Re: Downclock Powermac G4 mdd

2010-08-26 Thread Matevž Markovič
Thank you for your answers! Well, as far as hardware way is concerned, I will not take that route. I would risk too much. The fan was already replaced when I bought the computer - silenter and more powerful, that is what the one I bought it from told me, but still too loud in my opinion. Also

Re: G4 with no chime but instead folder with ?

2010-08-26 Thread Ted Treen
From: John Martz zjo...@yahoo.com To: g3-5-list@googlegroups.com Sent: Thursday, 26 August, 2010 6:33:08 Subject: G4 with no chime but instead folder with ? On Aug 25, 2010, at 8:33 PM, Robert Long texasche...@hotmail.com wrote: Hello group, I got a G4 and

Re: Confirm your subscription

2010-08-26 Thread Michael Hunter
Hello Chuck I believe you sent your message to the wrong group. According to the subscription confirmation link in your message, you are trying to subscribe to the Leopard Group. The subscription link should work by just clicking on it. According to the time that the confirmation request was

Re: G4 with no chime but instead folder with ?

2010-08-26 Thread Richard Gerome
Try holding down: the shift key and the P+R when you boot it up and see if this fixes it??? If not you might have to download the OS or do a clean and reinstall??? I used to run into this with my Clamshells once in a great while after running them for months on end, then one day that folder with

Re: Writing on the wall...

2010-08-26 Thread Deiniol ap Deiniol
On Aug 26, 4:48 am, Illirik Smirnov illir...@gmail.com wrote: Oh. That could be a problem for you. You could always just use another browser, like Opera or Konqueror (I have a love/hate relationship with Safari. Don't ask.) Sent from a computer running either the SPARC, Itanium, or PowerPC

Re: Writing on the wall...

2010-08-26 Thread Deiniol ap Deiniol
On Aug 26, 4:48 am, Illirik Smirnov illir...@gmail.com wrote: Oh. That could be a problem for you. You could always just use another browser, like Opera or Konqueror (I have a love/hate relationship with Safari. Don't ask.) Sent from a computer running either the SPARC, Itanium, or PowerPC

Re: Writing on the wall...

2010-08-26 Thread Ralph Green
On Thu, 2010-08-26 at 10:14 +1000, Illirik Smirnov wrote: Who uses Firefox? Sent from a computer running either the SPARC, Itanium, or PowerPC architecture. Howdy, I do. With noscript, it is the only browser really usable by people who care about security. Ralph -- You received this

Re: desperate help

2010-08-26 Thread Dan
At 7:31 AM -0600 8/24/2010, Nestamicky wrote: The objective is to install 10.5 using .dmg. The approach, as she just explained it to me: Put the HD that 10.5 is being installed to inside the machine, having formatted and partitioned it; one for OS, the other for personal data. Boot off an HD

SATA Drives on PCI card will not mount in G5

2010-08-26 Thread dc
I've tried everything I can think of. I have a PM G5 with 2 SATA drives in the upper and lower bays and 3 additional drives in a Sonnet Jive 5 bracket; the drives are cabled to a SATA PCI controller card with SIL3124 chip. I have also tried 2 different Seritek IV4 cards. The drives will not mount,

Re: seeking reviews of SmithMicro's Spring Cleaning

2010-08-26 Thread Dan
At 7:19 PM -0700 8/25/2010, ah...clem wrote: what i want is an app that will help me find multiple copies of the same file scattered in many folders and several HD. File Buddy is rather nice, but a bit pricey. - Dan. -- - Psychoceramic Emeritus; South Jersey, USA, Earth. -- You received this

Mac Mini Power supply compatibility?

2010-08-26 Thread Scott Birdwell
Jeffrey Engle macgu...@gmail.com Aug 25 02:25PM -0700 ^ I have a first generation Mac Mini 1.25ghz that I've been using for an entertainment center. Problem is that I want to upgrade to a better mini and the power adapter is in the wall and I don't want to take the wall apart to get at

Re: Mac Mini Power supply compatibility?

2010-08-26 Thread Jeffrey Engle
On Aug 26, 2010, at 8:30 AM, Scott Birdwell wrote: Jeffrey Engle macgu...@gmail.com Aug 25 02:25PM -0700 ^ I have a first generation Mac Mini 1.25ghz that I've been using for an entertainment center. Problem is that I want to upgrade to a better mini and the power adapter is in the wall

Re: Digest for g3-5-list@googlegroups.com - 18 Messages in 5 Topics

2010-08-26 Thread Mary Russell
On Wed, Aug 25, 2010 at 8:33 PM, Robert Long texasche...@hotmail.comwrote: I tried to start a new problem or line or such but couldn't. Here is my question. Hello group, I got a G4 and tonight I plugged it in to see if it will work. No chime but a screen with a folder and a ? then a happy

Need help with a disk problem

2010-08-26 Thread John Ruschmeyer
I have a PowerBook G3 (Pismo, 500mhz, 1GB RAM) which has been running under 10.4 for some time. Recently, though, I've noticed some disk-related problems which I could use some help with. The first problem appeared during an update for Office 2004. Like most installers, it popped up a

Re: Need help with a disk problem

2010-08-26 Thread Dan
At 12:35 PM -0400 8/26/2010, John Ruschmeyer wrote: PowerBook G3 (Pismo, 500mhz, 1GB RAM) HD size? free space? running under 10.4 for some time. 10 point 4 point what? Fully updated or ? The first problem appeared during an update for Office 2004. Like most installers, it popped up a

Re: Downclock Powermac G4 mdd

2010-08-26 Thread gifutiger
Greetings, For an answer to all or most of your questions, see: http://www.xlr8yourmac.com/systems/g4_mirrored_drive_doors/noise_reduction/g4_ddr_noise_reduction.html Cheers Harry San Jose, Ca. On Aug 24, 2:55 am, Matevž Markovič

Re: CCC image bootable?

2010-08-26 Thread gifutiger
Greetings What is a CCC image, CCC copies one disk to another, its not a image, it is a CLONE I can not find any option in CCC to make an image. Images are made if you use Apples Disk Utility, If you make a xxx,img using Disk Utility you can open (mount) the xxx.img as a disk or restore it to a

Re: Essential utilities for G4 powermac

2010-08-26 Thread gifutiger
Greetings. On Aug 25, 3:36 am, Matevž Markovič ivwcorporation.mat...@gmail.com wrote: I would highly recommend  Applejack. But I think it can only be installed on the boot drive. Also ClamXav would not hurt - we live in dark times, and is getting darker, even for macs :) I think Applejack

Re: Writing on the wall...

2010-08-26 Thread Bruce Johnson
On Aug 25, 2010, at 5:14 PM, Illirik Smirnov wrote: Who uses Firefox? Sent from a computer running either the SPARC, Itanium, or PowerPC architecture. I do. It's a backup and I need to use it for some work-related stuff that does not work with Safari (stupid Oracle BI stuff) -- Bruce

Re: CCC image bootable?

2010-08-26 Thread Doug McNutt
At 10:45 -0700 8/26/10, gifutiger wrote: What is a CCC image, CCC copies one disk to another, its not a image, it is a CLONE I can not find any option in CCC to make an image. Images are made if you use Apples Disk Utility, If you make a xxx,img using Disk Utility you can open (mount) the xxx.img

Re: Need help with a disk problem

2010-08-26 Thread jruschme
On Aug 26, 1:06 pm, Dan dantear...@gmail.com wrote: At 12:35 PM -0400 8/26/2010, John Ruschmeyer wrote: PowerBook G3 (Pismo, 500mhz, 1GB RAM) HD size?  free space? 40GB drive (shows up as 36.7GB), 9 GB free running under 10.4 for some time. 10 point 4 point what?  Fully updated or ?

Re: CCC image bootable?

2010-08-26 Thread john CARMONNE
On Aug 26, 2010, at 10:45 AM, gifutiger wrote: Greetings What is a CCC image, CCC copies one disk to another, its not a image, it is a CLONE I can not find any option in CCC to make an image. Images are made if you use Apples Disk Utility, If you make a xxx,img using Disk Utility you can open

Re: CCC image bootable?

2010-08-26 Thread john CARMONNE
On Aug 25, 2010, at 9:14 PM, Illirik Smirnov wrote: http://tinyurl.com/2g646lf Sent from a computer running either the SPARC, Itanium, or PowerPC architecture. On Thu, Aug 26, 2010 at 1:35 PM, John Carmonne carmo...@aol.com wrote: Hi all I want to know before I take a chance here if a

Re: Need help with a disk problem

2010-08-26 Thread Gus
Not sure on the laptops, but on the power macs one place to look for your S.M.A.R.T. Status is under the apple menu, about this mac, more info, the HARDWARE section, ATA, clicking the drive on the right side of the window. the S.M.A.R.T. status will be displayed there. Good Luck Gus. On Aug

Re: G4 with no chime but instead folder with ?

2010-08-26 Thread Gus
The Chime usually comes up pretty early in the P.O.S.T. Long before it goes out and checks for the system. I would start to wonder if there wasn't an audio issue You can try reseting the pram and listing for additional chimes and see if you here them.. I would suspect that if the original

Re: CCC image bootable?

2010-08-26 Thread Gus
When I replaced my boot drive with a larger one, I booted off the original drive, and cloned over to the larger one. There is a message that comes up, if you have set it up right, that says that the copy will be bootable.. Mine was. After the drive swap I noticed no difference in the operation

Freeware Memory Tester?

2010-08-26 Thread Eric Volker
Does anyone know of a freeware RAM tester? I just added 2x256 DDR400 sticks of RAM to my G5 from my scrap heap, and want to make sure the sticks are actually good. The G5 boots, but that's not a guarantee of stability. The machine is a dual G5 Powermac, if that makes a difference. I do not

Re: Freeware Memory Tester?

2010-08-26 Thread Jim Scott
On Aug 26, 2010, at 3:46 PM, Eric Volker wrote: Does anyone know of a freeware RAM tester? I just added 2x256 DDR400 sticks of RAM to my G5 from my scrap heap, and want to make sure the sticks are actually good. The G5 boots, but that's not a guarantee of stability. The machine is a dual

Re: Need help with a disk problem

2010-08-26 Thread jruschme
Well, it turns out to be simpler than I thought... Based on the advice I received, I started poking around with the Console app and found the following: 2010-08-26 19:27:52.100 SoftwareUpdateCheck[626] -[NSCFString substringFromIndex:] called with out-of-bounds index. For apps linked on Tiger

Re: Writing on the wall...

2010-08-26 Thread Stephen Conrad
On Thu, Aug 26, 2010 at 12:55 PM, Bruce Johnson john...@pharmacy.arizona.edu wrote: On Aug 25, 2010, at 5:14 PM, Illirik Smirnov wrote: Who uses Firefox? Sent from a computer running either the SPARC, Itanium, or PowerPC architecture. I do. It's a backup and I need to use it for some

Re: Writing on the wall...

2010-08-26 Thread Ashgrove
I LOVED Firefox. It was my browser of choice for a number of years, and still is on the Windows platform. But it became very unstable a few months back, just like Dan says, and I have ended up a reluctant lover of Safari 5. I NEVER liked Safari --it's bland, it's not as pliable as Firefox, it has

Re: Downclock Powermac G4 mdd

2010-08-26 Thread Miguel Garcia Gell
Hola! dale una mirada . *Hi! take a look * Dual G4 MDD Owners enabling Nap mode to lower CPU temperatureshttp://www.xlr8yourmac.com/feedback/MDD_CHUD_feedback.html#storytop On Thu, Aug 26, 2010 at 2:31 AM, Matevž Markovič ivwcorporation.mat...@gmail.com wrote: Thank you for your answers!

MDD Owner Guide on upgrading to Dual 1.42GHz CPU module

2010-08-26 Thread Miguel Garcia Gell
I want to share this with *The Group*...was interesting *MDD Owner Guide on upgrading to Dual 1.42GHz CPU module in *http://www.xlr8yourmac.com/archives/jun04/062804.html and also Dual G4 MDD Owners enabling Nap mode to lower CPU

Re: Freeware Memory Tester?

2010-08-26 Thread Miguel Garcia Gell
Try this *CheckUp 2.5.2*the Trial Vers. can check the Memory Ram for free. WARNING!!! *nice looking inside * *http://www.app4mac.com/software/product_details.php?item_id=2* On Thu, Aug 26, 2010 at 6:46 PM, Eric Volker evol...@gmail.com wrote: Does anyone know of a freeware RAM tester? I

Re: Writing on the wall...

2010-08-26 Thread Kevin Barth
On Wed, Aug 25, 2010 at 8:14 PM, Illirik Smirnov illir...@gmail.com wrote: Who uses Firefox? I do, most of the time. Yes, it's slow, and especially in the last couple of releases has had some stability issues. But Safari lacks some of the plugins that I use on a day to day basis. Hopefully

FirstClass Client 9.126 shuts down when Screen sleeps

2010-08-26 Thread Cliff Rediger
miniG4 10.4.11 First Class client 9.126 For a long time I have not set the Energy Saver for sleep. but obtained new monitor. Now whenever the monitor sleeps FC shuts down. kind of bothersome. Tried various settings, i.e. computer sleep, hd sleep. all same results. Any work arounds known? thank

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Re: G4 with no chime but instead folder with ?

2010-08-26 Thread Ted Treen
Gus wrote: The Chime usually comes up pretty early in the P.O.S.T. Long before it goes out and checks for the system. I would start to wonder if there wasn't an audio issue You can try reseting the pram and listing for additional chimes and see if you here them.. I would suspect that if