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Yeah, and it's killing to wait :( New Mac Pros...	4,389 Views / 66 Replies
Yeah, and it's killing to wait :( New Mac Pros and Mac Minis Launching in August - Mac Rumors (http://www.macrumors.com/2011/06/19/new-mac-pros-and-mac-minis-launching-august/) I hope they'll...
Posted by wei, on Jun 19, 2011 at 10:52 PM, in Mac Desktops

Finally some news... hopefully it's for real: ...	4,389 Views / 66 Replies
Finally some news... hopefully it's for real: Apple server lineup refresh looming \| Electronista (http://www.electronista.com/articles/11/06/09/apple.server.lineup.supply.shortage.to.refresh/)
Posted by wei, on Jun 10, 2011 at 02:35 AM, in Mac Desktops

Maxing up a new MacPro is just insane. Well, at...	4,389 Views / 66 Replies
Maxing up a new MacPro is just insane. Well, at lease for me. But knowing your Mac could last more mileage down the road with more RAM to grow won't hurt. But knowing Apple, they might limit that....
Posted by wei, on May 12, 2011 at 02:01 PM, in Mac Desktops

Well, there's a reason for the second empty...	4,389 Views / 66 Replies
Well, there's a reason for the second empty optical bay in the MacPro. If you want BD so badly, what stopping you putting a BD drive in? If you are talking about software support, its not only a...
Posted by wei, on May 12, 2011 at 10:29 AM, in Mac Desktops

I was using 2x CF and soft RAID-0 them,...	11,342 Views / 18 Replies
I was using 2x CF and soft RAID-0 them, theoretically should get double the performance. Also check what type of adapter and CF card you have, are they trusted? Some CF doesn't have the real speed...
Posted by wei, on May 5, 2009 at 08:51 PM, in Hardware Hacking

I wish I've done "twice a year". When I moved...	2,260 Views / 3 Replies
I wish I've done "twice a year". When I moved mine recently to my new house. I have to spend 3 hrs on cleaning it before moving. That involve remove all drive bracket, remove the front twin fan,...
Posted by wei, on Nov 2, 2008 at 10:09 PM, in Mac Desktops

Maybe next time I will put p0rn instead. ...	501,738 Views / 1,145 Replies
Maybe next time I will put p0rn instead. Yeah, those APE have burned power supply. I fixed them & make them powered by USB.
Posted by wei, on Oct 22, 2008 at 12:08 AM, in Mac Desktops

Here's my new room: ...	501,738 Views / 1,145 Replies
Here's my new room: http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3198/2922712133_60904a4b26_o.jpg Close up of my main workstation http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3256/2922712145_4d1d00f81e_o.jpg My spouse's...
Posted by wei, on Oct 21, 2008 at 02:36 AM, in Mac Desktops

Thanks for the feedback everyone. Will consider...	2,719 Views / 5 Replies
Thanks for the feedback everyone. Will consider to place in the battery since it's just sitting on the table now.
Posted by wei, on Oct 6, 2008 at 05:52 AM, in Hardware Hacking

Yeah, got a plan to do so, but by doing that I...	2,719 Views / 5 Replies
Yeah, got a plan to do so, but by doing that I need to add a regulator chip on the firewire port to get constant 12V. The unit wasn't really that portable with all the metal & acrylic casing, that's...
Posted by wei, on Jul 9, 2008 at 10:39 PM, in Hardware Hacking

iTab (DIY Mac Tablet)	2,719 Views / 5 Replies
http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y23/wei803/diy_cintiq/banner.jpg Hi all, I would like to share my recent modding project. Which I've merge a Wacom Intuos3 with a MacBook. ...
Posted by wei, on Jul 9, 2008 at 05:02 AM, in Hardware Hacking

Yes you're right, I've found the difference. One...	506 Views / 2 Replies
Yes you're right, I've found the difference. One is 12.7mm, one is 9.5mm. Thanks!
Posted by wei, on May 10, 2008 at 02:00 PM, in Mac Notebooks

Superdrive mystery	506 Views / 2 Replies
Hi everyone, been doing some iBook & PowerBook upgrades lately. Found out that the price for the newer MacBook & MacBook Pro superdrive cost 2-4 times more than the iBook & PowerBook. I wonder if...
Posted by wei, on May 10, 2008 at 07:12 AM, in Mac Notebooks

Anyone have any idea does the PowerBook 12"...	158,071 Views / 253 Replies
Anyone have any idea does the PowerBook 12" 1.5Ghz suffer the same problem like the iBooks? I'm going to pick up a PowerBook that have video problem (scan lines and scrambled). Wonder if it can be...
Posted by wei, on Apr 29, 2008 at 09:27 PM, in Mac Notebooks

A note to those that considering to upgrade to...	3,479 Views / 49 Replies
A note to those that considering to upgrade to 8800. I've receive a reminder that the card need 10.5.2, those that's still on tiger will need to upgrade.
Posted by wei, on Apr 27, 2008 at 02:32 AM, in Mac Desktops

Hi there, mine was the older b/g version. I'm...	6,056 Views / 2 Replies
Hi there, mine was the older b/g version. I'm unsure if this is the same as bridge mode. The pre-801n utility doesn't name it as "extend network range" if I'm not mistaken. But I really doesn't spend...
Posted by wei, on Apr 13, 2008 at 11:01 PM, in Hardware Hacking

Here's mine: Sequential 36.66 Uncached...	11,342 Views / 18 Replies
Here's mine: Sequential 36.66 Uncached Write 59.99 36.83 MB/sec [4K blocks] Uncached Write 32.95 18.64 MB/sec [256K blocks] Uncached Read 20.26 5.93 MB/sec [4K blocks] Uncached...
Posted by wei, on Apr 1, 2008 at 10:13 AM, in Hardware Hacking

I don't think there's a "lock" (ie something like...	1,699 Views / 5 Replies
I don't think there's a "lock" (ie something like downclock of the GPU). It's simply limitation of the hardware design of the chip itself. Intel� Graphics Media Accelerator 950 Overview...
Posted by wei, on Mar 31, 2008 at 06:39 AM, in Hardware Hacking

I wonder about that too, there's no way I can...	11,342 Views / 18 Replies
I wonder about that too, there's no way I can check on the health on the cards (nor how many cycle has been used). We should keep in touch in-case anything happened to our CF drive. We need to know...
Posted by wei, on Mar 29, 2008 at 01:09 PM, in Hardware Hacking

I'm using quickbench...	11,342 Views / 18 Replies
I'm using quickbench (http://www.speedtools2.com/). I'm not sure is there any difference from the bus speed and design btw clamshell and g4. Have yet to have a chance to get one. Was told the best...
Posted by wei, on Mar 29, 2008 at 01:15 AM, in Hardware Hacking

Nah, the RAID I want is merely strip 2 card into...	11,342 Views / 18 Replies
Nah, the RAID I want is merely strip 2 card into one drive. I know for this cheap approach I wont get 2x read/write speed, neither the adapter is RAID enable nor I have dual channel to play with....
Posted by wei, on Mar 27, 2008 at 09:25 PM, in Hardware Hacking

Airport Express USB power mod	6,056 Views / 2 Replies
Details at my site: \| \|\|\| \| \| weistudio 2006 \|\| \| \|\|\| \| (http://weistudio.com/mac_ape.htm) http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3163/2312189401_8f4f94b225_o.jpg Since it takes 5V input, it's possible...
Posted by wei, on Mar 27, 2008 at 07:52 AM, in Hardware Hacking

iBook "SSD" + RAID mod	11,342 Views / 18 Replies
Got my hand on an used iBook recently. After rebuilding it (since some cables, keyboard, airport and other stuff are not in), I decide to try something else with it. Right, putting 2 CF card in it...
Posted by wei, on Mar 27, 2008 at 07:48 AM, in Hardware Hacking

http://thepiratebay.org/tor/4069971/iPhone_SDK_eve...	24,655 Views / 165 Replies
http://thepiratebay.org/tor/4069971/iPhone_SDK_event yet to get a direct download.
Posted by wei, on Mar 23, 2008 at 11:19 PM, in MacNN Lounge

Need to look at the cable to be sure. It does...	158,071 Views / 253 Replies
Need to look at the cable to be sure. It does looks like a bad cable for me.
Posted by wei, on Feb 26, 2008 at 09:40 PM, in Mac Notebooks

Since I'm on the same problem, let me update this...	1,509 Views / 1 Replies
Since I'm on the same problem, let me update this post. The fuse on F2101 is a FU Link style microfuse, fast acting. 2amp.
Posted by wei, on Feb 21, 2008 at 09:51 PM, in Mac Notebooks

I wonder this fix works with iBook G4 1.2Ghz?? ...	158,071 Views / 253 Replies
I wonder this fix works with iBook G4 1.2Ghz?? Have a friend offering me his iBook. The iBook will boot into bluescreen (after grey spinning circle, before Mac OS X loading) and hang.
Posted by wei, on Jan 26, 2008 at 12:44 AM, in Mac Notebooks

Most of the time my ipod will be on playlist...	2,813 Views / 27 Replies
Most of the time my ipod will be on playlist before I start my journey. I've modded my cheap cassette player to have a 3.5mm jack in. So I just leave my ipod on the seat or in the tray. Most control...
Posted by wei, on Nov 12, 2007 at 04:38 AM, in iPhone, iPad & iPod

Poll: Can someone tell me what's the actual free space...	5,214 Views / 8 Replies
Can someone tell me what's the actual free space of a brand new 4GB & 8GB iPhone?
Posted by wei, on Sep 7, 2007 at 06:36 AM, in iPhone, iPad & iPod

Haha, thanks again mduell, now I can resume...	1,812 Views / 20 Replies
Haha, thanks again mduell, now I can resume dreaming.
Posted by wei, on Aug 30, 2007 at 03:17 AM, in Mac Desktops

Thanks for the reply. It doesn't matter if it...	1,812 Views / 20 Replies
Thanks for the reply. It doesn't matter if it wasn't from Apple. As long as it is possible. I believe if there's demand, there will be supplies for it.
Posted by wei, on Aug 29, 2007 at 10:48 PM, in Mac Desktops

Proc are small matter in my case. Any idea if...	1,812 Views / 20 Replies
Proc are small matter in my case. Any idea if we could swap the memory riser card for new memory type support. Let's say DDR3? Also, I'm curious why 8-cores have different set of upgrade kits:...
Posted by wei, on Aug 29, 2007 at 04:13 AM, in Mac Desktops

No one using KVR? :( I really need to know will...	48,062 Views / 210 Replies
No one using KVR? :( I really need to know will it work or not...
Posted by wei, on Aug 18, 2007 at 12:17 AM, in Mac Desktops

Any more comments? I'm interested on the...	1,106 Views / 9 Replies
Any more comments? I'm interested on the firewave as well. I'm not putting high hope on the unit. But as long as it does better job than the internal output of my macpro I'm happy.
Posted by wei, on Aug 15, 2007 at 05:49 AM, in Gaming

:) My turn to upgrade as well. Spotted a good...	48,062 Views / 210 Replies
:) My turn to upgrade as well. Spotted a good deal for Kingston KVR667D2D4F5/2G coming in pair, anyone using similar model? Going to add the Maxxsink for this as well. So no issue on the heatsink...
Posted by wei, on Aug 14, 2007 at 11:28 PM, in Mac Desktops

all2ofme, nice view from the window! Here's...	501,738 Views / 1,145 Replies
all2ofme, nice view from the window! Here's my updates: http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y23/wei803/macpro_july.jpg
Posted by wei, on Jul 10, 2007 at 03:42 AM, in Mac Desktops

too bad it doesn't ship out of US.	518 Views / 3 Replies
too bad it doesn't ship out of US.
Posted by wei, on Jul 3, 2007 at 10:56 PM, in Marketplace

would like to be invited too. thanks!	3,278 Views / 59 Replies
would like to be invited too. thanks!
Posted by wei, on Apr 20, 2007 at 10:30 PM, in MacNN Lounge

Ah.. my bad... I was referring to LCD monitor...	119,776 Views / 2,738 Replies
Ah.. my bad... I was referring to LCD monitor (those that you use with Mac/PC), not LCD TV.
Posted by wei, on Apr 12, 2007 at 06:02 AM, in Gaming

yup, you wont go wrong with that. as long as you...	1,045 Views / 11 Replies
yup, you wont go wrong with that. as long as you don't need to power a ADC display. I've done ATX convertion on B&W G3 & Sawtooth. All working fine till today.
Posted by wei, on Apr 12, 2007 at 05:45 AM, in Mac Desktops

looking to replace the stock DVD-ROM with a...	1,936 Views / 14 Replies
looking to replace the stock DVD-ROM with a faster one, in black ofcourse :D that'll be later. just got my VGA to TV converter. everything now complete. my folks happily watching their show on TV...
Posted by wei, on Apr 10, 2007 at 10:06 PM, in Hardware Hacking

Hi guys, any of you using your Wii with LCD...	119,776 Views / 2,738 Replies
Hi guys, any of you using your Wii with LCD screen? Wii -> component -> component converter -> LCD? Wii -> composite -> vga box -> LCD? Any feedback will be great, I'm doing research to...
Posted by wei, on Apr 8, 2007 at 09:38 PM, in Gaming

another update from me: ...	501,738 Views / 1,145 Replies
another update from me: http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y23/wei803/macpro4.jpg larger screen.
Posted by wei, on Apr 8, 2007 at 12:13 AM, in Mac Desktops

I really have no idea what does it mean. I...	1,936 Views / 14 Replies
I really have no idea what does it mean. I haven't seen such thing on all powermac I've use before. Probably it's a replacement board from Apple? :confused: ...
Posted by wei, on Apr 7, 2007 at 09:57 AM, in Hardware Hacking

Not that I don't want a powermac casing. The...	1,936 Views / 14 Replies
Not that I don't want a powermac casing. The location where I am is hard to find such parts. Beggar can't be a chooser, that's all I can allow for the budget of this project. Just bought some...
Posted by wei, on Apr 5, 2007 at 10:52 PM, in Hardware Hacking

Noted. Thanks for the advice, very kind of you....	1,936 Views / 14 Replies
Noted. Thanks for the advice, very kind of you. They are ESD safe wraper. Will consider to get the ESD strap & mat, but I don't work much on electronic stuff. I'm just a graphic desginer.
Posted by wei, on Mar 28, 2007 at 09:36 PM, in Hardware Hacking

Yes, the original Sawtooth has a 12cm fan blowing...	1,936 Views / 14 Replies
Yes, the original Sawtooth has a 12cm fan blowing directly onto the logicboard. I've placed 2 8cm hi-speed fan instead. Will install temp-monitor and report back later. lol :D
Posted by wei, on Mar 27, 2007 at 10:43 PM, in Hardware Hacking

The return of Sawtooth II	1,936 Views / 14 Replies
I sold off my first Sawtooth last year, link to the project (http://forums.macnn.com/73/mac-modification/283432/the-return-of-sawtooth/). Now I left with some parts from the earlier system. Here's...
Posted by wei, on Mar 27, 2007 at 03:18 AM, in Hardware Hacking

lol... now a better reason for older cards to go...	3,028 Views / 33 Replies
lol... now a better reason for older cards to go for sales??
Posted by wei, on Mar 24, 2007 at 05:25 AM, in Mac Desktops

Yes you could, that will be strictly windows only.	1,274 Views / 10 Replies
Yes you could, that will be strictly windows only.
Posted by wei, on Mar 24, 2007 at 05:22 AM, in Mac Desktops

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