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My stats: 2x2GHz Rev A. 6GB 5x500GB...	30,790 Views / 286 Replies
My stats: 2x2GHz Rev A. 6GB 5x500GB 7200rpm 16MB RAID 0 - startup disk 1m 12s following a fresh reboot Oddly enough, I get the same performance even with the following running:
Posted by merp, on Jun 3, 2007 at 06:22 AM, in Mac Desktops

I've a rather large collection of old-world beige...	2,999 Views / 49 Replies
I've a rather large collection of old-world beige hardware, like IIci's, that are still perfectly functional, and I know of one in full production even today, some sixteen years after the machine's...
Posted by merp, on Dec 26, 2006 at 06:37 PM, in Mac Desktops

Well, yeah. You're in Burbank. If you're the...	5,100 Views / 67 Replies
Well, yeah. You're in Burbank. If you're the Fry's Electronics in Arlington, Texas, I bet the situation's reversed.
Posted by merp, on Nov 19, 2006 at 07:14 AM, in Mac Desktops

No worries. The fan and cooling system was...	588 Views / 4 Replies
No worries. The fan and cooling system was designed around ridiculously high requirements; even as maxed out as you've seen it to date, I guarantee it's still not the KP turbo fan mode. The...
Posted by merp, on Nov 17, 2006 at 08:17 PM, in Mac Desktops

Disk Utility supports multiple disks per RAID 0...	1,481 Views / 14 Replies
Disk Utility supports multiple disks per RAID 0 set. I've got a five-disk stripe that's seen by the system as a single 2.3TB volume that's configured as the startup disk. At 300MB/sec sustained...
Posted by merp, on Nov 5, 2006 at 07:33 AM, in Mac Desktops

??? My CPUs are currently running @ 116F and...	15,219 Views / 11 Replies
??? My CPUs are currently running @ 116F and 122F. I've seen them as low as 95F and 97F on a 2x2 rev.A G5. That's pretty cool by PC standards. The U3 reports as 138F. Definitely would be hot...
Posted by merp, on Oct 25, 2006 at 02:09 AM, in Mac Desktops

I've been using the Maxtor DiamondMax 10/300 and...	1,481 Views / 14 Replies
I've been using the Maxtor DiamondMax 10/300 and the DiamondMax11/500 for a while. They're fast, cool, and quiet. Used two in the existing slots in my G5 for about a year. Other than a small...
Posted by merp, on Oct 21, 2006 at 10:42 PM, in Mac Desktops

yah, I guess it is totally worthless. I was...	914 Views / 4 Replies
yah, I guess it is totally worthless. I was holding on for the nifty factor of ancient hardware, but this thing's just plain not fast enough. Hell, it's what, something like a hundred times slower...
Posted by merp, on Oct 4, 2006 at 05:45 AM, in Hardware Hacking

upgrading a Bondi Blue iMac	914 Views / 4 Replies
Is it even worth it? The Harmoni G3-600 + FW400 is going for around $300, and maxing it out RAM-wise is only another two hundred, but by that point, it's almost a mini. is there any point? I've...
Posted by merp, on Oct 4, 2006 at 12:05 AM, in Hardware Hacking

I'm waiting, and keeping my DP2GHz. I'm...	734 Views / 5 Replies
I'm waiting, and keeping my DP2GHz. I'm following pretty much the same upgrade path as you, but with 1TB RAID 0 startup disk, a Drive Bracket, SATA controller, and three more SATA disks, a 160, a...
Posted by merp, on Aug 1, 2006 at 09:46 PM, in Mac Desktops

It'll probably never happen again. Too many...	11,621 Views / 132 Replies
It'll probably never happen again. Too many models, too many configurations, too many screwball pricing choices. The current lineup is nice and simple. It reduces the overhead of producing...
Posted by merp, on Jul 3, 2006 at 09:32 PM, in Mac Desktops

The "Black Screen" is what a kernel panic looks...	1,203 Views / 5 Replies
The "Black Screen" is what a kernel panic looks like in OSX. You've 3 RAM sockets filled, right? With the sudden "low power" messages, I'd suspect the power supply the most. Dips in the voltage...
Posted by merp, on Jun 30, 2006 at 04:16 AM, in Mac Desktops

I suspect strongly that it'll be the same G5...	11,621 Views / 132 Replies
I suspect strongly that it'll be the same G5 case, with a different subframe for the intel parts. It's a good design, lots of room, good airflow, and it's already in the correct configuration for...
Posted by merp, on Jun 5, 2006 at 06:08 PM, in Mac Desktops

yes	469 Views / 1 Replies
yes
Posted by merp, on May 20, 2006 at 01:42 PM, in Mac Desktops

any kind of modern data analysis requires stupid...	1,521 Views / 8 Replies
any kind of modern data analysis requires stupid amounts of system RAM. For example, I admin a large datacenter, and some of the IDS logs from the mail servers exceed 4GB/min (yes, that's bytes). ...
Posted by merp, on May 14, 2006 at 09:50 PM, in Mac Desktops

I'd start out with the 2GB to begin with, then...	1,445 Views / 25 Replies
I'd start out with the 2GB to begin with, then play around, and see if you really need more. I bet you won't. It's very hard to get any of the big media apps (save Photoshop) to really consume tons...
Posted by merp, on May 8, 2006 at 10:40 PM, in Mac Desktops

rev a 2x2, my fans do this intermittently as...	2,312 Views / 6 Replies
rev a 2x2, my fans do this intermittently as well. it comes and goes. it's been gone for weeks. I think it's temperature related, as it's done it much less now that it's warmer.
Posted by merp, on May 8, 2006 at 10:31 PM, in Mac Desktops

uh, that trick only works if Finder is the...	706 Views / 6 Replies
uh, that trick only works if Finder is the foreground app. Otherwise, it's Force Quit Firefox, Mail, Preview, etc... Open the Apple menu and press Shift to see what I mean. Additionally, the...
Posted by merp, on Mar 24, 2006 at 01:19 AM, in macOS

if your sequencer isn't running, try restarting...	705 Views / 2 Replies
if your sequencer isn't running, try restarting Finder. AppleMenu/Force Quit/Finder/Relaunch...
Posted by merp, on Mar 19, 2006 at 10:35 PM, in Mac Notebooks

duplicate, deleted, pls. ignore...	1,911 Views / 30 Replies
duplicate, deleted, pls. ignore...
Posted by merp, on Nov 8, 2005 at 01:33 PM, in Mac Desktops

max out the disk, drop in a PCI gig-ether NIC,...	1,911 Views / 30 Replies
max out the disk, drop in a PCI gig-ether NIC, and pick up a gig switch (or connect it directly to the spare interface on the quad). You'd be out a total of $150 for decent kit, and have a...
Posted by merp, on Nov 8, 2005 at 01:31 PM, in Mac Desktops

I went with the X800. It's faster, quieter,...	1,153 Views / 10 Replies
I went with the X800. It's faster, quieter, draws less power, and $100 cheaper. It'll still drive the 30", and sports an ADC, for backwards compatibility. Also, the image quality (for analog...
Posted by merp, on Oct 24, 2005 at 10:16 PM, in Mac Desktops

Tiger significantly reduced the noise output of...	1,391 Views / 20 Replies
Tiger significantly reduced the noise output of my 2x2Ghz Rev. A.
Posted by merp, on Sep 14, 2005 at 06:17 AM, in Mac Desktops

the G5 memory controller only supports CAS3...	1,731 Views / 12 Replies
the G5 memory controller only supports CAS3 timings. the 2.5 RAM usually has the necessary info for DDR controllers to run it at CAS3, but I know that some off-brand RAM that doesn't have the...
Posted by merp, on May 26, 2005 at 10:52 PM, in Mac Desktops

whoops, N/M. Should learn to read the fine print...	632 Views / 3 Replies
whoops, N/M. Should learn to read the fine print before posting :)
Posted by merp, on May 1, 2005 at 06:17 PM, in macOS

Quicktime 7.0 in Software Update	632 Views / 3 Replies
Whoa, just saw this. Having actually shelled out for a real Pro key, I'd like to at least keep 6.5.2 around for the copy/paste functionality. Will this stick around if I upgrade, and what (if...
Posted by merp, on May 1, 2005 at 06:16 PM, in macOS

G5 disk performance	581 Views / 0 Replies
Hello! I just recently added a WD 250GB disk to my 2x2 G5, and the disk performance is _worse_ than the 160GB Seagate the system shipped with. Here's the Xbench results:...
Posted by merp, on Jul 23, 2004 at 11:26 AM, in Mac Desktops

blasphemy...	1,020 Views / 3 Replies
http://www.overclockers.com/tips1133/index.asp
Posted by merp, on Jan 28, 2004 at 10:38 AM, in Hardware Hacking

I've got a 2x2 G5 that's using the DVI->VGA...	1,122 Views / 8 Replies
I've got a 2x2 G5 that's using the DVI->VGA adapter cable that came w/ the system, and it works just fine. Initial startup video is slow (it inits the ADC port first, but the 10.2.8 ROM update fixed...
Posted by merp, on Oct 28, 2003 at 03:50 PM, in Mac Desktops

Poll: I just got my upgrade today, and I'm not so sure....	934 Views / 10 Replies
I just got my upgrade today, and I'm not so sure. I think gfourdoor is on the money, in that it's worth it in the long run, what with bugfixes and such. I do have some small complaints. First,...
Posted by merp, on Oct 24, 2003 at 11:06 PM, in macOS

As for the actual internals of the NT kernel...	10,647 Views / 263 Replies
As for the actual internals of the NT kernel versus Mach, the overall idea is roughly the same. Truth be told, the Microsoft NT kernel really isn't all that bad, but they make some concessions in...
Posted by merp, on Sep 21, 2003 at 04:34 PM, in macOS

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