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G4 processor in Blue & White G3? 2,132 Views / 13 Replies  
I am using 7410 G4's in two B&Ws one is a Daystar and the other an OWC both run at 600mh. A while back I wanted to run Tomb Raider Angel of Death which required a 700 mh G4 minimum. I got a bit...
Posted by j mars, on Nov 19, 2004 at 11:35 PM, in Mac Desktops
I had numerous similar problems when I changed... 594 Views / 2 Replies  
I had numerous similar problems when I changed from a Beige to a B&W. This was with a 600MHz G4. The problem turned out to be in the RAM. This surprised me as I had transferred three 256 modules that...
Posted by j mars, on May 24, 2004 at 10:10 AM, in Mac Desktops
I am using a B&W with a 600MHz G4 and a Radeon... 1,638 Views / 29 Replies  
I am using a B&W with a 600MHz G4 and a Radeon 7000 in the 2x PCI graphics slot. It runs Panther quickly for me and should be current and usable for some time to come. I complained to Daystar the...
Posted by j mars, on May 24, 2004 at 09:56 AM, in Mac Desktops
I had been running 3 PC100 256mb modules in my... 521 Views / 5 Replies  
I had been running 3 PC100 256mb modules in my beige for months with no problems, after removing one of them that just looked a but different from the B&W it has been stable as a horsebarn. I guess...
Posted by j mars, on May 13, 2004 at 11:22 AM, in Mac Desktops
I have just removed two RAM modules to see if... 521 Views / 5 Replies  
I have just removed two RAM modules to see if that makes a difference. The G4 is rated at 550 MHz. I have run it at 600 and it doesnt seem any more or less stable than at 550 so I am tending to...
Posted by j mars, on May 12, 2004 at 09:59 PM, in Mac Desktops
unstable B&W 521 Views / 5 Replies  
I am changing from a Beige to a B&W and it is unstable. I have upgraded to a G4@ 550MHz, have 896mb of ram, a rev 2 mobo, and two Maxtor HDs, a 40gig and a 20gig. I have OS 9 on the 20 gig and have...
Posted by j mars, on May 12, 2004 at 09:36 PM, in Mac Desktops
WD ultra2/SCSI drive recognition 433 Views / 0 Replies  
I am trying to connect two Western Digital 9.1 GB WDE 9100 Ultra/Ultra2 SCSI hard drives to my B&W with an Adaptec 2940U2B PCI card. These drives have an 80 pin connection so I am using adaptors that...
Posted by j mars, on May 12, 2004 at 09:17 PM, in Consumer Hardware & Components
B&W boot problems HELP!! 812 Views / 6 Replies  
I was just getting a B&W ( 550mh G4,9GB-SCSI-OS9.1, 2-40GB uATA-OS10.2.8) together. All was booting & running well off the master uATA HD until I tried to boot off the second (slave) uATA which had...
Posted by j mars, on Apr 8, 2004 at 09:14 PM, in Mac Desktops
Beiges are able to handle Jaguar without... 876 Views / 4 Replies  
Beiges are able to handle Jaguar without XPostFacto, but cannot load Panther at the present time. There is a version of XPostFacto evidentually for Panther and the Beige but it is still in Beta form,...
Posted by j mars, on Dec 4, 2003 at 03:48 PM, in macOS
Jag CD boot problems 876 Views / 4 Replies  
Let me start by saying that I have successfully run Beta thru Jag on several Beiges so I am not a novice at this. Last week I had to reinstall OSX on my (534mh-G4, 768mb) Beige MT because I had a...
Posted by j mars, on Dec 4, 2003 at 11:14 AM, in macOS
Beige 10.2.8 File Sharing 395 Views / 0 Replies  
My son upgraded his Beige AIO (400mh G4) with the first 10.2.8 upgrade which gave us no problems then he added the second corrected upgrade. Now we cannot select the checkbox for personal filesharing...
Posted by j mars, on Oct 9, 2003 at 01:48 PM, in macOS
G5 is IBM compatible 2,307 Views / 24 Replies  
What you all are missing is the fact that OSX/Darwin/G5 IS IBM compatible (and everyother Unix mainframe). Don't get caught up in the old 1984 hammer throwing anti IBM craze. Macintosh is no longer...
Posted by j mars, on Sep 9, 2003 at 12:03 PM, in Mac Desktops
Do you think that IBM has any love for Mr. Gates,... 1,255 Views / 15 Replies  
Do you think that IBM has any love for Mr. Gates, the man who led them into their dummest business mistake? You bet they would like to see Microsoft/Intel cut down to size. But they must be discrete,...
Posted by j mars, on Aug 13, 2003 at 05:40 PM, in Mac Desktops
Lost Beige IDE #1 bus Lost Beige IDE #1 bus 501 Views / 3 Replies  
The switching of the IDE plugs on the motherboard has done the trick. The plug designations have somehow been swapped, other than that everything is normal.The only explaination I can think if is...
Posted by j mars, on Jun 6, 2003 at 09:20 AM, in macOS
Aspyr does NOT support upgrades 659 Views / 1 Replies  
I have had trouble with HP2 quitting at a specific point in the game. Naturally I turned to their support unit for help. If you have an upgraded Mac steer clear of Aspyr. The following is their...
Posted by j mars, on Jun 5, 2003 at 07:50 PM, in Gaming
Harry Potter 2 goes black... 755 Views / 8 Replies  
I have a similar problem when I try to enter the Chamber of Secrets, the game quits. This has happened with two different game files. They say no one else is having this problem. Aspyr claims that...
Posted by j mars, on Jun 5, 2003 at 07:38 PM, in Gaming
Lost Beige IDE #1 bus 501 Views / 3 Replies  
For some reason my beige G3 (533 G4/768 MB ram) does not find the second IDE bus(#1). My CDRom and second hard disk (OS9 disk) have disappeared. The OSX (10.2.6) disk alone on the first bus (#0) is...
Posted by j mars, on Jun 5, 2003 at 11:06 AM, in macOS
What Happened to? 673 Views / 3 Replies  
A few days ago I tried to download some interesting shareware called Horse Menu only to find that it had been removed. Now the same thing seems to have happened to PDF U 1.22. Safari cannot find the...
Posted by j mars, on Jun 2, 2003 at 11:45 AM, in Applications
Beige G4 is too slow in OSX 812 Views / 10 Replies  
I am running a simular beige (533 G4 w/768MB ram, Radeon) and do not find it that slow. Do up your ram 512 at least. By all means run Quartz Extreme on the Radeon, you might also try Grackle probe,...
Posted by j mars, on Jun 2, 2003 at 11:37 AM, in Mac Desktops
Ok so you can boot off a SCSI card. But is anyone... 882 Views / 7 Replies  
Ok so you can boot off a SCSI card. But is anyone actually booting OSX off a motherboard SCSI drive either internal or external? No speculators please - don't tell me what Apples says you can do...
Posted by j mars, on May 13, 2003 at 10:42 AM, in Mac Desktops
Do you mean to imply that a beige G3 will boot... 882 Views / 7 Replies  
Do you mean to imply that a beige G3 will boot OSX off a SCSI drive? I don't have any SCSI drives on my beiges but have always hated the IDE/8GB/master/0bus requirement. Could I avoid all this by...
Posted by j mars, on May 12, 2003 at 09:41 PM, in Mac Desktops
This is a simple proceedure as long as your Roms... 561 Views / 4 Replies  
This is a simple proceedure as long as your Roms are not the old first version which did not support master/slave IDE drives on the same bus. You can get a HD at Staples or perhaps even Walmart -...
Posted by j mars, on May 12, 2003 at 09:31 PM, in Mac Desktops
Hp problems 1,059 Views / 13 Replies  
I don't really know if this is an HP G55xi problem or an OS 9.2 problem. I am running v4.6.2 on my beige G3 revB OSX 10.2.4 (583mh G4, 756mb Ram) with no real problems except that it could be a bit...
Posted by j mars, on Apr 10, 2003 at 09:30 PM, in macOS
Crack sound 528 Views / 2 Replies  
I agree a crack or crunch sound denotes a problem with RAM. You say there is only one default (Apple OEM?) RAM chip in it, I would suspect that it is bad. Swap it if possible with another and see if...
Posted by j mars, on Mar 28, 2003 at 08:20 PM, in Mac Desktops
I had a Nexus (32mb Rage) in our Beige AIO and... 771 Views / 6 Replies  
I had a Nexus (32mb Rage) in our Beige AIO and swapped it out for a Radeon 7000. Big improvement, my son says the iTunes videos are much better, some games are better, and Quartz Extreme can be run...
Posted by j mars, on Feb 3, 2003 at 11:49 PM, in Mac Desktops
yg As to whether your onboard video, audio... 732 Views / 6 Replies  
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As to whether your onboard video, audio and etc will be used in OSX the answer is yes with a few crevats. First don't bother with the AV personality card as the AV part is useless under OSX,...
Posted by j mars, on Jan 20, 2003 at 08:19 PM, in Mac Desktops
If all the beige ram is 100 then you can boost... 719 Views / 5 Replies  
If all the beige ram is 100 then you can boost the bus speed to 83.3mh maximum. Won't work if you have any PC66 ram in there.
Posted by j mars, on Jan 20, 2003 at 04:48 PM, in Mac Desktops
yg- I am also a low cost mac user, have... 732 Views / 6 Replies  
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I am also a low cost mac user, have been for years. I think your beige G3 idea has much merit. Currently I am using two beiges, a DT and an AIO and happily running Jaguar. The DT is now a...
Posted by j mars, on Jan 20, 2003 at 04:43 PM, in Mac Desktops
I'm not sure about the OS9 drivers but if you... 668 Views / 6 Replies  
I'm not sure about the OS9 drivers but if you already have OSX installed you must do a "clean install" of Classic. Without the clean install the installer checks for a more recent OS on the disk or...
Posted by j mars, on Jan 14, 2003 at 11:16 AM, in macOS
I've got Jaguar and QE running on both a beige DT... 829 Views / 9 Replies  
I've got Jaguar and QE running on both a beige DT G4 583/83 w768mb and an AIO G4 400/66 w 512mb. Both computers are stable and relatively speedy (although 9.2 is a bit snappier). We both have twin...
Posted by j mars, on Jan 13, 2003 at 11:22 PM, in Mac Desktops
I also have beiges, a DT and an AIO and both have... 490 Views / 3 Replies  
I also have beiges, a DT and an AIO and both have the same problem. I cannot boot from OSX to OS 9 on another partition or hard disk. I however have OS9 installed on my OSX partition also and I can...
Posted by j mars, on Jan 7, 2003 at 10:41 AM, in Mac Desktops
I have a Beige DT with a 583 G4 (83mh bus), 768... 855 Views / 9 Replies  
I have a Beige DT with a 583 G4 (83mh bus), 768 MB ram, and a Radeon 7000. I have no problem running Jaguar 10.2.3 at a fairly zippy speed although OS 9 is a bit faster. However your SCSI and serial...
Posted by j mars, on Jan 7, 2003 at 10:10 AM, in Mac Desktops
I am running OSX on two beiges , an overclocked... 811 Views / 31 Replies  
I am running OSX on two beiges , an overclocked 400mh G3 Dt/768 and a 400mh G4 AIO/640. Both run with acceptable speed although OS 9.2 does seem a bit snappier. The DT has a FirewireDirect combo...
Posted by j mars, on Jul 29, 2002 at 01:59 PM, in macOS
This is good news, I hope it is true. XLR8 has... 1,104 Views / 29 Replies  
This is good news, I hope it is true. XLR8 has pulled their dual processor Velocity card for some reason, the only reference being buried in the support section with the info that they were having...
Posted by j mars, on Jul 28, 2002 at 08:57 PM, in Mac Desktops
I have had a similar experience with my son's AIO... 515 Views / 4 Replies  
I have had a similar experience with my son's AIO (Beige G4@400, ATI Nexus card). He has been using a 15" KDS as a second monitor off the Nexus. Once he set the resolution higher than the monitor...
Posted by j mars, on Jun 26, 2002 at 10:02 AM, in Consumer Hardware & Components
I have had a similar experience with my son's AIO... 481 Views / 4 Replies  
I have had a similar experience with my son's AIO (Beige G4@400, ATI Nexus card). He has been using a 15" KDS as a second monitor off the Nexus. Once he set the resolution higher than the monitor...
Posted by j mars, on Jun 26, 2002 at 10:02 AM, in Mac Desktops
I had the same situation when I went to install... 750 Views / 7 Replies  
I had the same situation when I went to install OSX on my son's AIO, it would read the OSX 10.0 disk but would not boot it. It would read and boot both the Beta and 10.1 update disks but not the...
Posted by j mars, on Jun 25, 2002 at 11:57 AM, in Mac Desktops
BeigeG3-NewATI Drivers 425 Views / 1 Replies  
I just installed the new ATI June 2002 Radeon drivers and my Beige G3 (440mh/768ram)DT w/Radeon 7000 seems to awaken from sleep using OSX 10.1.5-no more gray screen on wakeup. At last it is fully...
Posted by j mars, on Jun 24, 2002 at 07:17 PM, in Mac Desktops
Why do you want another internal modem? Any Beige... 565 Views / 3 Replies  
Why do you want another internal modem? Any Beige G3 (Gossamer) board should work but they are rare and therefore expensive (ie $90-100 on eBay). An external modem should be far cheaper and less...
Posted by j mars, on May 29, 2002 at 10:23 AM, in Mac Desktops
Whatever drive you select you need to check its... 549 Views / 13 Replies  
Whatever drive you select you need to check its ability to mount the OSX 10.0 CDROM. I have two beige G3's, the AIO would not mount this CD because it was a SCSI Apple CDROM not an ATAPI. I swapped...
Posted by j mars, on May 29, 2002 at 10:00 AM, in Mac Desktops
For lords sake DON'T get a HP AIO printer. The... 680 Views / 16 Replies  
For lords sake DON'T get a HP AIO printer. The hardware is great, print qualitity is terrific, the drivers (OSX or OS9.xx) are TERRIBLE. Customer service does not exist.
Posted by j mars, on Apr 8, 2002 at 08:22 PM, in Consumer Hardware & Components
I believe you have run into the HP driver... 550 Views / 1 Replies  
I believe you have run into the HP driver conundrum, ie great printers lousy drivers. I am using a G55xi with their 4.0 driver and OSX10.1. Sometimes it works sometines it doesnt. I once tried to...
Posted by j mars, on Apr 8, 2002 at 08:18 PM, in Consumer Hardware & Components
Install OSX CD won't boot 360 Views / 0 Replies  
I can't figure this out. I have two beiges, a 400mh G3 DT and a (now) 400 G4 AIO. I have sucessfully installed OSX on the DT with this CD and upgraded to 10.1.3 -no problems. But now I want to...
Posted by j mars, on Mar 20, 2002 at 04:36 PM, in macOS
I've been trying to get a driver for an ixTv card... 837 Views / 11 Replies  
I've been trying to get a driver for an ixTv card for months. No one has come up with anything yet but Sourceforge seems to be working the hardest on it. Actually I would love to find a driver for an...
Posted by j mars, on Feb 28, 2002 at 08:23 PM, in Mac Desktops
I am using an Envision 19" from Staples. Looks... 840 Views / 26 Replies  
I am using an Envision 19" from Staples. Looks good, the price at the time was right $209.00 less $50.00 rebate. I had a bit of trouble with the rebate as they gave me a 17" monitor $70.00 rebate and...
Posted by j mars, on Feb 21, 2002 at 09:11 PM, in Consumer Hardware & Components
I am using an Envision 19" from Staples. Looks... 824 Views / 21 Replies  
I am using an Envision 19" from Staples. Looks good, the price at the time was right $209.00 less $50.00 rebate. I had a bit of trouble with the rebate as they gave me a 17" monitor $70.00 rebate and...
Posted by j mars, on Feb 21, 2002 at 09:11 PM, in Mac Desktops
I was angry at Epson for not supporting an old... 596 Views / 23 Replies  
I was angry at Epson for not supporting an old printer (Stylus Pro) so I researched all the manufacturers last August for one who would support OSX. After much studying, I bought an HP G55xi all in...
Posted by j mars, on Jan 5, 2002 at 06:16 PM, in macOS
One of the main differences in OSX/ Unix is that... 415 Views / 3 Replies  
One of the main differences in OSX/ Unix is that is composed of a vast number of small files compared to the old OS with a few large files. If you have some disk utility (Alsoft for one) compare the...
Posted by j mars, on Dec 23, 2001 at 12:39 PM, in macOS
I own two G3's, a desktop upgraded with a 400mh... 583 Views / 18 Replies  
I own two G3's, a desktop upgraded with a 400mh G3 and an AIO running at 300. I have maxed out the ram, upgraded hard disks and added USB and Firewire cards. The desktop runs OSX ok, it is ixtv and...
Posted by j mars, on Dec 23, 2001 at 12:28 PM, in macOS
You don't say which browser you are using. I had... 541 Views / 2 Replies  
You don't say which browser you are using. I had a similar problem with my cable connection and Surfdouber connection my Beige G3 DT and my son's AIO G3. The difference turned out to be that he was...
Posted by j mars, on Dec 20, 2001 at 12:38 PM, in macOS
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