Elliott Price Mac Computer Repair - Santa Barbara Graphic Design - Artwork Setup Websites - Low Cost Custom Websites On Jan 12, 2010, at 2:47 PM, Jason Brown wrote: I have seen issues like this due to a failing flyback transformer. If you replaced the analog video board on this machine, it likely will correct the issue. -- You received this message because you are a member of the iMac Group, a group for those using Apple iMacs and eMacs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/imac/list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to imaclist@googlegroups.com To leave this group, send email to imaclist+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/imaclist
Re: Old emac
Kim, it might be helpful to provide a little more info on what model eMac you have, and what exactly the symptoms are. Does the screen (icons, windows, cursor) lock up, does it come up with a dimmed warning screen that says you need to restart your computer in 5 different languages, does it simply power down, etc. The symptoms that you're experiencing are vital for the rest of us on the list to provide an accurate diagnosis of your problem. To find the specifications of your computer, click on the Apple menu, and select About this Mac, and note the OSX version number, the Processor speed, and RAM. The 1.25Ghz G4 eMacs are known to have problems with the capacitors on the motherboard; If (and I stress IF!) this is the problem, you can either replace the capacitors (which requires a somewhat complete knowledge of soldering techniques) or just replace the motherboard. -Elliott Price Mac Computer Repair - Santa Barbara Graphic Design - Artwork Setup Websites - Low Cost Custom Websites On Jan 12, 2010, at 11:48 AM, kim turim wrote: Hi everyone! We have a old emac. It keep quitting. How can we restore it?? -- You received this message because you are a member of the iMac Group, a group for those using Apple iMacs and eMacs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/imac/list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to imaclist@googlegroups.com To leave this group, send email to imaclist+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/imaclist
Re: Old emac
Well, the flashing question mark means that the computer can't find an
operating system to boot on; From what you just described, I'd say the system
on your hard drive, or the hard drive itself is bad. Do you have any system
restore disks, or other diagnostic tools that you can use to run a Disk Check
on the HD? If you do have a system disk, just boot on that, and run a Disk
Utility Disk Check. If the SMART status doesn't say FAILING, then you could
probably fix it with either the Repair Disk function, or an Archive and Install
option from the installer. (This will replace the system itself, but preserve
your information and user settings.) You might Repair Permissions, too.
(If you need help with how to do this, not a problem, most anyone here on the
LEM list can help walk you through it)
I'm not quite sure what the video problems you're describing mean; perhaps the
video drivers in the system files have been corrupted in some way.
-Elliott Price
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On Jan 12, 2010, at 9:26 PM, kim turim wrote:
ELIOTT
hi!
the emac is :
processor 1.25 GHZ
memory 768 MB
power mac 6.4
power pc G4 {1.1 }
here are the ailments :
start up the screen turns GREY with blinking blue circle.
after while it turns into a question mark blinking all the time.
then turns into a finder file blinking.
the browser quits alot.
the screen has lines on it like its cracking.
i have not shut it off at night cause i am afraid it will not turn on again.
what do you think it could be
thanks for your time!!!
kim
On Jan 12, 2010, at 11:11 PM, Elliott Price wrote:
Kim, it might be helpful to provide a little more info on what model eMac
you have, and what exactly the symptoms are. Does the screen (icons,
windows, cursor) lock up, does it come up with a dimmed warning screen that
says you need to restart your computer in 5 different languages, does it
simply power down, etc. The symptoms that you're experiencing are vital for
the rest of us on the list to provide an accurate diagnosis of your problem.
To find the specifications of your computer, click on the Apple menu, and
select About this Mac, and note the OSX version number, the Processor speed,
and RAM.
The 1.25Ghz G4 eMacs are known to have problems with the capacitors on the
motherboard; If (and I stress IF!) this is the problem, you can either
replace the capacitors (which requires a somewhat complete knowledge of
soldering techniques) or just replace the motherboard.
-Elliott Price
Mac Computer Repair - Santa Barbara
Graphic Design - Artwork Setup
Websites - Low Cost Custom Websites
On Jan 12, 2010, at 11:48 AM, kim turim wrote:
Hi everyone!
We have a old emac.
It keep quitting.
How can we restore it??
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Re: [macosx] IOMEGA HD 320GB
I have had a lot of trouble with my iomega 320Gb drive; when it's plugged in too long over FireWire, it makes 10.6.2 crash on my Intel iMac. I think these are just not very good quality drives, and it seems that I had more trouble since upgrading to Snow Leopard. It sure sounds like the drive is just busted - I would contact iomega and see if they'll replace it. (Or refund it so you can get a better drive) -Elliott Price Mac Computer Repair - Santa Barbara Graphic Design - Artwork Setup Websites - Low Cost Custom Websites On Jan 11, 2010, at 1:45 PM, Earle Jones wrote: On Jan 9, 2010, at 10:27 AM, Earle Jones wrote: Greetings! Intel iMac -- X 10.6.2 -- HP printers, etc. I have several external HDs (all are USB connected) including an IOMEGA 320 GB. The 320GB power unit died (loose plug-in prongs) and IOMEGA sent me a new power unit. When I re-connect the HD, it is not recognized on the desktop. 'Disk Utility' can't find it; neither can 'Disk Warrior', TechTool Pro', 'Drive Genius' or anything else I can think of. Restart doesn't help. The disk drive is warm and rotating, the blue lamp is on, and the connections are OK (I switched several HDs around to different USB slots.) What should I do next? Is there a terminal script that will scan for HDs? Any suggestions appreciated. Thanks and cheers! earle * * Many thanks for all the suggestions! I disconnected the 320GB HD, re-booted, changed USB cables, changed USB ports, zapped PRAM, tried Disk Utility, Drive Genius, and TechTool Pro. None of them recognized the HD. I'm out of ideas. I'm afraid I have a bad HD -- all of which happened when the power unit broke. IOmega replaced the power unit, but still the HD is not recognized. Any other ideas? Thanks in advance, earle * Earle Jones 501 Portola Road #8008 Portola Valley CA 94028 Home: 650-424-4362 Cell: 650-269-0035 earle.jo...@comcast.net -- You received this message because you are a member of the iMac Group, a group for those using Apple iMacs and eMacs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/imac/list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to imaclist@googlegroups.com To leave this group, send email to imaclist+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/imaclist -- You received this message because you are a member of the iMac Group, a group for those using Apple iMacs and eMacs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/imac/list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to imaclist@googlegroups.com To leave this group, send email to imaclist+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/imaclist
Re: eMac hardware problem.
I don't think so... None of the Macs I've worked on have a sensor or button. (Oh, well, except the PowerMac G5) Some PC's have that feature, though, and beep a lot. You might look around for a button or slot that could be a sensor... although I doubt that would be turning it off. I've never actually worked on an eMac, but I have had problems with power buttons before. You might try just taking out the twist tie, and powering it up with a keyboard that has a power button on it. -Elliott Price Mac Computer Repair - Santa Barbara Graphic Design - Artwork Setup Websites - Low Cost Custom Websites On Dec 28, 2009, at 1:27 PM, Christian Wacker wrote: I might not be correct, but aren't alot of modern macs smart enough to know that they are nude and won't run until you clothe them (put their shell back on)? On Mon, Dec 28, 2009 at 3:24 PM, bhealthyag...@aol.com wrote: I'm not using the power button at all but rather taking a twist tie and momentarily connecting the red wire to the black wire on the cable going to the switch. I don't have the case on it at all as I wanted to make sure it worked before I put the case back on. When I put the power cable to the power button, I had managed to bend the pin in the middle of the power button without realizing it. Yes, I did manage to lift it and straighten it out by using a 1/16 flat screwdriver. So getting it turned on is not the problem, but rather the fact the compute won't stay on after it is turned on. Thanks. Any other suggestions from you Elliot? Or anyone else for that matter. -Original Message- From: Elliott Price callmemrp...@gmail.com To: imaclist@googlegroups.com Sent: Mon, Dec 28, 2009 3:37 pm Subject: Re: eMac hardware problem. Check to make sure that the power button isn't shorting out, if it's pressed that could cause the problem you're describing. Is the button assembly removable? You could post on LEM swap and see if you can get the button/case part with the button in it. -Elliott Price Mac Computer Repair - Santa Barbara Graphic Design - Artwork Setup Websites - Low Cost Custom Websites On Dec 28, 2009, at 12:28 PM, bhealthyag...@aol.com wrote: I have an eMac 1.4 GHz which is a 2005 that had a 80 GB HD and a combo drive. I wanted to upgrade the hard drive to a 500 GB and a super drive. I learned the hard way about being careful when pulling the case off as I messed up the power button. Yes, I know how to turn it on by shorting out the red and black wire to turn it on and then plugging it into a power strip and setting it up in preferences to come back on after a power outage. That makes it possible to not have to replace the power button, at least not yet. My problem is that once I turned it on, I got a message that said I needed to turn it off by pressing the reset button or the off switch. Now, when I turn it on, the eMac will stay on for a couple of minutes, but not long enough to fully boot, and then I hear it shutting down and it completely goes back off. I took the hard drive in it originally and put it into a 1.2 GHz machine and it boots up just fine. I really don't want to take it to the local Apple store and spend $85 to have them check it out if it's something simple. Also, does anyone know if I can put the 1.4 GHz motherboard assembly into the 1.2 GHz, which does work. If I did that, and I get the same problem, would that mean it's now the motherboard that is the problem? Garth MacBook Intel Core 2 Duo eMac 1.4 eMac 1.2 Beige G3 G4 Yikes Thanks in advance for any help anyone can give. I've taken apart plenty of computers, both Macs and Windows so I'm not afraid to turn a screw driver. -- You received this message because you are a member of the iMac Group, a group for those using Apple iMacs and eMacs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/imac/list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to imaclist@googlegroups.com To leave this group, send email to imaclist+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/imaclist -- You received this message because you are a member of the iMac Group, a group for those using Apple iMacs and eMacs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/imac/list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to imaclist@googlegroups.com To leave this group, send email to imaclist+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/imaclist -- You received this message because you are a member of the iMac Group, a group for those using Apple iMacs and eMacs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/imac/list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to imaclist@googlegroups.com
Re: eMac hardware problem.
My guess is that it would probably work... But in that case, I would just try plugging the power button in from the 1.2 and see if you get the same problem. (And/or whatever the button is attached to? Not sure.) -Elliott Price Mac Computer Repair - Santa Barbara Graphic Design - Artwork Setup Websites - Low Cost Custom Websites On Dec 28, 2009, at 2:03 PM, bhealthyag...@aol.com wrote: You are correct, there isn't a sensor that will determine if the case is on or not. No, I don't leave the twist tie connecting the red and black wire, as that was only a momentary connection just to turn it on as the switch is a momentary switch. So at this point in time, I'm no closer than I was when I started. Is it possible to take the mother board assembly from the 1.4 and put it into the 1.2 eMac case? They both seem to be exactly the same including all the connections from the motherboard to the rest of the monitor/computer. Thanks again Elliot and all those that might have any suggestions. -Original Message- From: Elliott Price callmemrp...@gmail.com To: imaclist@googlegroups.com Sent: Mon, Dec 28, 2009 4:46 pm Subject: Re: eMac hardware problem. I don't think so... None of the Macs I've worked on have a sensor or button. (Oh, well, except the PowerMac G5) Some PC's have that feature, though, and beep a lot. You might look around for a button or slot that could be a sensor... although I doubt that would be turning it off. I've never actually worked on an eMac, but I have had problems with power buttons before. You might try just taking out the twist tie, and powering it up with a keyboard that has a power button on it. -Elliott Price Mac Computer Repair - Santa Barbara Graphic Design - Artwork Setup Websites - Low Cost Custom Websites On Dec 28, 2009, at 1:27 PM, Christian Wacker wrote: I might not be correct, but aren't alot of modern macs smart enough to know that they are nude and won't run until you clothe them (put their shell back on)? On Mon, Dec 28, 2009 at 3:24 PM, bhealthyag...@aol.com wrote: I'm not using the power button at all but rather taking a twist tie and momentarily connecting the red wire to the black wire on the cable going to the switch. I don't have the case on it at all as I wanted to make sure it worked before I put the case back on. When I put the power cable to the power button, I had managed to bend the pin in the middle of the power button without realizing it. Yes, I did manage to lift it and straighten it out by using a 1/16 flat screwdriver. So getting it turned on is not the problem, but rather the fact the compute won't stay on after it is turned on. Thanks. Any other suggestions from you Elliot? Or anyone else for that matter. -Original Message- From: Elliott Price callmemrp...@gmail.com To: imaclist@googlegroups.com Sent: Mon, Dec 28, 2009 3:37 pm Subject: Re: eMac hardware problem. Check to make sure that the power button isn't shorting out, if it's pressed that could cause the problem you're describing. Is the button assembly removable? You could post on LEM swap and see if you can get the button/case part with the button in it. -Elliott Price Mac Computer Repair - Santa Barbara Graphic Design - Artwork Setup Websites - Low Cost Custom Websites On Dec 28, 2009, at 12:28 PM, bhealthyag...@aol.com wrote: I have an eMac 1.4 GHz which is a 2005 that had a 80 GB HD and a combo drive. I wanted to upgrade the hard drive to a 500 GB and a super drive. I learned the hard way about being careful when pulling the case off as I messed up the power button. Yes, I know how to turn it on by shorting out the red and black wire to turn it on and then plugging it into a power strip and setting it up in preferences to come back on after a power outage. That makes it possible to not have to replace the power button, at least not yet. My problem is that once I turned it on, I got a message that said I needed to turn it off by pressing the reset button or the off switch. Now, when I turn it on, the eMac will stay on for a couple of minutes, but not long enough to fully boot, and then I hear it shutting down and it completely goes back off. I took the hard drive in it originally and put it into a 1.2 GHz machine and it boots up just fine. I really don't want to take it to the local Apple store and spend $85 to have them check it out if it's something simple. Also, does anyone know if I can put the 1.4 GHz motherboard assembly into the 1.2 GHz, which does work. If I did that, and I get the same problem, would that mean it's now the motherboard that is the problem? Garth MacBook Intel Core 2 Duo eMac 1.4 eMac 1.2 Beige G3 G4 Yikes Thanks in advance for any help anyone can give. I've taken apart plenty of computers, both Macs and Windows so I'm not afraid to turn
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I know that the G4 eMac motherboards have trouble with bad capacitors, maybe that's your problem. -Elliott Price Mac Computer Repair - Santa Barbara Graphic Design - Artwork Setup Websites - Low Cost Custom Websites On Dec 28, 2009, at 2:14 PM, bhealthyag...@aol.com wrote: The power button doesn't seem to be the problem as I have the case from the 1.4 on it with a working power button. -Original Message- From: Elliott Price callmemrp...@gmail.com To: imaclist@googlegroups.com Sent: Mon, Dec 28, 2009 5:09 pm Subject: Re: eMac hardware problem. My guess is that it would probably work... But in that case, I would just try plugging the power button in from the 1.2 and see if you get the same problem. (And/or whatever the button is attached to? Not sure.) -Elliott Price Mac Computer Repair - Santa Barbara Graphic Design - Artwork Setup Websites - Low Cost Custom Websites On Dec 28, 2009, at 2:03 PM, bhealthyag...@aol.com wrote: You are correct, there isn't a sensor that will determine if the case is on or not. No, I don't leave the twist tie connecting the red and black wire, as that was only a momentary connection just to turn it on as the switch is a momentary switch. So at this point in time, I'm no closer than I was when I started. Is it possible to take the mother board assembly from the 1.4 and put it into the 1.2 eMac case? They both seem to be exactly the same including all the connections from the motherboard to the rest of the monitor/computer. Thanks again Elliot and all those that might have any suggestions. -Original Message- From: Elliott Price callmemrp...@gmail.com To: imaclist@googlegroups.com Sent: Mon, Dec 28, 2009 4:46 pm Subject: Re: eMac hardware problem. I don't think so... None of the Macs I've worked on have a sensor or button. (Oh, well, except the PowerMac G5) Some PC's have that feature, though, and beep a lot. You might look around for a button or slot that could be a sensor... although I doubt that would be turning it off. I've never actually worked on an eMac, but I have had problems with power buttons before. You might try just taking out the twist tie, and powering it up with a keyboard that has a power button on it. -Elliott Price Mac Computer Repair - Santa Barbara Graphic Design - Artwork Setup Websites - Low Cost Custom Websites On Dec 28, 2009, at 1:27 PM, Christian Wacker wrote: I might not be correct, but aren't alot of modern macs smart enough to know that they are nude and won't run until you clothe them (put their shell back on)? On Mon, Dec 28, 2009 at 3:24 PM, bhealthyag...@aol.com wrote: I'm not using the power button at all but rather taking a twist tie and momentarily connecting the red wire to the black wire on the cable going to the switch. I don't have the case on it at all as I wanted to make sure it worked before I put the case back on. When I put the power cable to the power button, I had managed to bend the pin in the middle of the power button without realizing it. Yes, I did manage to lift it and straighten it out by using a 1/16 flat screwdriver. So getting it turned on is not the problem, but rather the fact the compute won't stay on after it is turned on. Thanks. Any other suggestions from you Elliot? Or anyone else for that matter. -Original Message- From: Elliott Price callmemrp...@gmail.com To: imaclist@googlegroups.com Sent: Mon, Dec 28, 2009 3:37 pm Subject: Re: eMac hardware problem. Check to make sure that the power button isn't shorting out, if it's pressed that could cause the problem you're describing. Is the button assembly removable? You could post on LEM swap and see if you can get the button/case part with the button in it. -Elliott Price Mac Computer Repair - Santa Barbara Graphic Design - Artwork Setup Websites - Low Cost Custom Websites On Dec 28, 2009, at 12:28 PM, bhealthyag...@aol.com wrote: I have an eMac 1.4 GHz which is a 2005 that had a 80 GB HD and a combo drive. I wanted to upgrade the hard drive to a 500 GB and a super drive. I learned the hard way about being careful when pulling the case off as I messed up the power button. Yes, I know how to turn it on by shorting out the red and black wire to turn it on and then plugging it into a power strip and setting it up in preferences to come back on after a power outage. That makes it possible to not have to replace the power button, at least not yet. My problem is that once I turned it on, I got a message that said I needed to turn it off by pressing the reset button or the off switch. Now, when I turn it on, the eMac will stay on for a couple of minutes, but not long enough to fully boot, and then I hear it shutting down and it completely goes back off. I took the hard drive in it originally and put it into a 1.2
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Ah that makes more sense. I was thinking HSF as in HD format. :) I think the heat sink is probably attached to the motherboard, right? At least it is in the iMacs. -Elliott Price Mac Computer Repair - Santa Barbara Graphic Design - Artwork Setup Websites - Low Cost Custom Websites On Dec 28, 2009, at 2:15 PM, Christian Wacker wrote: HSF: Heatsink\Fan (I'm using PC terms, sorry) but it's the massive chunk of metal that sits atop the processor, keeping it cool. I'm not sure if the 1.2 is identical, and could handle the same heat as the 1.4 might throw off, but you should swap, just to be safe. On Mon, Dec 28, 2009 at 4:13 PM, bhealthyag...@aol.com wrote: I'm going to try that, swapping boards. What is HSF? -Original Message- From: Christian Wacker pizzaboy...@gmail.com To: imaclist imaclist@googlegroups.com Sent: Mon, Dec 28, 2009 5:10 pm Subject: Re: eMac hardware problem. I would assume so, just try and transfer the HSF over as well. (I am assuming this, seeing as almost every G3 iMac can have it's system board swapped with any other G3 iMac (as long as it is slot load)) On Mon, Dec 28, 2009 at 4:03 PM, bhealthyag...@aol.com wrote: You are correct, there isn't a sensor that will determine if the case is on or not. No, I don't leave the twist tie connecting the red and black wire, as that was only a momentary connection just to turn it on as the switch is a momentary switch. So at this point in time, I'm no closer than I was when I started. Is it possible to take the mother board assembly from the 1.4 and put it into the 1.2 eMac case? They both seem to be exactly the same including all the connections from the motherboard to the rest of the monitor/computer. Thanks again Elliot and all those that might have any suggestions. -Original Message- From: Elliott Price callmemrp...@gmail.com To: imaclist@googlegroups.com Sent: Mon, Dec 28, 2009 4:46 pm Subject: Re: eMac hardware problem. I don't think so... None of the Macs I've worked on have a sensor or button. (Oh, well, except the PowerMac G5) Some PC's have that feature, though, and beep a lot. You might look around for a button or slot that could be a sensor... although I doubt that would be turning it off. I've never actually worked on an eMac, but I have had problems with power buttons before. You might try just taking out the twist tie, and powering it up with a keyboard that has a power button on it. -Elliott Price Mac Computer Repair - Santa Barbara Graphic Design - Artwork Setup Websites - Low Cost Custom Websites On Dec 28, 2009, at 1:27 PM, Christian Wacker wrote: I might not be correct, but aren't alot of modern macs smart enough to know that they are nude and won't run until you clothe them (put their shell back on)? On Mon, Dec 28, 2009 at 3:24 PM, bhealthyag...@aol.com wrote: I'm not using the power button at all but rather taking a twist tie and momentarily connecting the red wire to the black wire on the cable going to the switch. I don't have the case on it at all as I wanted to make sure it worked before I put the case back on. When I put the power cable to the power button, I had managed to bend the pin in the middle of the power button without realizing it. Yes, I did manage to lift it and straighten it out by using a 1/16 flat screwdriver. So getting it turned on is not the problem, but rather the fact the compute won't stay on after it is turned on. Thanks. Any other suggestions from you Elliot? Or anyone else for that matter. -Original Message- From: Elliott Price callmemrp...@gmail.com To: imaclist@googlegroups.com Sent: Mon, Dec 28, 2009 3:37 pm Subject: Re: eMac hardware problem. Check to make sure that the power button isn't shorting out, if it's pressed that could cause the problem you're describing. Is the button assembly removable? You could post on LEM swap and see if you can get the button/case part with the button in it. -Elliott Price Mac Computer Repair - Santa Barbara Graphic Design - Artwork Setup Websites - Low Cost Custom Websites On Dec 28, 2009, at 12:28 PM, bhealthyag...@aol.com wrote: I have an eMac 1.4 GHz which is a 2005 that had a 80 GB HD and a combo drive. I wanted to upgrade the hard drive to a 500 GB and a super drive. I learned the hard way about being careful when pulling the case off as I messed up the power button. Yes, I know how to turn it on by shorting out the red and black wire to turn it on and then plugging it into a power strip and setting it up in preferences to come back on after a power outage. That makes it possible to not have to replace the power button, at least not yet. My problem is that once I turned it on, I got a message that said I needed to turn it off by pressing the reset button or the off switch. Now, when I turn it on, the eMac will stay on for a couple of minutes, but not long enough to fully
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No kidding. -Elliott Price Mac Computer Repair - Santa Barbara Graphic Design - Artwork Setup Websites - Low Cost Custom Websites On Dec 28, 2009, at 2:22 PM, bhealthyag...@aol.com wrote: iBooks are a real pain to replace hard drives on, but not impossible. -- You received this message because you are a member of the iMac Group, a group for those using Apple iMacs and eMacs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/imac/list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to imaclist@googlegroups.com To leave this group, send email to imaclist+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/imaclist
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I've never encountered an eMac... We were thinking of getting my little brother one a while ago, since they're a really good deal for the Ghz. I think they look pretty nice, too, almost like something out of a sci-fi movie. Anyways, Garth, let us know how your various experiments go. -Elliott Price Mac Computer Repair - Santa Barbara Graphic Design - Artwork Setup Websites - Low Cost Custom Websites On Dec 28, 2009, at 2:24 PM, Christian Wacker wrote: I start my delve into the innerds of eMacs in 2 weeks, because my school is getting rid of all the broken 1.4ghz ones, so i'm getting them, to fix into atleast one working one. On Mon, Dec 28, 2009 at 4:22 PM, bhealthyag...@aol.com wrote: That's okay to us PC terms because all computers are PC's, as it's the operating system that makes a Mac a Mac and a Windows machine a Window machine, Linux, etc. The HSF is actually a heat sink attached to a heat pipe that has fins attached to it on both the 1.2 and 1.4 machine. From what I understand, the 1.4 is a speed bump of the 1.2 machine and depending on the options, could have bigger hard drives and a super drive instead of a combo drive. Until I'd taken this eMac apart, I'd never done one, just iMacs, iBooks, and other towers. iBooks are a real pain to replace hard drives on, but not impossible. -Original Message- From: Christian Wacker pizzaboy...@gmail.com To: imaclist imaclist@googlegroups.com Sent: Mon, Dec 28, 2009 5:15 pm Subject: Re: eMac hardware problem. HSF: Heatsink\Fan (I'm using PC terms, sorry) but it's the massive chunk of metal that sits atop the processor, keeping it cool. I'm not sure if the 1.2 is identical, and could handle the same heat as the 1.4 might throw off, but you should swap, just to be safe. On Mon, Dec 28, 2009 at 4:13 PM, bhealthyag...@aol.com wrote: I'm going to try that, swapping boards. What is HSF? -Original Message- From: Christian Wacker pizzaboy...@gmail.com To: imaclist imaclist@googlegroups.com Sent: Mon, Dec 28, 2009 5:10 pm Subject: Re: eMac hardware problem. I would assume so, just try and transfer the HSF over as well. (I am assuming this, seeing as almost every G3 iMac can have it's system board swapped with any other G3 iMac (as long as it is slot load)) On Mon, Dec 28, 2009 at 4:03 PM, bhealthyag...@aol.com wrote: You are correct, there isn't a sensor that will determine if the case is on or not. No, I don't leave the twist tie connecting the red and black wire, as that was only a momentary connection just to turn it on as the switch is a momentary switch. So at this point in time, I'm no closer than I was when I started. Is it possible to take the mother board assembly from the 1.4 and put it into the 1.2 eMac case? They both seem to be exactly the same including all the connections from the motherboard to the rest of the monitor/computer. Thanks again Elliot and all those that might have any suggestions. -Original Message- From: Elliott Price callmemrp...@gmail.com To: imaclist@googlegroups.com Sent: Mon, Dec 28, 2009 4:46 pm Subject: Re: eMac hardware problem. I don't think so... None of the Macs I've worked on have a sensor or button. (Oh, well, except the PowerMac G5) Some PC's have that feature, though, and beep a lot. You might look around for a button or slot that could be a sensor... although I doubt that would be turning it off. I've never actually worked on an eMac, but I have had problems with power buttons before. You might try just taking out the twist tie, and powering it up with a keyboard that has a power button on it. -Elliott Price Mac Computer Repair - Santa Barbara Graphic Design - Artwork Setup Websites - Low Cost Custom Websites On Dec 28, 2009, at 1:27 PM, Christian Wacker wrote: I might not be correct, but aren't alot of modern macs smart enough to know that they are nude and won't run until you clothe them (put their shell back on)? On Mon, Dec 28, 2009 at 3:24 PM, bhealthyag...@aol.com wrote: I'm not using the power button at all but rather taking a twist tie and momentarily connecting the red wire to the black wire on the cable going to the switch. I don't have the case on it at all as I wanted to make sure it worked before I put the case back on. When I put the power cable to the power button, I had managed to bend the pin in the middle of the power button without realizing it. Yes, I did manage to lift it and straighten it out by using a 1/16 flat screwdriver. So getting it turned on is not the problem, but rather the fact the compute won't stay on after it is turned on. Thanks. Any other suggestions from you Elliot? Or anyone else for that matter. -Original Message- From: Elliott Price callmemrp...@gmail.com To: imaclist@googlegroups.com Sent: Mon, Dec 28, 2009 3:37 pm Subject: Re: eMac hardware problem. Check to make sure that the power
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I know there've been quite a few discussions on that on the LEM lists, but I don't have any first-had experience, so I'm not sure. I think people had just replaced all of the capacitors, since they apparently weren't very high quality to begin with. -Elliott Price Mac Computer Repair - Santa Barbara Graphic Design - Artwork Setup Websites - Low Cost Custom Websites On Dec 28, 2009, at 2:26 PM, bhealthyag...@aol.com wrote: Have any idea which capacitors and where? Can they be replaced by someone that knows how to use a soldering iron? I have a friend that is an electronics person. He would prefer to have a schematic for the whole thing. Does anyone know where I can find one of those? Thanks again Elliot, and all the others that have offered help. Garth -Original Message- From: Elliott Price callmemrp...@gmail.com To: imaclist@googlegroups.com Sent: Mon, Dec 28, 2009 5:17 pm Subject: Re: eMac hardware problem. I know that the G4 eMac motherboards have trouble with bad capacitors, maybe that's your problem. -Elliott Price Mac Computer Repair - Santa Barbara Graphic Design - Artwork Setup Websites - Low Cost Custom Websites On Dec 28, 2009, at 2:14 PM, bhealthyag...@aol.com wrote: The power button doesn't seem to be the problem as I have the case from the 1.4 on it with a working power button. -Original Message- From: Elliott Price callmemrp...@gmail.com To: imaclist@googlegroups.com Sent: Mon, Dec 28, 2009 5:09 pm Subject: Re: eMac hardware problem. My guess is that it would probably work... But in that case, I would just try plugging the power button in from the 1.2 and see if you get the same problem. (And/or whatever the button is attached to? Not sure.) -Elliott Price Mac Computer Repair - Santa Barbara Graphic Design - Artwork Setup Websites - Low Cost Custom Websites On Dec 28, 2009, at 2:03 PM, bhealthyag...@aol.com wrote: You are correct, there isn't a sensor that will determine if the case is on or not. No, I don't leave the twist tie connecting the red and black wire, as that was only a momentary connection just to turn it on as the switch is a momentary switch. So at this point in time, I'm no closer than I was when I started. Is it possible to take the mother board assembly from the 1.4 and put it into the 1.2 eMac case? They both seem to be exactly the same including all the connections from the motherboard to the rest of the monitor/computer. Thanks again Elliot and all those that might have any suggestions. -Original Message- From: Elliott Price callmemrp...@gmail.com To: imaclist@googlegroups.com Sent: Mon, Dec 28, 2009 4:46 pm Subject: Re: eMac hardware problem. I don't think so... None of the Macs I've worked on have a sensor or button. (Oh, well, except the PowerMac G5) Some PC's have that feature, though, and beep a lot. You might look around for a button or slot that could be a sensor... although I doubt that would be turning it off. I've never actually worked on an eMac, but I have had problems with power buttons before. You might try just taking out the twist tie, and powering it up with a keyboard that has a power button on it. -Elliott Price Mac Computer Repair - Santa Barbara Graphic Design - Artwork Setup Websites - Low Cost Custom Websites On Dec 28, 2009, at 1:27 PM, Christian Wacker wrote: I might not be correct, but aren't alot of modern macs smart enough to know that they are nude and won't run until you clothe them (put their shell back on)? On Mon, Dec 28, 2009 at 3:24 PM, bhealthyag...@aol.com wrote: I'm not using the power button at all but rather taking a twist tie and momentarily connecting the red wire to the black wire on the cable going to the switch. I don't have the case on it at all as I wanted to make sure it worked before I put the case back on. When I put the power cable to the power button, I had managed to bend the pin in the middle of the power button without realizing it. Yes, I did manage to lift it and straighten it out by using a 1/16 flat screwdriver. So getting it turned on is not the problem, but rather the fact the compute won't stay on after it is turned on. Thanks. Any other suggestions from you Elliot? Or anyone else for that matter. -Original Message- From: Elliott Price callmemrp...@gmail.com To: imaclist@googlegroups.com Sent: Mon, Dec 28, 2009 3:37 pm Subject: Re: eMac hardware problem. Check to make sure that the power button isn't shorting out, if it's pressed that could cause the problem you're describing. Is the button assembly removable? You could post on LEM swap and see if you can get the button/case part with the button in it. -Elliott Price Mac Computer Repair - Santa Barbara Graphic Design - Artwork Setup Websites - Low Cost Custom Websites On Dec 28
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I was able to modify my iBook to support dual displays. There's just a script that you download and run, and it tells the system to support dual displays. -Elliott Price Mac Computer Repair - Santa Barbara Graphic Design - Artwork Setup Websites - Low Cost Custom Websites On Dec 28, 2009, at 2:35 PM, bhealthyag...@aol.com wrote: eMacs are great investment for the money. They will run OS X.5.8 and you can put in a generic super drive from the regular PC world as well as an IDE hard drive and PC memory as well. Yes, they are really cool looking too. The nice thing is they have 3 USB 2.0 ports as well as 2 Firewire ports and a mini VGA which you need an Apple adapter to be able to use it. Apple has locked it into video mirroring mode because they want to be able to sell the higher end Macs. Someone has a way to get around it and make it possible to do spanning of your desktop instead of just video mirroring. I've got the adapter. You can get one from an Apple store, the adapter, for about $19.95 plus tax of course. -Original Message- From: Elliott Price callmemrp...@gmail.com To: imaclist@googlegroups.com Sent: Mon, Dec 28, 2009 5:27 pm Subject: Re: eMac hardware problem. I've never encountered an eMac... We were thinking of getting my little brother one a while ago, since they're a really good deal for the Ghz. I think they look pretty nice, too, almost like something out of a sci-fi movie. Anyways, Garth, let us know how your various experiments go. -Elliott Price Mac Computer Repair - Santa Barbara Graphic Design - Artwork Setup Websites - Low Cost Custom Websites On Dec 28, 2009, at 2:24 PM, Christian Wacker wrote: I start my delve into the innerds of eMacs in 2 weeks, because my school is getting rid of all the broken 1.4ghz ones, so i'm getting them, to fix into atleast one working one. On Mon, Dec 28, 2009 at 4:22 PM, bhealthyag...@aol.com wrote: That's okay to us PC terms because all computers are PC's, as it's the operating system that makes a Mac a Mac and a Windows machine a Window machine, Linux, etc. The HSF is actually a heat sink attached to a heat pipe that has fins attached to it on both the 1.2 and 1.4 machine. From what I understand, the 1.4 is a speed bump of the 1.2 machine and depending on the options, could have bigger hard drives and a super drive instead of a combo drive. Until I'd taken this eMac apart, I'd never done one, just iMacs, iBooks, and other towers. iBooks are a real pain to replace hard drives on, but not impossible. -Original Message- From: Christian Wacker pizzaboy...@gmail.com To: imaclist imaclist@googlegroups.com Sent: Mon, Dec 28, 2009 5:15 pm Subject: Re: eMac hardware problem. HSF: Heatsink\Fan (I'm using PC terms, sorry) but it's the massive chunk of metal that sits atop the processor, keeping it cool. I'm not sure if the 1.2 is identical, and could handle the same heat as the 1.4 might throw off, but you should swap, just to be safe. On Mon, Dec 28, 2009 at 4:13 PM, bhealthyag...@aol.com wrote: I'm going to try that, swapping boards. What is HSF? -Original Message- From: Christian Wacker pizzaboy...@gmail.com To: imaclist imaclist@googlegroups.com Sent: Mon, Dec 28, 2009 5:10 pm Subject: Re: eMac hardware problem. I would assume so, just try and transfer the HSF over as well. (I am assuming this, seeing as almost every G3 iMac can have it's system board swapped with any other G3 iMac (as long as it is slot load)) On Mon, Dec 28, 2009 at 4:03 PM, bhealthyag...@aol.com wrote: You are correct, there isn't a sensor that will determine if the case is on or not. No, I don't leave the twist tie connecting the red and black wire, as that was only a momentary connection just to turn it on as the switch is a momentary switch. So at this point in time, I'm no closer than I was when I started. Is it possible to take the mother board assembly from the 1.4 and put it into the 1.2 eMac case? They both seem to be exactly the same including all the connections from the motherboard to the rest of the monitor/computer. Thanks again Elliot and all those that might have any suggestions. -Original Message- From: Elliott Price callmemrp...@gmail.com To: imaclist@googlegroups.com Sent: Mon, Dec 28, 2009 4:46 pm Subject: Re: eMac hardware problem. I don't think so... None of the Macs I've worked on have a sensor or button. (Oh, well, except the PowerMac G5) Some PC's have that feature, though, and beep a lot. You might look around for a button or slot that could be a sensor... although I doubt that would be turning it off. I've never actually worked on an eMac, but I have had problems with power buttons before. You might try just taking out the twist tie, and powering it up with a keyboard that has
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Here's what other people have said on this problem: This sounds like the capacitors on the motherboard, this was a common problem on the 1.25GHZ eMac and Apple did have an extended warranty for this fault (now expired) I have the same model and it had the same symptoms, I replaced the capacitors myself (I am an electronics engineer). If you open the memory access door and look at the motherboard you can see some of the affected capacitors, if they are faulty they will be bulging at the top and may have a brown crusty substance on the top (where they have ruptured and leaked). If this is the case then all you can do is replace the motherboard or find someone to replace the capacitors (or do it yourself). I am a little hesitant to say it's the capacitors. When I had the capacitors fail on my eMac 1.25ghz, the computer would simply freeze up. No kernel panics or anything like that, it just locked up for no reason. I hope you get your eMac working soon, they were very good machines that were quite capable. Well thanks for the help so far trying to sort out my eMac freeze up. I have taken the lid off and checked the capacitors and they all look fine. There are a lot of them. The one visible from the hatch are fine, have K written on top. There are two left of the optical drive, one has K on top the other has Y. The one with Y has some white stuff on it on one side but it doesn't look like a leak and there is no bulging. that is a leak the white stuff is worse than bulging. that means it popped your board is bad Sorry, I know that's a lot of reading, but there's some good info there regarding how to determine if the capacitors are bad. -Elliott Price Mac Computer Repair - Santa Barbara Graphic Design - Artwork Setup Websites - Low Cost Custom Websites On Dec 28, 2009, at 2:36 PM, bhealthyag...@aol.com wrote: Where are the capacitors located? In the power supply itself? -Original Message- From: Elliott Price callmemrp...@gmail.com To: imaclist@googlegroups.com Sent: Mon, Dec 28, 2009 5:29 pm Subject: Re: eMac hardware problem. I know there've been quite a few discussions on that on the LEM lists, but I don't have any first-had experience, so I'm not sure. I think people had just replaced all of the capacitors, since they apparently weren't very high quality to begin with. -Elliott Price Mac Computer Repair - Santa Barbara Graphic Design - Artwork Setup Websites - Low Cost Custom Websites On Dec 28, 2009, at 2:26 PM, bhealthyag...@aol.com wrote: Have any idea which capacitors and where? Can they be replaced by someone that knows how to use a soldering iron? I have a friend that is an electronics person. He would prefer to have a schematic for the whole thing. Does anyone know where I can find one of those? Thanks again Elliot, and all the others that have offered help. Garth -Original Message- From: Elliott Price callmemrp...@gmail.com To: imaclist@googlegroups.com Sent: Mon, Dec 28, 2009 5:17 pm Subject: Re: eMac hardware problem. I know that the G4 eMac motherboards have trouble with bad capacitors, maybe that's your problem. -Elliott Price Mac Computer Repair - Santa Barbara Graphic Design - Artwork Setup Websites - Low Cost Custom Websites On Dec 28, 2009, at 2:14 PM, bhealthyag...@aol.com wrote: The power button doesn't seem to be the problem as I have the case from the 1.4 on it with a working power button. -Original Message- From: Elliott Price callmemrp...@gmail.com To: imaclist@googlegroups.com Sent: Mon, Dec 28, 2009 5:09 pm Subject: Re: eMac hardware problem. My guess is that it would probably work... But in that case, I would just try plugging the power button in from the 1.2 and see if you get the same problem. (And/or whatever the button is attached to? Not sure.) -Elliott Price Mac Computer Repair - Santa Barbara Graphic Design - Artwork Setup Websites - Low Cost Custom Websites On Dec 28, 2009, at 2:03 PM, bhealthyag...@aol.com wrote: You are correct, there isn't a sensor that will determine if the case is on or not. No, I don't leave the twist tie connecting the red and black wire, as that was only a momentary connection just to turn it on as the switch is a momentary switch. So at this point in time, I'm no closer than I was when I started. Is it possible to take the mother board assembly from the 1.4 and put it into the 1.2 eMac case? They both seem to be exactly the same including all the connections from the motherboard to the rest of the monitor/computer. Thanks again Elliot and all those that might have any suggestions. -Original Message- From: Elliott Price callmemrp...@gmail.com To: imaclist@googlegroups.com Sent: Mon, Dec 28, 2009 4:46 pm Subject: Re: eMac hardware problem. I don't think so... None of the Macs I've worked on have a sensor or button. (Oh, well
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Here's some more info I was able to dig up: This is a very common problem with the eMac, there was a problem with a batch of capacitors used in the mainboard, originally this problem was restricted to the 1.25GHZ eMac, however as they age it appears to be affecting other models, if you are good at soldering then it is possible to replace them, (I did my eMac That had the same symptoms, but I am an electronics engineer. It is still going strong over a year later.) the capacitors you need are 1800uf 6.3V LOW ESR and it is advisable to replace all 8 of them as you DON'T want to do the job a second time 6 months later. A quick Google turned up some links with more info. http://discussions.apple.com/message.jspa?messageID=2071244 http://macosx.com/forums/mac-os-x-system-mac-software/302533-replacing-emac-capacitors.html http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/EMac http://archive.macfixitforums.com/ubbthreads.php/ubb/showflat/Number/754025/site_id/1 And many many other links on the same subject (eMac Capacitor). Hope this helps. Some of the links have some pretty good articles, which capacitor type you need, etc. It sounds like it should be pretty obvious if they're leaking, and which ones need to be replaced. -Elliott Price Mac Computer Repair - Santa Barbara Graphic Design - Artwork Setup Websites - Low Cost Custom Websites On Dec 28, 2009, at 2:42 PM, bhealthyag...@aol.com wrote: Software is available to unlock that ability in the eMac as well. So if you can get a good deal on an eMac, it doesn't matter which version of OS is on it, you can put up to 10.5.8 on it. Thanks again Elliot. -Original Message- From: Elliott Price callmemrp...@gmail.com To: imaclist@googlegroups.com Sent: Mon, Dec 28, 2009 5:39 pm Subject: Re: eMac hardware problem. I was able to modify my iBook to support dual displays. There's just a script that you download and run, and it tells the system to support dual displays. -Elliott Price Mac Computer Repair - Santa Barbara Graphic Design - Artwork Setup Websites - Low Cost Custom Websites On Dec 28, 2009, at 2:35 PM, bhealthyag...@aol.com wrote: eMacs are great investment for the money. They will run OS X.5.8 and you can put in a generic super drive from the regular PC world as well as an IDE hard drive and PC memory as well. Yes, they are really cool looking too. The nice thing is they have 3 USB 2.0 ports as well as 2 Firewire ports and a mini VGA which you need an Apple adapter to be able to use it. Apple has locked it into video mirroring mode because they want to be able to sell the higher end Macs. Someone has a way to get around it and make it possible to do spanning of your desktop instead of just video mirroring. I've got the adapter. You can get one from an Apple store, the adapter, for about $19.95 plus tax of course. -Original Message- From: Elliott Price callmemrp...@gmail.com To: imaclist@googlegroups.com Sent: Mon, Dec 28, 2009 5:27 pm Subject: Re: eMac hardware problem. I've never encountered an eMac... We were thinking of getting my little brother one a while ago, since they're a really good deal for the Ghz. I think they look pretty nice, too, almost like something out of a sci-fi movie. Anyways, Garth, let us know how your various experiments go. -Elliott Price Mac Computer Repair - Santa Barbara Graphic Design - Artwork Setup Websites - Low Cost Custom Websites On Dec 28, 2009, at 2:24 PM, Christian Wacker wrote: I start my delve into the innerds of eMacs in 2 weeks, because my school is getting rid of all the broken 1.4ghz ones, so i'm getting them, to fix into atleast one working one. On Mon, Dec 28, 2009 at 4:22 PM, bhealthyag...@aol.com wrote: That's okay to us PC terms because all computers are PC's, as it's the operating system that makes a Mac a Mac and a Windows machine a Window machine, Linux, etc. The HSF is actually a heat sink attached to a heat pipe that has fins attached to it on both the 1.2 and 1.4 machine. From what I understand, the 1.4 is a speed bump of the 1.2 machine and depending on the options, could have bigger hard drives and a super drive instead of a combo drive. Until I'd taken this eMac apart, I'd never done one, just iMacs, iBooks, and other towers. iBooks are a real pain to replace hard drives on, but not impossible. -Original Message- From: Christian Wacker pizzaboy...@gmail.com To: imaclist imaclist@googlegroups.com Sent: Mon, Dec 28, 2009 5:15 pm Subject: Re: eMac hardware problem. HSF: Heatsink\Fan (I'm using PC terms, sorry) but it's the massive chunk of metal that sits atop the processor, keeping it cool. I'm not sure if the 1.2 is identical, and could handle the same heat as the 1.4 might throw off, but you should swap, just to be safe. On Mon, Dec 28, 2009 at 4:13 PM, bhealthyag...@aol.com wrote: I'm going to try
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I use iFixit all the time. It has the best take apart guides I've found on the internet. And yes, I've taken apart quite a few G4 iBooks, and some of them more then once. :) -Elliott Price Mac Computer Repair - Santa Barbara Graphic Design - Artwork Setup Websites - Low Cost Custom Websites On Dec 28, 2009, at 2:40 PM, bhealthyag...@aol.com wrote: Sounds like you've taken one apart? Fortunately there is a web site called www.Ifixit.com which I used to be able to do that for a customer. -Original Message- From: Elliott Price callmemrp...@gmail.com To: imaclist@googlegroups.com Sent: Mon, Dec 28, 2009 5:25 pm Subject: Re: eMac hardware problem. No kidding. -Elliott Price Mac Computer Repair - Santa Barbara Graphic Design - Artwork Setup Websites - Low Cost Custom Websites On Dec 28, 2009, at 2:22 PM, bhealthyag...@aol.com wrote: iBooks are a real pain to replace hard drives on, but not impossible. -- You received this message because you are a member of the iMac Group, a group for those using Apple iMacs and eMacs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/imac/list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to imaclist@googlegroups.com To leave this group, send email to imaclist+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/imaclist -- You received this message because you are a member of the iMac Group, a group for those using Apple iMacs and eMacs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/imac/list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to imaclist@googlegroups.com To leave this group, send email to imaclist+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/imaclist -- You received this message because you are a member of the iMac Group, a group for those using Apple iMacs and eMacs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/imac/list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to imaclist@googlegroups.com To leave this group, send email to imaclist+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/imaclist
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I've had that happen! Very frustrating... knowing your laptop is missing one screw... lol. -Elliott Price Mac Computer Repair - Santa Barbara Graphic Design - Artwork Setup Websites - Low Cost Custom Websites On Dec 28, 2009, at 2:56 PM, Christian Wacker wrote: Do you have the problem that plagues me with repairing laptops? When you take it apart, all is fine, each screw seems willing to be removed (sometimes with a bit of force)... but when you put it back together, you ALWAYS have one screw left over, and yet all the screw holes are filled? I have had that happen so many times, one of my laptops has a section in my leftover screws box that has about 12, and that's from a single laptop, yet it always goes back together just fine, and all the screw holes are filled still... On Mon, Dec 28, 2009 at 4:52 PM, Elliott Price callmemrp...@gmail.com wrote: I use iFixit all the time. It has the best take apart guides I've found on the internet. And yes, I've taken apart quite a few G4 iBooks, and some of them more then once. :) -Elliott Price Mac Computer Repair - Santa Barbara Graphic Design - Artwork Setup Websites - Low Cost Custom Websites On Dec 28, 2009, at 2:40 PM, bhealthyag...@aol.com wrote: Sounds like you've taken one apart? Fortunately there is a web site called www.Ifixit.com which I used to be able to do that for a customer. -Original Message- From: Elliott Price callmemrp...@gmail.com To: imaclist@googlegroups.com Sent: Mon, Dec 28, 2009 5:25 pm Subject: Re: eMac hardware problem. No kidding. -Elliott Price Mac Computer Repair - Santa Barbara Graphic Design - Artwork Setup Websites - Low Cost Custom Websites On Dec 28, 2009, at 2:22 PM, bhealthyag...@aol.com wrote: iBooks are a real pain to replace hard drives on, but not impossible. -- You received this message because you are a member of the iMac Group, a group for those using Apple iMacs and eMacs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/imac/list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to imaclist@googlegroups.com To leave this group, send email to imaclist+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/imaclist -- You received this message because you are a member of the iMac Group, a group for those using Apple iMacs and eMacs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/imac/list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to imaclist@googlegroups.com To leave this group, send email to imaclist+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/imaclist -- You received this message because you are a member of the iMac Group, a group for those using Apple iMacs and eMacs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/imac/list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to imaclist@googlegroups.com To leave this group, send email to imaclist+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/imaclist -- -Sent from a Windows PC -- You received this message because you are a member of the iMac Group, a group for those using Apple iMacs and eMacs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/imac/list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to imaclist@googlegroups.com To leave this group, send email to imaclist+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/imaclist -- You received this message because you are a member of the iMac Group, a group for those using Apple iMacs and eMacs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/imac/list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to imaclist@googlegroups.com To leave this group, send email to imaclist+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/imaclist
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That's why Macs are nice to work on; you know exactly which model it is, and there's guides online. That's actually a brilliant system... Now I want to get a tackle box! :) -Elliott Price Mac Computer Repair - Santa Barbara Graphic Design - Artwork Setup Websites - Low Cost Custom Websites On Dec 28, 2009, at 3:05 PM, Christian Wacker wrote: Theoritically, yes, but when you have to make up the instructions for most Windows laptops to take them apart as you go, you sometimes forget that a certain screw goes with a certain part, and... vola! you have leftover screws. I do have a system though, an old fishing tackle box serves as my tool box, the top shelf holds the screws, the bottom shelf holds the tools, and the inside holds any parts that come off... On Mon, Dec 28, 2009 at 5:02 PM, bhealthyag...@aol.com wrote: What I've learned to do is put the screws into butter tubs as I take a section apart, and then stack another butter tub in that one with the screws from the next section. That way I don't get the screws mixed up and I know what order they go in. I work from the top butter tub putting those screws in first and then working my way to the bottom one. That way you shouldn't have any left over screws. At least theoretically anyway. -Original Message- From: Christian Wacker pizzaboy...@gmail.com To: imaclist imaclist@googlegroups.com Sent: Mon, Dec 28, 2009 5:56 pm Subject: Re: Not about Re: eMac hardware problem. n Do you have the problem that plagues me with repairing laptops? When you take it apart, all is fine, each screw seems willing to be removed (sometimes with a bit of force)... but when you put it back together, you ALWAYS have one screw left over, and yet all the screw holes are filled? I have had that happen so many times, one of my laptops has a section in my leftover screws box that has about 12, and that's from a single laptop, yet it always goes back together just fine, and all the screw holes are filled still... On Mon, Dec 28, 2009 at 4:52 PM, Elliott Price callmemrp...@gmail.com wrote: I use iFixit all the time. It has the best take apart guides I've found on the internet. And yes, I've taken apart quite a few G4 iBooks, and some of them more then once. :) -Elliott Price Mac Computer Repair - Santa Barbara Graphic Design - Artwork Setup Websites - Low Cost Custom Websites On Dec 28, 2009, at 2:40 PM, bhealthyag...@aol.com wrote: Sounds like you've taken one apart? Fortunately there is a web site called www.Ifixit.com which I used to be able to do that for a customer. -Original Message- From: Elliott Price callmemrp...@gmail.com To: imaclist@googlegroups.com Sent: Mon, Dec 28, 2009 5:25 pm Subject: Re: eMac hardware problem. No kidding. -Elliott Price Mac Computer Repair - Santa Barbara Graphic Design - Artwork Setup Websites - Low Cost Custom Websites On Dec 28, 2009, at 2:22 PM, bhealthyag...@aol.com wrote: iBooks are a real pain to replace hard drives on, but not impossible. -- You received this message because you are a member of the iMac Group, a group for those using Apple iMacs and eMacs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/imac/list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to imaclist@googlegroups.com To leave this group, send email to imaclist+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/imaclist -- You received this message because you are a member of the iMac Group, a group for those using Apple iMacs and eMacs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/imac/list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to imaclist@googlegroups.com To leave this group, send email to imaclist+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/imaclist -- You received this message because you are a member of the iMac Group, a group for those using Apple iMacs and eMacs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/imac/list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to imaclist@googlegroups.com To leave this group, send email to imaclist+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/imaclist -- -Sent from a Windows PC -- You received this message because you are a member of the iMac Group, a group for those using Apple iMacs and eMacs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/imac/list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to imaclist@googlegroups.com To leave this group, send email to imaclist+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http
Re: Installing without a DVD drive
Holding T will boot into TDM. -Elliott Price Mac Computer Repair - Santa Barbara Graphic Design - Artwork Setup Websites - Low Cost Custom Websites On Dec 27, 2009, at 12:00 PM, Christian Wacker wrote: Boot the Macbook in target disk mode (Firewire disk mode) by pressing some key during startup (I don't know everything, but it's available on google) -- You received this message because you are a member of the iMac Group, a group for those using Apple iMacs and eMacs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/imac/list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to imaclist@googlegroups.com To leave this group, send email to imaclist+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/imaclist
Re: HD Upgrade
... Exactly. So that shouldn't be a problem either. -Elliott Price Mac Computer Repair - Santa Barbara Graphic Design - Artwork Setup Websites - Low Cost Custom Websites On Dec 27, 2009, at 6:26 PM, Christian Wacker wrote: Just to clarify, SATA1 and SATA2 are interchangeable, SATA1 has a theoretical max of 1.5gbs, SATA2 has a theoretical max of 3.0gbs On Sun, Dec 27, 2009 at 6:20 PM, Elliott Price callmemrp...@gmail.com wrote: The size doesn't matter; it's the speed of the drive that creates more/less heat. For instance, a 7200RPM drive will put off more heat then a 5400RPM drive. (However a 1mb drive and a 1tb drive both running at 7200RPM will give about the same heat) As far as I've seen, the G5 iMacs are fairly easy to take apart, so there shouldn't be any problems in that regard for a semi-technically savvy user. Just google iMac G5 takeapart and you'll probably find a guide. I think any SATA drive should be the same, however I believe that there's SATA1 and SATA2, you might look up which ones the iMac uses, and which ones the HD you have uses. -Elliott Price Mac Computer Repair - Santa Barbara Graphic Design - Artwork Setup Websites - Low Cost Custom Websites On Dec 27, 2009, at 9:53 AM, Amanda Ward wrote: Hi All... I recently picked up a first gen iMac G5 and it is a fine machine. However it only has a 160GB HD. I have a Western Digital 1TB drive on hand and would like to install that. Are there any problems I should be aware of? I’ve seen slightly different versions(?) of SATA drives and wonder if those might be issues. Also, would the 1TB drive create too much heat in the iMac? Thanks for any advice! Amanda -- You received this message because you are a member of the iMac Group, a group for those using Apple iMacs and eMacs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/imac/list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to imaclist@googlegroups.com To leave this group, send email to imaclist+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/imaclist -- You received this message because you are a member of the iMac Group, a group for those using Apple iMacs and eMacs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/imac/list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to imaclist@googlegroups.com To leave this group, send email to imaclist+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/imaclist -- You received this message because you are a member of the iMac Group, a group for those using Apple iMacs and eMacs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/imac/list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to imaclist@googlegroups.com To leave this group, send email to imaclist+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/imaclist -- You received this message because you are a member of the iMac Group, a group for those using Apple iMacs and eMacs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/imac/list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to imaclist@googlegroups.com To leave this group, send email to imaclist+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/imaclist
Re: Hey cool tip
One thing I've always wondered is if the Apple remote would work on say, a Bondi iMac running OSX, since they have an IR port, and the remote is an IR remote... -Elliott Price Mac Computer Repair - Santa Barbara Graphic Design - Artwork Setup Websites - Low Cost Custom Websites On Dec 23, 2009, at 1:10 PM, Bruce Johnson wrote: http://www.macosxhints.com/article.php?story=20091215085717199 At least one cheap 'universal remote' will work for the Mac. -- 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 the iMac Group, a group for those using Apple iMacs and eMacs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/imac/list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to imaclist@googlegroups.com To leave this group, send email to imaclist+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/imaclist -- You received this message because you are a member of the iMac Group, a group for those using Apple iMacs and eMacs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/imac/list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to imaclist@googlegroups.com To leave this group, send email to imaclist+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/imaclist
Re: iMac G3 hard drives
Does it work kinda like the remote that comes with newer Macs? I'm pretty sure you can wake it up with those. -Elliott Price Mac Computer Repair - Santa Barbara Graphic Design - Artwork Setup Websites - Low Cost Custom Websites On Dec 15, 2009, at 7:48 AM, Owen Strawn wrote: That would be a cool idea, but I've never managed to figure out how to use a remote server for iTunes (or iPhoto either). They never seem to want to wake from sleep remotely. Thanks! Owen - Original Message From: Christian Wacker pizzaboy...@gmail.com Sent: Mon, December 14, 2009 10:49:12 PM That 266 has only one or two uses left. My 266 tray loader became a Christmas Present to a friend, and it was loaded up with their whole music collection. (it's got some software and a special remote I made, so it's basically a nifty little juke box) And, I use my 350mhz iMac as the same, loaded my whole media library on it, and enjoy it when I fall asleep some nights, (then I let it fall asleep a few minutes later.) On Mon, Dec 14, 2009 at 8:41 PM, Owen Strawn wrote: Thanks Kasey! I'm thinking about maybe putting the original 6gb drive back into the tray-loader, and the 20gb into an external enclosure. I don't really have any use for the 266 that the 500 won't accomplish better. Owen - Original Message From: Kasey Smith Sent: Mon, December 14, 2009 4:39:14 PM Yes, you can swap them, just make sure of the partitioning yada yada yada... (on the tray loader) On Dec 14, 2009, at 1:34 PM, owen wrote: Hi all, I have a tray load iMac (266mhz rev C) with an 40gb upgraded hard drive, and a slot load iMac (500mhz early 2001) with its original 20gb drive. MacTracker says the tangerine uses an Ultra ATA bus and the flower power uses an ATA-3 bus. Can I swap the drives? FWIW the 40gb drive is an Apollo EIDE UDMA-133 7200 Quiet drive. Thanks! Owen -- You received this message because you are a member of the iMac Group, a group for those using Apple iMacs and eMacs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/imac/list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to imaclist@googlegroups.com To leave this group, send email to imaclist+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/imaclist -- You received this message because you are a member of the iMac Group, a group for those using Apple iMacs and eMacs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/imac/list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to imaclist@googlegroups.com To leave this group, send email to imaclist+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/imaclist -- You received this message because you are a member of the iMac Group, a group for those using Apple iMacs and eMacs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/imac/list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to imaclist@googlegroups.com To leave this group, send email to imaclist+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/imaclist -- You received this message because you are a member of the iMac Group, a group for those using Apple iMacs and eMacs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/imac/list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to imaclist@googlegroups.com To leave this group, send email to imaclist+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/imaclist
Re: iMac G3 hard drives
Oh. Yeah, I have that problem quite a bit, too. I wish they'd thought of the 10.6 wake on demand feature earlier! -Elliott Price Mac Computer Repair - Santa Barbara Graphic Design - Artwork Setup Websites - Low Cost Custom Websites On Dec 15, 2009, at 11:02 AM, Owen Strawn wrote: Actually, what I mean is that I can't access the server over the network without first going to wherever it is and manually waking it up. - Original Message From: Elliott Price callmemrp...@gmail.com Sent: Tue, December 15, 2009 12:55:52 PM Does it work kinda like the remote that comes with newer Macs? I'm pretty sure you can wake it up with those. -Elliott Price Mac Computer Repair - Santa Barbara Graphic Design - Artwork Setup Websites - Low Cost Custom Websites On Dec 15, 2009, at 7:48 AM, Owen Strawn wrote: That would be a cool idea, but I've never managed to figure out how to use a remote server for iTunes (or iPhoto either). They never seem to want to wake from sleep remotely. Thanks! Owen - Original Message From: Christian Wacker Sent: Mon, December 14, 2009 10:49:12 PM That 266 has only one or two uses left. My 266 tray loader became a Christmas Present to a friend, and it was loaded up with their whole music collection. (it's got some software and a special remote I made, so it's basically a nifty little juke box) And, I use my 350mhz iMac as the same, loaded my whole media library on it, and enjoy it when I fall asleep some nights, (then I let it fall asleep a few minutes later.) On Mon, Dec 14, 2009 at 8:41 PM, Owen Strawn wrote: Thanks Kasey! I'm thinking about maybe putting the original 6gb drive back into the tray-loader, and the 20gb into an external enclosure. I don't really have any use for the 266 that the 500 won't accomplish better. Owen - Original Message From: Kasey Smith Sent: Mon, December 14, 2009 4:39:14 PM Yes, you can swap them, just make sure of the partitioning yada yada yada... (on the tray loader) On Dec 14, 2009, at 1:34 PM, owen wrote: Hi all, I have a tray load iMac (266mhz rev C) with an 40gb upgraded hard drive, and a slot load iMac (500mhz early 2001) with its original 20gb drive. MacTracker says the tangerine uses an Ultra ATA bus and the flower power uses an ATA-3 bus. Can I swap the drives? FWIW the 40gb drive is an Apollo EIDE UDMA-133 7200 Quiet drive. Thanks! Owen -- You received this message because you are a member of the iMac Group, a group for those using Apple iMacs and eMacs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/imac/list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to imaclist@googlegroups.com To leave this group, send email to imaclist+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/imaclist -- You received this message because you are a member of the iMac Group, a group for those using Apple iMacs and eMacs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/imac/list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to imaclist@googlegroups.com To leave this group, send email to imaclist+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/imaclist -- You received this message because you are a member of the iMac Group, a group for those using Apple iMacs and eMacs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/imac/list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to imaclist@googlegroups.com To leave this group, send email to imaclist+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/imaclist -- You received this message because you are a member of the iMac Group, a group for those using Apple iMacs and eMacs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/imac/list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to imaclist@googlegroups.com To leave this group, send email to imaclist+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/imaclist -- You received this message because you are a member of the iMac Group, a group for those using Apple iMacs and eMacs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/imac/list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to imaclist@googlegroups.com To leave this group, send email to imaclist+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/imaclist -- You received this message because you are a member of the iMac Group, a group for those using Apple iMacs
Re: iMac G3 hard drives
Yeah. Any ATA drives are compatible, (I'm pretty sure, if not someone correct me) I've never had any trouble swapping drives around. (Between newer and older macs) -Elliott Price Mac Computer Repair - Santa Barbara Graphic Design - Artwork Setup Websites - Low Cost Custom Websites On Dec 14, 2009, at 12:34 PM, owen wrote: Hi all, I have a tray load iMac (266mhz rev C) with an 40gb upgraded hard drive, and a slot load iMac (500mhz early 2001) with its original 20gb drive. MacTracker says the tangerine uses an Ultra ATA bus and the flower power uses an ATA-3 bus. Can I swap the drives? FWIW the 40gb drive is an Apollo EIDE UDMA-133 7200 Quiet drive. Thanks! Owen -- You received this message because you are a member of the iMac Group, a group for those using Apple iMacs and eMacs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/imac/list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to imaclist@googlegroups.com To leave this group, send email to imaclist+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/imaclist -- You received this message because you are a member of the iMac Group, a group for those using Apple iMacs and eMacs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/imac/list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to imaclist@googlegroups.com To leave this group, send email to imaclist+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/imaclist
Re: 10.4 causing problems with the wifi (again)
Since VPC is made by Bloatware itself, (aka Microsoft) it runs VERY VERY slowly. Our 667Mhz Mac had trouble running XP with VPC. If you really do want to run Windows on your Mac in an emulator, I would go with something simpler like VirtualBox (I think that's what it's called, not quite sure) or Parallels or Fusion on intel Macs. -Elliott Price Mac Computer Repair - Santa Barbara Graphic Design - Artwork Setup Websites - Low Cost Custom Websites On Dec 12, 2009, at 1:26 PM, Bruce Johnson wrote: On Dec 12, 2009, at 1:36 PM, Christian Wacker wrote: (It will be interesting to see if a 350mhz PPC can run windows 7 as well as my 3.2ghz DualCore AMD system) No it won't be interesting at all, unless by 'interesting' and 'run as well as' you mean 'enormously boring' and 'because it takes four days to boot up'. ;-) It will run Windows 7 (if at all) about as well as a Pentium 166 would (if at all). As a general rule VPC ran about as fast as a real PC of roughly half the clock speed of the Mac. -- Bruce Johnson Wherever you go, there you are B. Banzai, PhD -- You received this message because you are a member of the iMac Group, a group for those using Apple iMacs and eMacs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/imac/list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to imaclist@googlegroups.com To leave this group, send email to imaclist+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/imaclist -- You received this message because you are a member of the iMac Group, a group for those using Apple iMacs and eMacs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/imac/list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to imaclist@googlegroups.com To leave this group, send email to imaclist+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/imaclist
Re: G5 isight imac died
Those are notorious for having bad capacitors, from what I've heard here on the LEM lists. -Elliott Price Mac Computer Repair - Santa Barbara Graphic Design - Artwork Setup Websites - Low Cost Custom Websites On Dec 11, 2009, at 2:20 PM, john hobbs wrote: Well it finally happened to me. Yesterday I was running firefox when the page just got stuck. No mouse movement no keyboard input. I turned off with the power button let it rest a minute or two then turned it back on. All that happens is the ambient light sensor lamp glows and then the fans run at high speed. I tried a PMU reset and also removed the ram I added but to no avail. I connected a firewire startup disc but the machine doesn't even give a startup chime so no luck there. I tried starting in target disc mode connected to this G4 laptop nothing doing there either. iMac is running fully updated Tiger its the last of the G5 imacs 2.1ghz. Anyone have any ideas please. John Hobbs -- You received this message because you are a member of the iMac Group, a group for those using Apple iMacs and eMacs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/imac/list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to imaclist@googlegroups.com To leave this group, send email to imaclist+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/imaclist -- You received this message because you are a member of the iMac Group, a group for those using Apple iMacs and eMacs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/imac/list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to imaclist@googlegroups.com To leave this group, send email to imaclist+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/imaclist
Re: 10.4 causing problems with the wifi (again)
I would guess the software; a lot of those third party USB wireless things have pretty terrible software for the Mac. You might check to see if they have updated drivers online, that would be compatible specifically with 10.4. -Elliott Price Mac Computer Repair - Santa Barbara Graphic Design - Artwork Setup Websites - Low Cost Custom Websites On Dec 11, 2009, at 5:02 PM, Christian Wacker wrote: Well... I upgraded my iMac G3 to 10.4, and now i've got constant WiFi problems (again) I try to connect to the WiFi, using my netgear WG111V2, and it crashes the box. It then re-connects, and crashes the box again, instantly after I reset the box. I don't know if this is because it's a Mac (Doubt it, but could be) or if it is the mediocre software for the Mac. Any input is appreciated as to how to get my network stable again. -christian. -- You received this message because you are a member of the iMac Group, a group for those using Apple iMacs and eMacs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/imac/list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to imaclist@googlegroups.com To leave this group, send email to imaclist+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/imaclist -- You received this message because you are a member of the iMac Group, a group for those using Apple iMacs and eMacs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/imac/list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to imaclist@googlegroups.com To leave this group, send email to imaclist+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/imaclist
Re: Running a Tiger Beta on my G3?
I agree, but I wouldn't think it would be that different. Like the OSX beta had the apple in the middle of the bar... That would be cool to run. But 10.4 betas can't be much different from the released version, there isn't even that much of a difference between 10.3 and 10.4. 10.4 is actually very stable; even on older and unsupported Macs. I rarely had/have any issues with it. Especially 10.4.11. 512 should work very well. -Elliott Price Mac Computer Repair - Santa Barbara Graphic Design - Artwork Setup Websites - Low Cost Custom Websites On Dec 10, 2009, at 4:39 PM, Christian Wacker wrote: On Thu, Dec 10, 2009 at 6:12 PM, Elliott Price callmemrp...@gmail.com wrote: What's the point of running a beta when the real version is released? It's neat to see how software progresses. I have 120gb of Windows betas and applications of the sort, and I find it interesting to see an OS evolve from one stage to the next It probably won't be that different, and probably a lot more glitchy. It probably can't be much worse than it already is =P Yeah, it'll run pretty well, considering. It also depends on how much RAM you have, the more the better. (10.4 will run on 92Mb, but NOT well at all... 128 is the minimum for decent performance.) So 512 will work well? -Christian -- You received this message because you are a member of the iMac Group, a group for those using Apple iMacs and eMacs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/imac/list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to imaclist@googlegroups.com To leave this group, send email to imaclist+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/imaclist -- You received this message because you are a member of the iMac Group, a group for those using Apple iMacs and eMacs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/imac/list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to imaclist@googlegroups.com To leave this group, send email to imaclist+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/imaclist
Re: G3 Imac 400 Mhz
Boot it into the Open Firmware, and it'll tell you the version of the firmware. Hold Opt+Command(Apple)+O+F on bootup. Or, just download the firmware update and run it, if it's up to date, it'll let you know. -Elliott Price Mac Computer Repair - Santa Barbara Graphic Design - Artwork Setup Websites - Low Cost Custom Websites On Dec 7, 2009, at 10:36 AM, robert stiefvater wrote: I have this Imac and can't remember if the firmware upgrade was done. Is there a way to check and see? I usually leave it on the computer if I did it but can't find anything on it. It has OS 10.3.2 on it. Thanks in advance, bob -- You received this message because you are a member of the iMac Group, a group for those using Apple iMacs and eMacs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/imac/list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to imaclist@googlegroups.com To leave this group, send email to imaclist+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/imaclist -- You received this message because you are a member of the iMac Group, a group for those using Apple iMacs and eMacs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/imac/list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to imaclist@googlegroups.com To leave this group, send email to imaclist+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/imaclist
Re: iMac flip-out--aack!
It sure sounds like it's software based - If worst comes to worst, you can always perform an Archive install, I believe you can still select this option in the Snow Leopard installer. You can even preserve user settings, so it only re-installs the base system. Have you tried booting in the OSX version of Safe mode? (Hold Shift at startup) I don't know if this will do anything - But it might... -Elliott Price Mac Computer Repair - Santa Barbara Graphic Design - Artwork Setup Websites - Low Cost Custom Websites On Dec 7, 2009, at 3:50 PM, Jim Scott wrote: On Dec 7, 2009, at 3:36 PM, William Spencer wrote: Hi there: The newer of the two machines listed below has decided to enter a parallel universe. It will not boot to the regular login screen but instead goes straight to my son's desktop after just a couple of seconds worth of a grayish screen I've never seen before, with a horizontal progress-bar-looking sort of thing visible at the bottom of the screen. The menu across the top of the screen is no longer visible, the mouse pointer moves but will not open or close anything, there is no way to command-tab through apps (even if there are any open), and the only way to shut down is to hold down the power button. I plan to dig up the original discs and see if I can boot from there, and then see what happens...maybe repair permissions or something. I think I have an old copy of Tech Tools floating around someplace, but I don't even know what version, let alone if it will function properly on this thing. Push comes to shove I can take it down to the genius bar tomorrow night, but not before then. Any advice gratefully accepted, the sooner the better. *** Bill Spencer in Maryland IMac Core Duo 2.4 ghz/1 g RAM/Snow Leopard IMac Core Duo 1.83 ghz/1 g RAM/Snow Leopard Sounds as if the directory is munged, perhaps from one or more improper shutdowns, and that the iMac's booting in a hybrid EFI/OS mode. Running the latest version of DiskWarrior for SL (4.2) should clear it up, but if you don't have it, try booting from the Snow Leopard install disk. Then try repairing the disk using Disk Utility. It's probably not a permissions issue, but you can run that too. If Disk Utility repairs the hard drive, keep running the repair function until it stops repairing. Then quit the SL installer and see if it will boot normally. If it doesn't, then reboot from the SL install disk and reinstall SL, then update. The reinstall actually will do an archive install, so you won't lose anything. If that doesn't set things right, then by all means take it to the Genius Bar. What it's doing now is very unusual, and possibly could indicate a faulty hard drive or some other hardware problem. Let us know what transpires. Jim Scott -- You received this message because you are a member of the iMac Group, a group for those using Apple iMacs and eMacs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/imac/list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to imaclist@googlegroups.com To leave this group, send email to imaclist+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/imaclist -- You received this message because you are a member of the iMac Group, a group for those using Apple iMacs and eMacs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/imac/list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to imaclist@googlegroups.com To leave this group, send email to imaclist+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/imaclist
Re: turns off with a slight click
That sounds like the power supply. From what I've heard on the lists, those G5 iMac's power supplies tend to bite the dust. -Elliott Price Mac Computer Repair - Santa Barbara Graphic Design - Artwork Setup Websites - Low Cost Custom Websites On Dec 2, 2009, at 9:00 AM, gladys pérez-almiroty wrote: happy holidays to all! my aunt- she lives in an other town- just called me with this conundrum: her imac g 5 code name hero, 1.8 ghz, running some version of os 10.3 and maybe 2gb ram is turning itself off and when it does you can hear a faint click. i live 2 hours away and have not seen the machine when it does that. knowing my aunt it has not been updated since the last time i was there. any ideas? what should i bring to her when i go besides disk warrior? would that even help? if you have any other questions i can ask her. please help me!! thanks in advanced gladys -- You received this message because you are a member of the iMac Group, a group for those using Apple iMacs and eMacs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/imac/list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to imaclist@googlegroups.com To leave this group, send email to imaclist+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/imaclist -- You received this message because you are a member of the iMac Group, a group for those using Apple iMacs and eMacs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/imac/list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to imaclist@googlegroups.com To leave this group, send email to imaclist+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/imaclist
Re: G3 Imac and OS X
Here's the link: http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=75130 -Elliott Price Mac Computer Repair - Santa Barbara Graphic Design - Artwork Setup Websites - Low Cost Custom Websites On Nov 21, 2009, at 12:29 PM, Jasiu wrote: I know that there is something that I need to download before attempting to install OS 10.3 on a slot loading G3 Imac. But I don't have the link, can anyone help? Thanks Jasiu -- You received this message because you are a member of the iMac Group, a group for those using Apple iMacs and eMacs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/imac/list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to imaclist@googlegroups.com To leave this group, send email to imaclist+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/imaclist -- You received this message because you are a member of the iMac Group, a group for those using Apple iMacs and eMacs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/imac/list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to imaclist@googlegroups.com To leave this group, send email to imaclist+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/imaclist
Re: atheist insult?
Goodness, people, I'm pretty sure she was making a joke! She was using atheist to refer to a non Mac disposition. Right?? -Elliott Price Mac Computer Repair - Santa Barbara Graphic Design - Artwork Setup Websites - Low Cost Custom Websites On Nov 12, 2009, at 4:01 PM, John Callahan wrote: WHERE ARE THE NANNIES!!! On Nov 12, 2009, at 6:17 PM, Dennis Faulkner wrote: Why the atheist insult to Simon? That seems very rude! Personally, I feel middle of the road on religion - on one side, I used to go to a church called Harvest Temple, in Lakeside, California. I have very fond memories of this, the church was colorful, the first place I felt really loved and accepted. Earlier growing up, we belonged to the Methodist church, but my dad was very abusive, and it seemed very strange for him to be in that church, and to behave that way. This of course was not a methodist problem, but seemed strange to me as a child. Flash forward today - I read now complaints about perhaps our former pastor being involved in preaching the financial blessings bit to people who can't afford to give money in very poor countries - I find myself wondering if he really believes this will help these people, or is it a scam? Religion itself can be very scary - families are often torn apart! I know of a young gay guy I knew growing up who actually changed his name, because he hated the young man he was growing up, he did not feel accepted in any way by his religious group, nor by his family. People have committed suicide because they did not feel they were o.k. by their religious upbringing. Be careful - religion is not all good - it can be very evil. I am considering going back to another state where my distant relatives are, until now I have lived 2000 miles away. It is amazing how the talk will go to fear of going to hell or burning forever. It is also troublesome when you try to have a honest discussion about religion and your hand is gently slapped because you are talking about the sacred cow. Yet, I really don't see a peace in my older relatives who are approaching the end of their lives, they seem scared. An atheist is not necessarily someone who has lost all faith, they don't always dress all in black, with their heads hanging down saying the end is near - I find myself religious in a sense - I found out a friend died young hiking on a trail - I find myself thinking he existed before he was born, and after he died - if he died. However, I find myself thinking also that when we find out what really happens after death, it may very well shatter our little preconcieved notions about what all this is about. Dennis On Wednesday, November 11, 2009, at 08:22PM, Sandy sandracharlot...@yahoo.com wrote: Simon: Why are you leaving? Still an atheist? Or, are you leaving that too? Sandy --- On Wed, 11/11/09, Simon Royal m...@simonroyal.co.uk wrote: From: Simon Royal m...@simonroyal.co.uk Subject: Goodbye... To: iMac Group imaclist@googlegroups.com Date: Wednesday, November 11, 2009, 3:09 PM Hi. I have enjoyed being on this group and if my circumstances change then I shall join again, but for now, goodbye. Simon --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are a member of the iMac Group, a group for those using Apple iMacs and eMacs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/imac/list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to imaclist@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/ group/imaclist -~--~~~~--~~--~--~--- -- You received this message because you are a member of the iMac Group, a group for those using Apple iMacs and eMacs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/imac/list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to imaclist@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/ group/imaclist -- You received this message because you are a member of the iMac Group, a group for those using Apple iMacs and eMacs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/imac/list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to imaclist@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/ group/imaclist John Callahan jcalla...@stny.rr.com If there are no dogs in Heaven, when I die I want to go where they went.¨ --Will Rogers extreme positive = (ybya2) -- You received this message because you are a member of the iMac Group, a group for those using Apple iMacs and eMacs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/imac/list.shtml and our netiquette guide
Re: Tiger install on Lime (333 MHz) iMac
What's the best method for applying it? -Elliott Price Mac Computer Repair - Santa Barbara Graphic Design - Artwork Setup Websites - Low Cost Custom Websites On Nov 10, 2009, at 7:10 PM, ./aal wrote: turtle wax does wonders for scratched optical media the paste in the can, plain wax ---NOT the cleaner wax--- scratches in the clear side can be fixed with it scratches in the label side are not repairable -- -- NOT sent from an iphone,blackberry,Nokia, or any handheld. -- I'm a PC(x86 AND ppc) AND I RUN LINUX!!! Linux is like ice cream. It comes in many flavors and everyone has their favorite, but we all get the same smile regardless of which we choose to scoop. - Peter De Vries - It is the final proof of God's omnipotence that he need not exist in order to save us. - http://www.quotationspage.com/quote/81.html --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are a member of the iMac Group, a group for those using Apple iMacs and eMacs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/imac/list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to imaclist@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/imaclist -~--~~~~--~~--~--~---
Re: VNC Program for a G3 iMac running 10.3.9?
To do that, you'll need a service such as Go to my PC or LogMeIn... Not sure if any of those services are compatible with 10.3, however. I've used LogMeIn, and I'm pretty sure you can set up a free account - But there's features (file transfers, computer stats) that are unavailable. Not sure how much that helps, but I think that's about all your options... Have you thought about upgrading the RAM, and running 10.4? I've found that it even runs ok for email, etc. even on the 233MHz Bondi iMacs. -Elliott Price Mac Computer Repair - Santa Barbara Graphic Design - Artwork Setup Websites - Low Cost Custom Websites On Nov 5, 2009, at 6:58 PM, Christian Wacker wrote: I want a vnc program to check on my iMac whist at school. Any suggestions? It runs 10.3.9, and is relatively sluggish at almost everything it does... except download and upload stuff from one place to another. Thanks Christian. --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are a member of the iMac Group, a group for those using Apple iMacs and eMacs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/imac/list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to imaclist@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/imaclist -~--~~~~--~~--~--~---
Re: VNC Program for a G3 iMac running 10.3.9?
I've never heard of that... I'm not sure... But 10.4 should run OK on 350Mhz. A little jittery, but usable. I've run it on a 333MHz Lombard with 512Mb RAM; It runs decently. I guess it all depends on how patient you are... -Elliott Price Mac Computer Repair - Santa Barbara Graphic Design - Artwork Setup Websites - Low Cost Custom Websites On Nov 5, 2009, at 9:17 PM, Christian Wacker wrote: Will Vanilla 10.4 run on a 512 mb 350mhz iMac with SuperDrive? or will I have to modify it? On Thu, Nov 5, 2009 at 11:16 PM, Elliott Price callmemrp...@gmail.com wrote: To do that, you'll need a service such as Go to my PC or LogMeIn... Not sure if any of those services are compatible with 10.3, however. I've used LogMeIn, and I'm pretty sure you can set up a free account - But there's features (file transfers, computer stats) that are unavailable. Not sure how much that helps, but I think that's about all your options... Have you thought about upgrading the RAM, and running 10.4? I've found that it even runs ok for email, etc. even on the 233MHz Bondi iMacs. -Elliott Price Mac Computer Repair - Santa Barbara Graphic Design - Artwork Setup Websites - Low Cost Custom Websites On Nov 5, 2009, at 6:58 PM, Christian Wacker wrote: I want a vnc program to check on my iMac whist at school. Any suggestions? It runs 10.3.9, and is relatively sluggish at almost everything it does... except download and upload stuff from one place to another. Thanks Christian. --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are a member of the iMac Group, a group for those using Apple iMacs and eMacs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/imac/list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to imaclist@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/imaclist -~--~~~~--~~--~--~---
Re: Best office version for a Blueberry G3 350mhz?
Office '04. That should run on 10.3, and it's better then Office X, and not as bloated as '08 (plus I don't think that'll run on 10.3) We ran '04 for ever. -Elliott Price Mac Computer Repair - Santa Barbara Graphic Design - Artwork Setup Websites - Low Cost Custom Websites On Oct 27, 2009, at 5:12 PM, Christian Wacker wrote: What version of office should I install on my G3 350mhz imac with 10.3.9? I have access to all versions, so whatever one you suggest is best, I shall install. thanks -Christian. --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are a member of the iMac Group, a group for those using Apple iMacs and eMacs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/imac/list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to imaclist@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/imaclist -~--~~~~--~~--~--~---
Re: Bondai blue iMac and linux?
yup; 384mb is the max RAM limit for the Bondi iMacs. I wonder if they have any Ubuntu's old enough that it would work on a 233Mhz iMac? There's always Free BSD; I'm pretty sure I've seen ones that'll run on old G3's. -Elliott Price Mac Computer Repair - Santa Barbara Graphic Design - Artwork Setup Websites - Low Cost Custom Websites On Oct 27, 2009, at 5:49 PM, Gary Fortman wrote: Bondi iMacs are tray loaders. Good luck getting it to 512mb. I have never gotten one to more than 384. Two 256 always registered as 256 and 128 for me. Sent from my eyeFone On Oct 27, 2009, at 6:28 PM, Clark Martin cm...@sonic.net wrote: Christian Wacker wrote: I have a bondai blue iMac in it's stock configuration, complete with retore cds that I would like to tinker around with linux on. I can upgrade ram to 512mb (just haven't gotten to it yet) and am looking for suggestions. I do not want to go through the trouble of system 10 (it's a pain on my slot-load 350mhz imac) any suggestions? Is this a tray loader? Debian Linux should work on this machine well enough. It will be a bit slow. Other versions may work too such as Fedora, SUSE and Yellow Dog. I've put Fedora on a slot loader. Off hand I'm just not sure how well a tray loader will work. -- 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 the iMac Group, a group for those using Apple iMacs and eMacs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/imac/list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to imaclist@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/imaclist -~--~~~~--~~--~--~---
Re: Bondai blue iMac and linux?
There are no slot-loading Bondi's. The Bondi Blue iMac only shipped with 233MHz processors; and it was discontinued in January 1999 when the five Flavored iMacs came out. According to MacTracker, the Rev. B Bondi iMacs could support up to 512Mb. I think you're probably thinking of the later slot loading iMacs; but none of these came in Bondi Blue -Elliott Price Mac Computer Repair - Santa Barbara Graphic Design - Artwork Setup Websites - Low Cost Custom Websites On Oct 27, 2009, at 6:10 PM, Clark Martin wrote: Elliott Price wrote: yup; 384mb is the max RAM limit for the Bondi iMacs. I wonder if they have any Ubuntu's old enough that it would work on a 233Mhz iMac? There's always Free BSD; I'm pretty sure I've seen ones that'll run on old G3's. It seems like it's not generally known but there ARE slot loading Bondis that can go to 1Gb of RAM with a 350 MHz CPU. -- 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 the iMac Group, a group for those using Apple iMacs and eMacs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/imac/list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to imaclist@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/imaclist -~--~~~~--~~--~--~---
Re: Help me get Tiger back?
I didn't realize that trick worked on modern macs; will have to try that one! -Elliott Price Mac Computer Repair - Santa Barbara Graphic Design - Artwork Setup Websites - Low Cost Custom Websites On Oct 21, 2009, at 10:16 PM, williamd wrote: Mouse button worked. Thanks you guys! -bill --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are a member of the iMac Group, a group for those using Apple iMacs and eMacs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/imac/list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to imaclist@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/imaclist -~--~~~~--~~--~--~---
Re: Droolworthy new iMac
Haha. You guys crack me up. But I agree... Somehow I wish my 2Ghz Core 2 iMac would conk out. But then, I really love this little guy, and unfortunately I don't have an abundance of cash right now... What! You're not supposed to unplug the computer to shut it down?? -Elliott Price Mac Computer Repair - Santa Barbara Graphic Design - Artwork Setup Websites - Low Cost Custom Websites On Oct 20, 2009, at 11:32 AM, Bruce Johnson wrote: On Oct 20, 2009, at 11:19 AM, Clark Martin wrote: Not trying for very subtle are you Bruce. Come on... Iron Filings But...but...but...but the bright sparkly flashes are so pretty! But the memory idea is good. It was really tight, so I spit on it to lubricate it. (Based on a true story: How Bruce Learned Not To Use Lung Power To Blow Out A Memory Slot I fried a (pretty expensive, at the time) 128 MB dimm in my 7600.) -- 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 the iMac Group, a group for those using Apple iMacs and eMacs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/imac/list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to imaclist@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/imaclist -~--~~~~--~~--~--~---
Re: iMac G3 airport troubles
That's very strange... It almost sounds like perhaps the antenna being unshielded is causing it to not boot? I think your best bet is to go ahead and zap the PRAM and see how it goes after that. You can zap the pram on any Mac, since they still use the parameter RAM; it's very helpful when having strange hardware conflicts. :) -Elliott Price Mac Computer Repair - Santa Barbara Graphic Design - Artwork Setup Websites - Low Cost Custom Websites On Oct 20, 2009, at 8:36 PM, Wolfman wrote: Hi Elliott, It did boot up fine with the Airport card installed without the antenna connected. I did try booting the iMac several times with the antenna connected but nothing but the chime sound and no video. Another funny thing was that the iMac did not boot until I put the plastic piece back on the end of the antenna connection after removing the Airport card. I will try the zapping the PRAM. I did not know this still was something you can do. I remember doing that with the older compact Macs. Thanks. Steve On Oct 19, 11:15 pm, Elliott Price callmemrp...@gmail.com wrote: That's very strange; You'll probably have to do some more diagnosing. Does it still boot with the AirPort installed, but without the antenna disconnected? Did it only not boot once? You might try it a few times if it doesn't. One thing about those connectors, make sure they're in ALL the way, push them a little harder then you'd think you have to. I've had the trouble with accidentally only plugging them in half of the way. You might try hooking it all in, then zapping the PRAM. (Hold Opt+Apple+R+P at startup, wait for 4 chimes) Sometimes this helps with new hardware problems. -Elliott Price Mac Computer Repair - Santa Barbara Graphic Design - Artwork Setup Websites - Low Cost Custom Websites On Oct 19, 2009, at 8:47 PM, Wolfman wrote: I have a slot load iMac G3 450MHz. I wanted to install an airport card and as all of you know I needed an adapter card. I put the airport card in the adapter and plugged the card in. The iMac recognized the airport card but I could not access the internet without using an ethernet connection to my airport base station. I then wondered if there is supposed to be an antenna connected to the airport card so I opened the iMac up again to access the card. After finding and connecting the buildt in antenna, the iMac would not boot up. The iMac chimed but the screen remained blank. I removed the airport card and adapter and the iMac booted up normally. Any idea what is going on? Thanks. Steve --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are a member of the iMac Group, a group for those using Apple iMacs and eMacs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/imac/list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to imaclist@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/imaclist -~--~~~~--~~--~--~---
