Re: a1076 Boot Up Error

2014-11-16 Thread Alex Sciortino
Not necessarily. A HDD doesn¹t always completely fail and render itself undetectable. From: Brandon Nichols brandonnicho...@hotmail.com Reply-To: imaclist@googlegroups.com Date: Sun, 16 Nov 2014 14:38:14 -0500 To: imaclist@googlegroups.com imaclist@googlegroups.com Subject: RE: a1076 Boot Up

Re: a1076 Boot Up Error

2014-11-15 Thread Alex Sciortino
Hm. Do you have recovery disks or any kind of installation media? If so, you can check the SMART status of the drive, and if it is OK, you can attempt to reinstall OS X. If SMART reports drive errors, replace the HDD. If a reinstall does not work, I would guess the HDD or possibly the RAM.

Re: Playing video on a slot-loading iMac G3

2013-01-22 Thread Alex Sciortino
This is a guess and a poor one at that. IIRC it checks for a DVD drive and it doesn't have to be internal. You should be able to do it with a USB DVD drive. You could also use an OS X compatible IDE to USB adapter and use the control board on the adapter. -- You received this message because

Re: iMac 20 Intel Performance Problems

2012-09-10 Thread Alex Sciortino
You need to archive and install OS X again. I would also recommend upgrading to at least Snow Leopard. -- 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

Re: Leopard

2012-06-03 Thread Alex Sciortino
10.2 is slow. Panther and Tiger are a lot better. As far as I know there isn't. Even if there was it would be so dreadfully slow you would want to throw it out the window. OS 10.2 felt slow on my 400 MHz iMac with a gig of ram, so I'm sure Leopard would be worse. -- You received this

Leopard

2012-05-29 Thread Alex Sciortino
How can I get Leopard on a 400mhz iMac G3? I know it is impractical, but I want 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

Re: Leopard

2012-05-29 Thread Alex Sciortino
Thanks, Do you think a custom kernel would get it to boot? If I remember right there is a custom kernel for the G3. There are 4 400MHz G3 iMacs 3 have Firewire ports If you have a F/W port then make a Carbon Copy Clone of the 10.5 system and use Target Disk Mode with a Fire Wire cable to

Re: Leopard

2012-05-29 Thread Alex Sciortino
It currently runs Tiger. I have ran Leopard on a 400mhz G4 it is just removing the need for AltiVec at this point. On May 29, 2012, at 7:14 AM, Peter Haller peter.j.h.r...@gmail.com wrote: While, it is basically impossible within reason, and I'm assuming you meant OS X 10.5. Either way,

iMac late 2006 bootcamp issues

2012-01-22 Thread Alex Sciortino
The issue is that there aren't any drivers on the disk the Mac is from before bootcamp -- 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

Re: MacKeeper info

2012-01-22 Thread Alex Sciortino
I would not recommend Mac keeper I use onyx but I don't know if it has the uninstaller -- 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

iMac late 2006 bootcamp issues

2012-01-20 Thread Alex Sciortino
I have win 7 running on a late 2006 20in iMac. The sound will not work. Thanks in advance Sent from my iPhone -- 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

Re: iMac G3 HDD upgrade or not?

2011-10-13 Thread Alex Sciortino
Media server On Oct 11, 2011, at 8:54 PM, D. Fabel lists.dfa...@earthlink.net wrote: Alex, Really, what size hard drive to recommend depends upon what you'd like to do with the iMac. For what use is it destined??? Doug Portland, OR On Oct 10, 2011, at 10:09 AM, Alex Sciortino