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I have a 9800 Pro OEM. Check out Arctic... 2,328 Views / 11 Replies  
I have a 9800 Pro OEM.

Check out Arctic Cooling (http://www.arctic-cooling.com/vga1.php)'s website. It lists both the 'ATI Silencer 1 (rev 2)' and the 'VGA silencer (rev 3)' as compatible with...
Posted by solaris, on Mar 13, 2005 at 04:53 AM, in Mac Desktops
On the strength of the initial post I purchased... 2,328 Views / 11 Replies  
On the strength of the initial post I purchased the same VGA silencer.

Very quiet + easy to install = very happy :)
Posted by solaris, on Mar 12, 2005 at 02:54 PM, in Mac Desktops
I ordered from the UK Apple Store (I live in... 22,054 Views / 343 Replies  
I ordered from the UK Apple Store (I live in London). I ordered a combo 12" + 100GB HDD on 31/01/2005 at 08:34 PM GMT. Shipped 03:27 02/02/2005 GMT
Posted by solaris, on Feb 4, 2005 at 09:49 AM, in Mac Notebooks
Ok, thanks. It's 2-0 to Seagate. The longer... 645 Views / 3 Replies  
Ok, thanks. It's 2-0 to Seagate. The longer warranty has sold it for me. Anyone have any ideas about the large drive compatability?

My guess is that it will be ok as 160GB is already considered a...
Posted by solaris, on Jan 23, 2005 at 03:11 PM, in Consumer Hardware & Components
Upgrade HDD in FA Porsche enclosure 645 Views / 3 Replies  
Following steps from another forum (http://forums.macrumors.com/showpost.php?p=1077071&postcount=12) I can open the FA Porsche HDD (Firewire) enclosure.

I want to replace the stock 160GB drive and...
Posted by solaris, on Jan 23, 2005 at 11:41 AM, in Consumer Hardware & Components
The TransIntl "Swift Data 200" was what I was... 1,603 Views / 15 Replies  
The TransIntl "Swift Data 200" was what I was looking at. It can handle 3 additional drives infront of the CPU fans. I plan to have mirrored boot drives plus three more hooked up to the Swift Data...
Posted by solaris, on Aug 29, 2004 at 03:35 PM, in Mac Desktops
3 channel SATA card for G5 1,603 Views / 15 Replies  
I'm looking at adding more internal storage to my G5. I like the look of the Swift data 200, but the TransIntl site says that to add three drives you need 2 SATA controller cards. This is because the...
Posted by solaris, on Aug 29, 2004 at 02:27 AM, in Mac Desktops
Rev A dual 2.0GHz CTO: + 2x250GB HDD's + ATI... 4,350 Views / 57 Replies  
Rev A dual 2.0GHz CTO:
+ 2x250GB HDD's
+ ATI Radeon 9800 Pro
+ Airport Extreme card
+ 2.5GB RAM (stock 512 + 2GB Crucial)
+ Soundsticks & iSub
+ 23" Cinema HD display
- Modem (no need)

Once...
Posted by solaris, on Aug 24, 2004 at 03:54 AM, in Mac Desktops
All done 719 Views / 4 Replies  
The Samsung drive is installed and working fine. It's VERY quiet. I used Torx T8 to unscrew the heatsink and a T9 to move the plastic runner from the original drive to the replacement.

I also...
Posted by solaris, on Jul 20, 2004 at 03:40 PM, in Mac Desktops
That's not bad at all. It might even come in... 661 Views / 4 Replies  
That's not bad at all. It might even come in handy for me!

Cheers.
Posted by solaris, on Jul 19, 2004 at 03:43 PM, in macOS
Panther Intro documents 661 Views / 4 Replies  
Hi,

I have purchaced a Mac for a family member to use (a cube, really quite cool) and I am looking for some kind of introductory (basics) document to teach them the basics of: Panther, iLife,...
Posted by solaris, on Jul 19, 2004 at 03:19 PM, in macOS
PowerMac G4 Cube hard disk upgrade 719 Views / 4 Replies  
Hi all,

I have just got my cube (eBay) and was wondering about an HDD upgrade. Can the cube's ATA/66 bus take an ATA/133 disk? I was thinking of getting a Samsung SpinPoint P80 (120GB/8MB) which...
Posted by solaris, on Jul 18, 2004 at 01:49 PM, in Mac Desktops
OFFS! 4,681 Views / 133 Replies  
The store opened only hours ago! I'm sure that the selection will expand in the following weeks/months.

Chill.
Posted by solaris, on Jun 15, 2004 at 08:20 AM, in Applications
I had a KP on my G5 when I unplugged a powered on... 1,418 Views / 12 Replies  
I had a KP on my G5 when I unplugged a powered on Camcorder from the firewire port on the front while Final Cut Express was running.

It freaked me out.
Posted by solaris, on May 27, 2004 at 10:02 AM, in macOS
I ran a stripe on my G5 for 6 months. No problems... 816 Views / 4 Replies  
I ran a stripe on my G5 for 6 months. No problems at all. The only reason I decided to break it was to use one as a scratch disk for Photoshop/FCE.

I'm thinking about an external FW800 disk for my...
Posted by solaris, on Apr 30, 2004 at 02:52 AM, in Mac Desktops
Re: Quick screen wipe 566 Views / 4 Replies  
I just use a synthetic feather duster.
Posted by solaris, on Apr 17, 2004 at 12:42 PM, in Mac Notebooks
battery 987 Views / 7 Replies  
For a long battery life the WORST conditions are storing it at 100% charge in a high temperature environment.

With the mains plugged in the battery will always be at 100% and the temperature of...
Posted by solaris, on Mar 29, 2004 at 06:01 AM, in Mac Notebooks
I can confirm it 817 Views / 5 Replies  
I have a dual 2GHz G5 with 2x250GB SATA drives in a striped configuration.

The only downside is that you can't partition the stripe - you just have one big disk (mine is actually called "Big...
Posted by solaris, on Oct 22, 2003 at 07:30 AM, in Mac Desktops
some apps not woking on g5 461 Views / 0 Replies  
Is it me or do some apps like Playlist Player and DVD Backup not work on the G5. Mine is a dual 2GHz.

The console log shows the following when launching DVD Backup:

Oct 20 21:21:03 silversurfer...
Posted by solaris, on Oct 20, 2003 at 04:34 PM, in Applications
I've ordered the dual 2, 9800, 2x250, 23" + FCE +... 2,511 Views / 29 Replies  
I've ordered the dual 2, 9800, 2x250, 23" + FCE + return to castle wolfenstein.

All up it's �4534 (UK). Shipping on or before 10/10/03 :cry:
Posted by solaris, on Aug 9, 2003 at 03:18 AM, in Mac Desktops
I sold my TiBook 500 a few months ago and have... 1,189 Views / 16 Replies  
I sold my TiBook 500 a few months ago and have ordered a dual 2GHz + 23" cinema display.

I am currently suffering on an "oh well" (dell) Latitude from work. It crashes every time I use Cisco VPN...
Posted by solaris, on Jul 24, 2003 at 01:47 PM, in Mac Desktops
Try: /this\ is\ the\ root/directory BTW... 546 Views / 3 Replies  
Try:

/this\ is\ the\ root/directory

BTW I am not familiar with unison. is it a CLI programme?
Posted by solaris, on Jul 23, 2003 at 11:52 AM, in macOS
Well, economically speaking 'snob value' is... 936 Views / 9 Replies  
Well, economically speaking 'snob value' is buying something because it's expensive. I know a few people like that.

I all truth a stock 1.6 GHZ G5 would do me fine, but I'm going for the dual 2GHz...
Posted by solaris, on Jul 3, 2003 at 08:43 AM, in Mac Desktops
RAID 0+1 1,860 Views / 22 Replies  
For speed and redundancy (and a hole in the wallet) you could go RAID 0+1 (stripe then mirror, aka: mirror-stripe).

Buy 2 ata raid cards and 4 drives. Create a 2 drive stripe on each card, then...
Posted by solaris, on Jun 8, 2003 at 08:07 AM, in Consumer Hardware & Components
Cheers 862 Views / 7 Replies  
Thanks for the responses guys! I understand that I halve the MTBF for the drives if I stripe 2 together, but as long as I make regular backups this should be ok.

I hadn't considered the internal...
Posted by solaris, on Jun 8, 2003 at 07:42 AM, in Mac Desktops
buying new mac for video/photo/games 862 Views / 7 Replies  
Hi. I'm looking at getting a new mac for video editing, a few games and photoshop.

I am currently looking at the dual 1.42 powermac, but will probably wait until after july before buying (hangin'...
Posted by solaris, on Jun 7, 2003 at 08:10 AM, in Mac Desktops
Final cut express and sony dcr-pc9e (PAL) 619 Views / 0 Replies  
Hase anyone tried the sony dcr-pc9e (PAL) dv video camera with final cut express? :confused: Does it work? It's not listed as supported, but as long as it 'works' then that's enough for me.
Posted by solaris, on Jun 7, 2003 at 07:51 AM, in Applications
powerbook g4 mains lead 570 Views / 2 Replies  
Does anyone know where I can get (in the uk) a replacement mains lead for my g4 (500) ti book? The adaptor is fine, but the cable from the yo-yo to the wall is broken.

I can't find them anywhere.
Posted by solaris, on May 4, 2003 at 03:11 AM, in Mac Notebooks
$path is a shell variable and $PATH is an... 867 Views / 4 Replies  
$path is a shell variable and $PATH is an environment variable.

The shell keeps some shell variables (such as user, term and path) in sync with their environment variable equivalents (USER, TERM,...
Posted by solaris, on Dec 28, 2002 at 04:34 PM, in macOS
Well if manually you do: unix prompt%... 811 Views / 8 Replies  
Well if manually you do:

unix prompt% command
command prompt> cmd 1
command prompt> cmd 2
command prompt> exit

You could use a here document, eg:

unix prompt% command <<%
Posted by solaris, on Oct 31, 2002 at 01:32 PM, in macOS
By the way, you can use square brackets [] to... 811 Views / 8 Replies  
By the way, you can use square brackets [] to replace the "test" command:

if [ "$question" = "get" ]; then
...
fi
Posted by solaris, on Oct 29, 2002 at 06:11 PM, in macOS
case 811 Views / 8 Replies  
#!/bin/sh

echo -n "Do you wish to get or put the project: "
read question
echo "your answer was: $question"

case $question in
"get") echo 0
;;
"put") echo 1
Posted by solaris, on Oct 29, 2002 at 06:06 PM, in macOS
Airport CLI?? 541 Views / 0 Replies  
Is there any way to access the VxWorks OS on the snow airport base stations?

There are only two ports open (53, 5009).
Posted by solaris, on Oct 20, 2002 at 01:14 PM, in Networking
I've just bought a snow airport for my 500MHz... 882 Views / 6 Replies  
I've just bought a snow airport for my 500MHz TiBook. I tested the range by walking down the street with the laptop and I estimate at least 150 ft (45 metres).

Prior to installing the airport and...
Posted by solaris, on Oct 20, 2002 at 09:59 AM, in Mac Notebooks
I'm sure that the solution has something to do... 780 Views / 3 Replies  
I'm sure that the solution has something to do with ssh port forwarding, but not quite sure how.

Port forwarding goes something like:

ssh -C -L <port>:<host>:<hostport>

where -C is...
Posted by solaris, on Oct 19, 2002 at 03:11 PM, in macOS
The unix admin in me says, "don't set a path for... 662 Views / 3 Replies  
The unix admin in me says, "don't set a path for root".

However, check out /etc/csh.login or /.login
Posted by solaris, on Oct 18, 2002 at 05:29 PM, in macOS
On the sun box: tar cvf mydirs.tar dir ... 1,670 Views / 3 Replies  
On the sun box:

tar cvf mydirs.tar dir
gzip mydirs.tar

Then sftp this to your ibook.
Posted by solaris, on Oct 18, 2002 at 05:23 PM, in macOS
Try: ssh -l user url.com sleep 300 If... 645 Views / 2 Replies  
Try:

ssh -l user url.com sleep 300

If this does not work then "user" on your OS X box probably hasn't got /bin in it's path.
Posted by solaris, on Oct 18, 2002 at 05:17 PM, in macOS
Re: How to change ftp settings in Jaguar? 966 Views / 7 Replies  
Start and stop the FTP service from the sharing control pannel.

xinetd handles the starting of ftpd when an ftp request is made to you box. The config file is /etc/xinetd.d/ftp. Infact, the...
Posted by solaris, on Oct 18, 2002 at 04:59 PM, in macOS
or... 754 Views / 5 Replies  
If you know some perl...

Use fork() and exec() construct inside your perl script. The child does all the work and the parent could check the memory usage of its child and kill / restart it only...
Posted by solaris, on Oct 9, 2002 at 04:01 PM, in macOS
hmmm 758 Views / 2 Replies  
"man" isn't aliased to anything is it?

try: \man man (to view the man manpage)

or: unalias man ; man man

I also have 10.2.1 and have installed the terminal update with no problems.
Posted by solaris, on Sep 21, 2002 at 03:24 AM, in macOS
It's something like: <font face =... 449 Views / 3 Replies  
It's something like:

<font face = "courier">mount_smbfs -W &lt;domain&gt; //user@server/share /mount/point</font>
Posted by solaris, on May 24, 2002 at 08:53 AM, in macOS
The TZ environment variable is what you want. By... 477 Views / 2 Replies  
The TZ environment variable is what you want. By default it is not set:

<font face = "courier">[localhost:~] spencer% echo $TZ
TZ: Undefined variable.</font>

However, it can be set to modify...
Posted by solaris, on May 19, 2002 at 05:02 PM, in macOS
eg: <BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1"face="Geneva,... 819 Views / 3 Replies  
eg:

<BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1"face="Geneva, Verdana, Arial">code:</font><HR><pre><font size=1 face=courier>
% du -s .
<font color = blue>3154208</font> .

% du -sk .
<font color =...
Posted by solaris, on Apr 23, 2002 at 05:33 PM, in macOS
I think this is because the remote system uses a... 465 Views / 3 Replies  
I think this is because the remote system uses a different control characters for backspace and delete.

On the Mac, backspace is ^? (ctrl-?). On the remote system it is often ^H (ctrl-H). On the...
Posted by solaris, on Apr 20, 2002 at 09:48 AM, in macOS
 
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