Re: Beige G3 wanted

[Robert Howells]

On Saturday, August 7, 2004, at 02:04  PM, John Taylor wrote:


Hi all,

My Beige G3 desktop 233MHz computer appears to have a damaged graphics 
card. I've tested all the peripherals I've put in it, but the monitor 
still turns itself off. It will do this unexpectedly, and I have to 
force restart to get it to do anything. The Curtin computer shop 
suggested it could be the clock battery but I ruled this out, the time 
was correct even after leaving it off in a room for two weeks.


The graphics card being damaged is a plausible explanation, because I 
used to have a poor monitor which would often form a bright (and 
noisy) streak down the middle. It was an AppleVision monitor. I would 
quickly turn it off (possibly avoiding smoke/a fire). The monitor 
could have given the graphics card a bolt of electricity.


Unfortunately the options for getting a replacement graphics card are 
very limited, so I should probably look at getting a replacement 
computer.


It's probably unlikely, but I would substitute a different monitor 
first !  Stranger things have happened.


Bob



I've heard the guy at the Curtin computer shop say one can get a Beige 
G3 for about $50. Does anyone have one they don't want, or any ideas?


Regards,

Chris Taylor


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Re: Beige G3 wanted

[John Taylor]

On 7 Aug 2004, at 6:14 PM, Kathy Quinlan wrote:

If you need one I have a G3 beige here minus CDROM, Floppy and HDD, 
Assumed working, I was keeping it as a spare for my other G3, but if 
you need it, you are welcome to it for a small donation ;)


Perfect! I could rip the CDROM, floppy and 40GB hard disk out of my 
fried one and stick them in this one. I suppose a 'small donation' 
would be somewhat less than the $750 I paid for mine? ;-)


I thought the Video was onboard on the G3 ? So long since it has been 
opened I have no idea lol


It is, but you can also put a PCI graphics card in and use that 
instead. That's assuming you can actually find one that will work.


Regards,

John Taylor