Re: G5 problems (Rename JPEGs)

2010-06-09 Thread Pete Smith
G'day Mark. I don't know if this would help. I have Name-Mangler which is a free software download. You can rename multiple files, add prefixes or suffixes, insert stuff, remove characters, etc. I just renamed 1,072 photos by replacing the IMG_ with Melbourne March 2010 . (space included for g

Re: G5 problems

2010-06-08 Thread Mark Secker
On 9/06/10 7:59 AM, "Peter Hinchliffe" wrote: > > > On 08/06/2010, at 4:28 PM, Jon Davison wrote: > >> >> Thanks to everyone that helped with advice re my 2 G5 towers. Unfortunately >> the problem still exists, so I will put that on the back burner for a while. >> >> A new query though. >>

Re: G5 problems

2010-06-08 Thread Peter Hinchliffe
On 08/06/2010, at 4:28 PM, Jon Davison wrote: > > Thanks to everyone that helped with advice re my 2 G5 towers. Unfortunately > the problem still exists, so I will put that on the back burner for a while. > > A new query though. > > Can I use Apple Script to re label loads of JPEG images? We

Re: G5 problems

2010-06-08 Thread Jon Davison
Thanks to everyone that helped with advice re my 2 G5 towers. Unfortunately the problem still exists, so I will put that on the back burner for a while. A new query though. Can I use Apple Script to re label loads of JPEG images? We are setting up our new on-line stock library and I need

Re: G5 problems

2010-05-30 Thread Jon Davison
That could be it, RAM. I will check what I am using to see if there is anything amiss. Thanks Ronni On 30/05/2010, at 4:23 PM, Ronda Brown wrote: Hi Jon, This could be one of many things wrong with the G5s. Dirt / fluff inside the G5 to a Hardware problem. 2-beeps normally indicate

Re: G5 problems

2010-05-30 Thread Ronda Brown
Hi Jon, This could be one of many things wrong with the G5s. Dirt / fluff inside the G5 to a Hardware problem. 2-beeps normally indicates "Incompatible RAM type installed". Have you tried starting up in Single-User or Verbose Mode? 1. Shut down the computer if it is on. 2. Press the power

Re: G5 problems

2010-05-30 Thread mince and pud
Sorry Jon you're now outside my meagre experience maybe one of the Big Brains of wamug is listening.. do hope you can get it sorted best alastair On 30/05/2010, at 8:31 AM, Jon Davison wrote: Hi Alastair, I should have mentioned that the machines won't start up at all, just the

Re: G5 problems

2010-05-30 Thread Jon Davison
Is it possible that the clear plastic cover may be faulty? i.e. the three feet that when inserted stop the fans? just wondering. Anyway, still no joy, the fans are still raging away if I try and startup. Things seem to happen in groups, now my BigPond NetGear cable modem is flashing and

Re: G5 problems

2010-05-30 Thread Jon Davison
Hi Alastair, I should have mentioned that the machines won't start up at all, just the two beeps, then the racket with the fans. Whilst the fans are going berserk, the blue 'on light' flashes once every 10 seconds or so and will not stay on. I have tried to see if it appears as a desktop

Re: G5 problems

2010-05-30 Thread Jon Davison
Hi Alastair, I should have mentioned that the machines won't start up at all, just the two beeps, then the racket with the fans. Whilst the fans are going berserk, the blue 'on light' flashes once every 10 seconds or so and will not stay on. I have tried to see if it appears as a desktop

Re: G5 problems

2010-05-29 Thread James / Hans Kunz
if you have the fans only goingit may be a hardware problem.power supply faulty??? James On 30/05/2010, at 11:54, mince and pud wrote: Hi Jon Philippe's suggestions may have fixed it but if not the following might be worth a try - though it was running fsck that caused the pro

Re: G5 problems

2010-05-29 Thread mince and pud
Hi Jon Philippe's suggestions may have fixed it but if not the following might be worth a try - though it was running fsck that caused the problem with me and you obviously haven't done that. Still it won't do any harm to start in single user mode http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1492 then

Re: G5 problems

2010-05-29 Thread Philippe Chaperon
Hi Jon, You may try resetting the SMU as per Apple's article at: http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1436 or reset the PRAM by doing the following as per Apple's instructions: Reset your computer's PRAM (parameter RAM) by doing the following: -If you iMac (or G5 in your case) is on, turn it off by p

Re: G5 problems

2010-05-29 Thread Jon Davison
Thanks for the reply Alastair, but how on earth do I do that? I don't even know what it means. Plus how can I do that if it won't even start? Help Jon On 29/05/2010, at 11:04 PM, mince and pud wrote: Hi Jon This may well be rubbish but better I suggest it than not have you run fsck o

Re: G5 problems

2010-05-29 Thread mince and pud
Hi Jon This may well be rubbish but better I suggest it than not have you run fsck on them lately? This happened on my imac (well, the fans, not the double beeps) after running fsck and I had to run it again and typeexitat the end instead of rebootand that fixed it. Might

Re: G5 problems

2010-05-29 Thread Jon Davison
Evening all. I have two old G5's at home that seem to have developed the same problem and I can't figure it out. Both emit a double beep when starting up, then the fans come on and stay that way. I have tried taking the RAM out putting it back in again, the same with the two HD's, the fan