iMac G3 Bondi - Voodoo 2 card in mezzanine slot

2014-09-08 Thread jonathan . politi . law
Hi group. I came across an old iMac G3 Bondi Blue with what looks like the old Voodoo 2 video card installed in the mezzanine slot. The computer boots and then locks up in some version of Linux. My plan is to reformat the drive and install OS 9 10 as a dual boot. I'd like to take advantage of

Apple TV

2011-10-09 Thread Jonathan Rowson
don’t mind.” - Dr. Suess* * *Jonathan D. Rowson, M.D. -- 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: HD Fan speed.

2011-02-09 Thread Jonathan Smith
Have you installed or are you aware that Apple have temperature sensors plugged into their hdd's? It is much like a jumper and if you have missed it, this will account for why the fans are spinning full wack. Hope this helps Jay On 9 February 2011 16:16, Stuart stuar...@gmail.com wrote: I

Re: Stupid question #216

2011-01-21 Thread Jonathan Smith
Just to add, Sonnet also offered the EG4-1000-1M-U 1GHz as well as the EG4-500-1M 500 MHz for the blue and white G3. However, they have both been discontinued. I wouldn't say they were cheap or easy to find, unfortunately. I found only one Sonnet on ebay, a 466 and it's £150. There are some

Re: Anyone else with an eMac 800mhz? Need advice on a current upgrading...

2011-01-07 Thread Jonathan Smith
Hi Yes, officially 10.4 tiger is your limit, but it is possible to run 10.5 on the 800mhz. I don't have one, so I can only guess that you will find it to be sluggish. The additional 512mb of ram will certainly help or indeed make it possible, if you decide to run leopard. Regarding usb. Usb is

Re: Combo 10.6.5 download will not mount

2010-11-24 Thread Jonathan Smith
walter, if the hard drive locked up as you say, then it can be only one of two things, software, so a temporary issue, or a coincidental hardware failure. On 24 November 2010 16:42, Walter Sheluk wshe...@shaw.ca wrote: Not so sure about that because my brand new external firewire harddrive

RAM upgrade for intel

2010-10-28 Thread Jonathan
Hi chaps I am pondering an upgrade of my mid 2010 27 i5. It has the standard 4gb (2X2) ddr3 1333 sodimm. I need to be certain of whether I am restricted by dual channelling. Do I need to buy in pairs? Or can I leave my 2X2gb and add a single 4gb stick? Cheers Jay -- You received this message

Re: RAM upgrade for intel

2010-10-28 Thread Jonathan Smith
Just put two and two together. The GF's mac pro has 6gb. 2 1 gb and 2 2gb, she said she had to put it in, in pairs. On 28 October 2010 17:56, Jonathan jonathan.newcas...@googlemail.comwrote: Tina Just to be clear, I don't really want to do this, I just want to know if it is possible

Re: Video files compatibility in itunes/front row.

2010-10-13 Thread Jonathan
Thanks. Unfortunately, front row is only showing those movies that are showing in itunes. Regarding adding to itunes, thats not the issue, I wanted to know how I can add those formats that are not supported natively. Cheers On 13 Oct, 20:14, Ashgrove salum...@gmail.com wrote: Jonathan

Video files compatibility in itunes/front row.

2010-10-09 Thread Jonathan
Hi guys I have lost a guide I saved for adding/changing those movie file which itunes/front row won't play ball with. Could someone enlighten on how I add those files, so they show up in front row and itunes. Thanks J -- You received this message because you are a member of the iMac Group, a

Re: Red light Yellow light Green light

2010-10-08 Thread Jonathan
I know that their isn't a command for the green light to maximise (bad apple). However, someone has written a script so that it does work. Follow the link for instructions http://hints.macworld.com/article.php?story=20051227001809626 Command-M will minimize your window and Option-Command-M

Mp4 audio nightmare

2010-10-08 Thread Jonathan
Hi I unfortunately have some audio files in mp4 format, I have noticed that in itunes 10 they are treated as videos and the video screen pops up and instead of being able to navigate through itunes when the track is playing, I am forced to stare at a black screen with the video controls at the

Re: Best independent Apple forum

2010-10-08 Thread Jonathan Smith
Cheers, will check them out On 8 October 2010 06:34, Charles Lenington macso...@brightok.net wrote: On 10/7/10 11:38 AM, Jay Smith wrote: Thanks guys, I will give the forum a look. I am just sick off the sheer number of pointless, snide comments on there. Mainly in this vein: My

Re: Mp4 audio nightmare

2010-10-08 Thread Jonathan
Smashing! Thanks guys! -- 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

Best System monitor

2010-10-08 Thread Jonathan
I am looking for a system monitor for my current generation 27 quad i5. Not use one with OSX before. What do people use and which ones to avoid? Thanks guys! -- 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

Re: Best System monitor

2010-10-08 Thread Jonathan
to think that now my main computer is a mac, I should know it inside out in 2 months. Not a chance. On 8 Oct, 18:59, Bruce Johnson john...@pharmacy.arizona.edu wrote: On Oct 8, 2010, at 8:44 AM, Jonathan wrote: Thanks Bruce, I will give that a look. I think 'system monitor' is a fairly

Re: Best System monitor

2010-10-08 Thread Jonathan
On 8 Oct, 22:05, Joshua Juran jju...@gmail.com wrote: Prior experience with Unix, Mac OS, and/or NeXTStep are all helpful My experience of unix is limited to Tru64 and a splash of OSX. Not a bad thing really. Really enjoying OSX, my experience was limited upto Tiger, then a gap and now on

Re: You need to restart your computer

2010-10-07 Thread Jonathan
As a engineer, I find Samsung to be at the bottom of the pile with the most fails. WD at the top of the pile. -- 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

Improving DVD playback

2010-10-07 Thread Jonathan
Hello again peoples! I was wondering if there was a way of improving the quality of dvd playback on my 27 imac (long shot,I know) Sitting at the desk, the size of the screen doth result in a rather pixelated experience. I am using iDVD. Is there third party software that improves quality or

Re: Improving DVD playback

2010-10-07 Thread Jonathan
Cheers I would tweek the res, but i am doing other things on the desktop at the same time. Maybe apple should tone down on the huge screens! I have VLC, but was hoping for a more integrated experience, but what the hell, i will try it. As far as Blu ray is concerned, I have read um's and ah's

Re: Best independent Apple forum

2010-09-30 Thread Jonathan
Thanks everyone, I will take a look at those forums that have been suggested. Adrian, I don't think I can avoid the the attitudes of others, especially when it come to apple, lol. I am just looking for a well stocked repository of information. I enjoy reading of others experiences, it's one of

Best independent Apple forum

2010-09-27 Thread Jonathan
This is of course down to personal choice, but I have nothing to go on here. Your opinions are welcome. I am a member of the official apple community forums, which is good in it's own regimented way and here or course. But I am looking for an independent community forum that covers all things

Airport Card in iMac

2010-06-02 Thread Jonathan Rowson
Hello all. I've got a newish iMac Core 2 Duo machine that I brought last summer which has recently stopped seeing the internet via Airport. I've tried deleting and then reinstalling through the System PreferencesNetwork. I've tried resetting my Airport Extreme Base Station (all other computers

Re: Installing without a DVD drive

2009-12-27 Thread Jonathan Rowson
Hold 'T' while booting to enter Target mode. If I remember this only works with Macs with native FW 400/800 ports. Sent from my iPhone On Dec 27, 2009, at 3:00 PM, Christian Wacker pizzaboy...@gmail.com wrote: Boot the Macbook in target disk mode (Firewire disk mode) by pressing some key

Re: horizontal lines

2009-12-06 Thread Jonathan Rowson
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Re: horizontal lines

2009-12-05 Thread Jonathan Rowson
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Re: iMac 2.8 won't boot

2009-09-29 Thread Jonathan Rowson
a third party recommended by the Apple store. Sent from my eyeFone On Sep 28, 2009, at 7:41 PM, Jonathan Rowson jonathanrow...@gmail.com wrote: I've just run into a problem, my iMac won't boot. It's a late 2008 2.8 GHz Core 2 Duo. When I press the power button, I hear a 'whirr' like

iMac 2.8 won't boot

2009-09-28 Thread Jonathan Rowson
because the keyboard isn't being recognized. I'm going to try another keyboard. Any other suggestions before I contact Apple (the machine is about 6 months old) -- __ Jonathan D. Rowson, M.D. --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received

Re: Snow Leopard won't play with my printer...

2009-09-14 Thread Jonathan Rowson
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Re: Snow Leopard from Tiger...?

2009-09-07 Thread Jonathan Rowson
. -- Sincerely, Dennis B. Swaney Windows is a command-line OS with a GUI shell while Mac System 10 is ... oh, never mind. -- __ Jonathan D. Rowson, M.D. --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you

Re: iMac upgrades

2009-08-27 Thread Jonathan
I used to have an old iMac DV 400 and missed OS 9 when I went to 10.x. I would suggest staying with 9.2 unless there are specific things that will only run on OS X. That being said, very few things run on 9 anymore, but LOTS of kids proggies, esp older ones, run like a champ on OS 9.x It was nice