Hi Merv, You have not given details of which iMac G5 you have. You would find getting an Extreme Card for your iMac a much better option. Some USB Wireless Adapters have only WEP Security and also lose connection frequently. What are the details of the USB Wireless Adapter? What USB Part# is it? <http://www.ralinktech.com/en/02_products/product_list2.php?cata2_sn=303&cata3_sn=409>
Normally these USB Wireless Adapters have very specific instructions about installation. Either to install all the software first and then connect the USB device or vice versa. Perhaps uninstall everything, disconnect the USB device and start over. Perhaps try installing the drivers before connecting the device? <http://www.ralinktech.com/en/04_support/support.php?sn=502> Cheers, Ronni 17" MacBook Pro 2.3GHz Quad-Core i7 “Thunderbolt" 2.3GHz / 8GB / 750GB @ 7200rpm HD OS X 10.7.2 Lion Windows 7 Ultimate (under sufferance) On 11/12/2011, at 5:06 PM, Merv Bond wrote: > I have been given an iMac G5 running OS X 10.4.11 > It has no WiFi but I was also given a Ralink USB Wireless Adapter. > From the Ralink website I downloaded the driver and installed that on > the iMac G5. However, when I go to System Preferences and click on > Network there is no sign of the Adapter in the left hand column. > I have searched the forums etc for clues on this issue with no luck. > Has anyone ventured down this path and successfully connected to their > local network? If so, your advice would be greatly appreciated. > Last resort will be ethernet. > Merv > > -------- Original Message -------- > Subject: Screen flicker > Date: Fri, 09 Dec 2011 17:58:59 +0800 > From: Merv Bond <m...@iinet.net.au> > Reply-To: m...@iinet.net.au > To: WAMUG Mailing List <wamug@wamug.org.au> > > My wife's well used iBook G4 has developed a flickering screen. > A search of the net reveals that the "reed switch" was a common failure > on this model. Has anyone had this problem and if so, were they able to > achieve a successful resolution? > Merv > -- > The whole psychology of modern disquiet is linked with the sudden > confrontation with space-time. (Teilhard de Chardin, 'The Phenomenon of > Man') -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml> Guidelines - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml> Settings & Unsubscribe - <http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug>
