On Mar 16, 2009, at 10:51 PM, jonas ulrich wrote:
I would almost go for a later powerbook
I second that notion. Jeff
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Years ago, when I was a teenager, I worked in a gas station, and to
show you how long ago this was, we actually put the gas in the
customers' cars for them! They never even had to get out of the car!
And while the car was being gassed up, we also checked the engine oil,
the tire pressure,
The case eventually cracks where the lid indentations close down on
the keyboard. This is well documented and doesn't affect it's
operation, but you should be aware of it.
:0)
On Mar 16, 2009, at 10:56 pm, Dennis Myhand wrote:
Well, the tax refund is here and my wife just asked if we
On Tue, Mar 17, 2009 at 2:40 AM, Tom tba...@nmia.com wrote:
Years ago, when I was a teenager, I worked in a gas station, and to
show you how long ago this was, we actually put the gas in the
customers' cars for them! They never even had to get out of the car!
And while the car was being
As I said, I need help!
I have a 1 Ghz Dual Processor Quick Silver with 1.5 GB ram, running OS
10.4.11
I had two harddrives installed. My main drive is 150 GB but shows up
as being 120 gb. The other harddrive was about 80 GB.
Anyway... I turned the computer on today and heard a persistant
At 2:05 AM -0700 3/17/09, Macuser17 posted:
I have an iMac G5 that I bought that has some sort of issue that I
can't figure out. I can turn it on and it gives a healthy chime boots
and graphics run the whole kit and kabodle then after some time can be
30min might be 6hours it just crashes
Funny you should mention leopard as I am running 10.5.6 there. I don't have
a tiger disk handy to try but I'm not sure if thats it I had a devil of a
time installing from the Leopard disk it kept crashing at the very end so
would that be a leopard issue even? I am just not sure if its running
You may need to change the jumper setting and/or cable position on
your boot drive. The easiest way to see if this is the problem is to
put the old dead drive back in place, just as it was before. Your Mac
should boot normally and you will be able to use Disk Utility to check
the disk and
My internet connection is going up and down, yet whenever the ISP
checks, they aren't finding a problem. So I'm wanting an app,
freeware preferably, that will monitor and allow a text printout
showing when the connection is active and when it dies. Any
recommendations for Leopard?
Steve R
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Sent: Tuesday, 17 March, 2009 11:38:00 AM
Subject: Re: iMac G5 Crashing
Funny you should mention leopard as I am running 10.5.6 there. I don't have a
tiger disk handy to try but I'm
Steve R wrote:
My internet connection is going up and down, yet whenever the ISP
checks, they aren't finding a problem. So I'm wanting an app,
freeware preferably, that will monitor and allow a text printout
showing when the connection is active and when it dies. Any
recommendations for
On Mar 17, 6:39 am, Janine Cheung hbbst...@gmail.com wrote:
As I said, I need help!
I have a 1 Ghz Dual Processor Quick Silver with 1.5 GB ram,
running OS
10.4.11
I have a QS 2002 Dual 1GHz ... nice machine.
I believe your HD settings are CS or Cable Select. Make sure you
didn't
Recently added bluetooth to my 800mhz eMac via a Belkin usb plugin and
wireless apple keyboard and mighty mouse.
If I allow the machine to sleep, i lose my bluetooth connections. The only
way things seem to work is if I shut down and go through a complete restart.
Then all is well.
When bluetooth
First things First Remove, or at least disconnect the second HD
- leave out of the mix until you get the first HD working. [That
way THOSE files will be safe from further damage, and probably
recoverable later.] [Treat that HDs problems as a separate problem.]
On Mar 17, 2009, at
On Mar 17, 2009, at 6:39 AM, Janine Cheung wrote:
As I said, I need help!
I have a 1 Ghz Dual Processor Quick Silver with 1.5 GB ram,
running OS
10.4.11
I had two harddrives installed. My main drive is 150 GB but shows up
as being 120 gb.
You must have a pre-2002 Quicksilver if
At 8:25 AM -0400 3/17/2009, Steve R wrote:
My internet connection is going up and down
Details please. That phrase is so generic it doesn't mean much.
You've said nothing about your configuration or given any details, so
there's no way to tell if your difficulty is your last mile hop, your
At 7:43 AM -0500 3/17/09, Dennis Myhand posted:
Steve R wrote:
My internet connection is going up and down, yet whenever the ISP
checks, they aren't finding a problem. So I'm wanting an app,
freeware preferably, that will monitor and allow a text printout
showing when the connection is
Wireshark will do this. Used to be known as Ethereal.
http://wireshark.darwinports.com/ Mac Version
http://www.wireshark.org/download.html Windows Version
Steve R wrote:
At 7:43 AM -0500 3/17/09, Dennis Myhand posted:
Steve R wrote:
My internet connection is going up and down, yet
On Tue, Mar 17, 2009 at 6:39 AM, Janine Cheung hbbst...@gmail.com wrote:
Then I rebooted using the main drive, and that's when it gets stuck
(as detailed above)
My files are still on the boot drive, but how can I get the harddrive
to mount?
snip!
Any other suggestions?
I want to thank all of you that offered your advice and wisdom
regarding the jumper settings on my hard drives. I love this List!
For the edification of others, here is what worked for me:
I have 2 hard drives: Quantum Fireball (20 GB) and Seagate Barricuda (80 GB).
I have the Quantum set
You might try an Archive and Install, I had this happen on my G4
iBook, but that was due to a bad DVD drive, that didn't install all
the system files... Sounds like a similar problem. (System files
corrupted) (Archive and install keeps all your files safe.)
To get your files off, you could
Have you tried the regular fixes, such as reset Pram, reset PMU, ETC?
It almost sounds like just a software issue, or possibly the hard
drive. If you have the original install disks, there should be an
Apple Hardware Test, if you have that you might try running it and see
what it comes up
On Mar 17, 2009, at 8:59 AM, Lawrence David Eden wrote:
The tech guy told me that after I have successfully booted the
computer (BW upgraded to G4), I should forget about the jumpers and
just use SystemPreferences/Startup Disk to tell the Mac what drive to
boot from.
Master and slave are
I think with older machines, the external bluetooth adapters work with
limited success. I also had this problem with a G4 tower, and it also
caused kernel panics. I think I had an iogear one, though. There was
another bluetooth module I found that worked a lot better; I don't
remember
Urgent request for G4 / OS 9 password help
At the request of the women using the computer and making their mailing list
and newsletter, we did not install any X systems. We kept the OS 9 because
ClarisWorks will run and it will fill their needs just fine.
They have spent several months
On Mar 17, 2009, at 12:51 PM, Jonas Lopez wrote:
Any ideas would be greatly appreciated.
http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?threadID=1926431
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Well thats incredibly cool. I spent hours working on my beige g3 minitower
because I lost the password.-Jonas
On Tue, Mar 17, 2009 at 11:27 AM, Kris Tilford ktilfo...@cox.net wrote:
On Mar 17, 2009, at 12:51 PM, Jonas Lopez wrote:
Any ideas would be greatly appreciated.
jonas ulrich wrote:
Well thats incredibly cool. I spent hours working on my beige g3
minitower because I lost the password.
-Jonas
On Tue, Mar 17, 2009 at 11:27 AM, Kris Tilford ktilfo...@cox.net
mailto:ktilfo...@cox.net wrote:
On Mar 17, 2009, at 12:51 PM, Jonas Lopez wrote:
This must be frustrating
Along with a ZAP of the PRAM, I suggest a low level reset.
Forgive me if you already know this, but here is the sequence:
1. ZAP the PRAM as already directed in a previous post.
2. On the 3rd chime, quickly switch your fingers to hold down
Command+Option + O + F.
On Mar 17, 2009, at 3:10 PM, Lawrence David Eden wrote:
reset-defaults (return)
reset-all
It's:
set-defaultsReturn
reset-allReturn
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I have a G4 iMac, running 10.4.11. In the past week, I have noticed that the
desktop screen keeps re-drawing every few minutes. I ran Disk permissions and
Onyx and I didn't get any negative messages. Any idea what could be causing the
re-drawing?
(i hope I am explaining redrawing as the right
On Mar 17, 2009, at 5:39 AM, Janine Cheung wrote:
My files are still on the boot drive, but how can I get the harddrive
to mount?
I don't have an up-to-date version of Disk Warrior. if I got the
appropriate version and ran it, building a new volume directory for
the disk, would that
Would this little guy work for Apple OEM power supplies? and if not,
anybody seen one out there for macs?
http://www.directron.com/pst03.html#caption
Jeff Engle
Kamiah Idaho 83536
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I have one, and I've tested power supplies with it. I was just
wondering if there was anything out there that made a slow job a bit
quicker... and yes, I'm still learning how to use it. :-) Jeff
On Mar 17, 2009, at 6:43 PM, Wm. Arnold wrote:
Hi Jeff,
I have been in the electronic
--- On Tue, 3/17/09, Clark Martin cm...@sonic.net wrote:
From: Clark Martin cm...@sonic.net
Subject: Re: Urgent request for G4 / OS 9 password help
To: g3-5-list@googlegroups.com
Date: Tuesday, March 17, 2009, 11:57 AM
jonas ulrich wrote:
Well thats incredibly cool. I spent hours working
On Mar 16, 4:37 pm, Al Poulin alfred.pou...@gmail.com wrote:
On Mar 15, 12:17 am, Paul pper...@gmail.com wrote:
How would a low-to-medium grade G5 compare?
It may help to look
here:http://www.macintouch.com/reviews/macpro/benchmarks.html
It might help to know that a high end g4 dual
On Mar 17, 1:17 pm, jonas ulrich jonasulrich3...@gmail.com wrote:
Well thank you all for your help. I have decided on something else entirely.
I just bought an Xserve G4 DP 1GHZ for $175.-Jonas
I saw one of those myself and thought about it, but the seller wanted
$400; so I passed. But I
On Mar 17, 2009, at 8:49 PM, Jonas Lopez wrote:
This worked just fine,
Good, problem solved.
BUT as we all like to learn,
A premise disproved by a single example, G.W. Bush.
I opened the file using MSword,
MSword? Some kind of Multi-Sword application for cleaving open files?
which will
could be a refresh issue. Go to system prefs and look under displays. See if
you can change the refresh rate.-Jonas
On Tue, Mar 17, 2009 at 4:24 PM, janespra...@comcast.net wrote:
I have a G4 iMac, running 10.4.11. In the past week, I have noticed that
the desktop screen keeps re-drawing every
Is it possible to install 3rd party drivers during a Safe Boot?
If so, is it better?
Stumped again ... this involves a new replacement PCI audio card
installed in my QS 2002 Dual 1GHz, OS X 10.5.6, 1.5GB SDRAM.
Same Old Problem New PCI Audio card.
I'm having trouble with its drivers
Hi Jeff,
I have been in the electronic service business since 1954 in my
judgment, you should buy a Volt-ohm-milliamp meter learn how to
use it.
It will be a lot more versatile.
Regards Wm.
--- On Tue, 3/17/09, MacGuy macgu...@gmail.com wrote:
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Subject:
On Mar 17, 2009, at 9:50 PM, Ernest L. Gunerius wrote:
Hi Jeff,
I have been in the electronic service business since 1954 in my
judgment, you should buy a Volt-ohm-milliamp meter learn how to
use it.
It will be a lot more versatile.
Regards Wm.
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