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thanks for the replies. yeah i overclocked mine... 705 Views / 6 Replies  
thanks for the replies. yeah i overclocked mine already, using the jumper method from 450-->500. buts never stable at 500 for more than a few days. i star getting crashes. i read a long time ago that...
Posted by drHo, on Aug 9, 2005 at 08:08 PM, in Mac Desktops
also, ive heard people talk about a volt mod to... 705 Views / 6 Replies  
also, ive heard people talk about a volt mod to overclock and be stable at higher speeds. ive googled it, but i cant seem to find out HOW to do it. links? thanks
Posted by drHo, on Jul 30, 2005 at 08:03 PM, in Mac Desktops
ah! thanks for the reply. damn got me worried... 705 Views / 6 Replies  
ah! thanks for the reply. damn got me worried about that 9100 fan now :-/ hmm...thanks for the fan offer...i'll get back to you. see if i can get me a ultra quite and fast aftermarket one
Posted by drHo, on Jul 30, 2005 at 07:45 PM, in Mac Desktops
Old School B&W G3, replacement parts 705 Views / 6 Replies  
Hello,
I dusted off my B&W G3 450mhz 1gb ram. after almost a year of non-usage. Gonna donate it to a friend of mine that has a P-II(!!). I installed Tiger using a Dvd combo drive pulled from a...
Posted by drHo, on Jul 30, 2005 at 05:51 PM, in Mac Desktops
http://www.tomshardware.com/cpu/20050525/pentium4-... 963 Views / 8 Replies  
http://www.tomshardware.com/cpu/20050525/pentium4-03.html

hmm...according to this, the Pentium M is faster clock for clock than the P4, and its even faster than the mighty AthlonFX once in desktop...
Posted by drHo, on Jun 3, 2005 at 08:17 PM, in Mac Notebooks
i have to agree that its a bit disapointing. but... 14,069 Views / 103 Replies  
i have to agree that its a bit disapointing. but ANY mac out in the last 2 years would be a nigh/day upgrade for me and lowly B&W G3 450mhz :\ but i do have a AThlon64 system to play games with......
Posted by drHo, on Apr 27, 2005 at 05:57 PM, in Mac Desktops
wow. well over the past years ive seen updates... 16,243 Views / 151 Replies  
wow. well over the past years ive seen updates come and go. some good, some are 'whatever' the biggest from recent memory was when they announced the g5's. i was like 'damn!' but at this point ANY...
Posted by drHo, on Apr 17, 2005 at 01:52 PM, in Mac Desktops
but isnt PCI-E needed for the SLI configurations... 1,792 Views / 23 Replies  
but isnt PCI-E needed for the SLI configurations currently offered by nvidia, and i'm sure ATI is not far behind. like this one:
http://www.alienware.com/intro_pages/sli.aspx

DAMN! if i only had...
Posted by drHo, on Nov 11, 2004 at 12:51 AM, in Mac Desktops
hmm...weird...what do u guys mean 'useless' on... 973 Views / 16 Replies  
hmm...weird...what do u guys mean 'useless' on the titaniums? i have a Tibook550 with the OEM Airport card and i use it to go online with my wi-fi network at home, or were ever i find a hot spot. i...
Posted by drHo, on Oct 13, 2004 at 10:14 PM, in Mac Notebooks
hmm overclocking a video card on a mac....well... 1,027 Views / 12 Replies  
hmm overclocking a video card on a mac....well ive done it
using a program i downloaded (i forgot were) i overclocked my flashed Xtasy Radeon 9100 64MB PCI card from the stock 250/250 to 285/275....
Posted by drHo, on Jul 28, 2004 at 07:38 PM, in Mac Notebooks
well the best OFFICIAL PCI card that ever came... 1,120 Views / 14 Replies  
well the best OFFICIAL PCI card that ever came out for the MAC was the Original Radeon mac edition. NOT the 7000. but good luck finding one for cheap. I flashed a Xtasy Radeon 9100 64MB PCI and use...
Posted by drHo, on May 31, 2004 at 02:18 PM, in Mac Desktops
no, quartz extreme requires an AGP based graphics... 1,047 Views / 22 Replies  
no, quartz extreme requires an AGP based graphics card with 16MB of vide memory minimun (or 32MB??)...the B&W doesnt have an AGP slot..BUT you can do the Quartz Extreme hack on the B&W to be able to...
Posted by drHo, on Mar 11, 2004 at 04:45 PM, in Mac Desktops
some peeps in xlr8yourmac.com forums have... 1,127 Views / 19 Replies  
some peeps in xlr8yourmac.com forums have succesfully flashed (PC) Radeon 9100 64mb PCI's.....and (PC) GeForce 5200 Ultra's PCI's....
...
Posted by drHo, on Feb 28, 2004 at 12:13 PM, in Mac Desktops
you can try this: ... 865 Views / 9 Replies  
you can try this:
http://www.adaptec.com/worldwide/product/proddetail.html?sess=no&language=English+US&prodkey=AVC-2010&cat=%2fTechnology%2fVideo%2fVideo+Capture+and+Creation
not really cheap, but...
Posted by drHo, on Feb 14, 2004 at 02:53 PM, in Mac Desktops
yeah i saw a few on ebay for like $20, not bad... 1,151 Views / 6 Replies  
yeah i saw a few on ebay for like $20, not bad but they are not brands i recognize...
would they work ok on osx i wonder...hmm...
Posted by drHo, on Feb 12, 2004 at 09:35 PM, in Mac Desktops
802.11b or g Adapter for B&W? 1,151 Views / 6 Replies  
Do those work on the B&W? My B&W is running 10.3.x and i'm moving it to another room....and i dont wanna run cables from my DSL router-too far. So I wanna go wireless. Any recomendation of a 802.11b...
Posted by drHo, on Feb 11, 2004 at 07:13 PM, in Mac Desktops
will this "fan-swap" work on the older Tibook... 2,920 Views / 16 Replies  
will this "fan-swap" work on the older Tibook 550's? thats what i have ....
Posted by drHo, on Feb 7, 2004 at 01:32 PM, in Mac Notebooks
can refurb machines be purchased with the... 1,631 Views / 19 Replies  
can refurb machines be purchased with the developers discount or the student discount like new machines can? that would make a world of difference for me...
Posted by drHo, on Feb 7, 2004 at 01:30 PM, in Mac Desktops
lol....i emailed the proffesor in charged of the... 2,968 Views / 44 Replies  
lol....i emailed the proffesor in charged of the cluster and asked him what are they are going to do with the 1100 Dual g5's, . He said they were "found nice homes"

so much for that!...i bet each...
Posted by drHo, on Jan 28, 2004 at 01:32 PM, in Mac Desktops
whoo hoo!! go mac!! hope i'm using one 20 years... 711 Views / 2 Replies  
whoo hoo!! go mac!! hope i'm using one 20 years from now!! damn i'll be an old man by then...
Posted by drHo, on Jan 24, 2004 at 03:09 PM, in Mac Desktops
what do you condider playable? $hit! i... 1,196 Views / 16 Replies  
what do you condider playable?

$hit! i installed a friend';s copy of Halo on my B&W G3 450, 1gb, 32mb Radeon PCI (not 7000). 10.3. well...it runs...:-)

not the greatest performance but at least...
Posted by drHo, on Jan 18, 2004 at 02:07 PM, in Gaming
THanks for the info!! Will make my purchases soon... 838 Views / 4 Replies  
THanks for the info!! Will make my purchases soon i bet!
Posted by drHo, on Jan 13, 2004 at 04:41 PM, in Mac Desktops
PCI Firewire card recomendations?? 838 Views / 4 Replies  
Hello, my B$W built-in FW has crapped out on me. Only way is to get a new mobo...hell no. So only other alternative is to get a PCI FW card. Which are the ones that are known to work well witht the...
Posted by drHo, on Jan 12, 2004 at 08:44 PM, in Mac Desktops
Re: Re: Should I keep & upgrade my G3 Blue & White or sell it? 1,154 Views / 16 Replies  
if you can find it and are willing to spend the extra $$, get yourself a ORIGINAL Radeon Mac Edition not the (junk) 7000. I have a Radeon Mac Edition on my B&W G3 450 w/1g of ram and i can play...
Posted by drHo, on Jan 12, 2004 at 08:36 PM, in Mac Desktops
i had a similar problem with my g3 450 awhile... 1,165 Views / 9 Replies  
i had a similar problem with my g3 450 awhile back. the problem was bad ram. i didnt know it was bad ram until i ran Tech tool pro under os9. changed the ram and voila! has been troublke free since...
Posted by drHo, on Oct 7, 2003 at 01:02 AM, in Mac Desktops
anybody using a BT usb adapter on thier mac with... 2,212 Views / 35 Replies  
anybody using a BT usb adapter on thier mac with a 3650? i just got me a 3650 and i need bluetooth. but i'm not sure whats a good adapter that will work with my macs.: B&W and TiBook 550.

BTW:...
Posted by drHo, on Oct 2, 2003 at 08:10 PM, in Consumer Hardware & Components
Apple store in Santa Monica, CA on the 3rd street... 5,097 Views / 62 Replies  
Apple store in Santa Monica, CA on the 3rd street promanade has 2 units. 1.6ghz and 1.8ghz. havent got a chance to play with them yet...too many people...
Posted by drHo, on Aug 28, 2003 at 06:14 PM, in Mac Desktops
Hmm. The B&W's Motherboard uses a 100mhz bus not... 4,964 Views / 38 Replies  
Hmm. The B&W's Motherboard uses a 100mhz bus not 66mhz-that was for the Beige G3's.

Ok I got my B&W G3 450 back in 1999 brand spanking new as a B.T.O of Apple's Web site. It had 64mb ram, 12gb HD,...
Posted by drHo, on Aug 13, 2003 at 10:09 PM, in Mac Desktops
if you can get the Original Radeon Mac Edition... 1,154 Views / 11 Replies  
if you can get the Original Radeon Mac Edition not the 7000. the ME is better than the 7000 for the simple fact that the OG Radeon has the charisma engine (texture, clipping and lighting) and the...
Posted by drHo, on Jul 29, 2003 at 09:58 PM, in Mac Desktops
nope its a 64MB card i think the the only... 1,821 Views / 26 Replies  
nope its a 64MB card

i think the the only 128MB card is offering for the G5 is the 9800 Pro
Posted by drHo, on Jul 24, 2003 at 02:39 PM, in Mac Desktops
i'm a student too! i just went to the apple store... 954 Views / 10 Replies  
i'm a student too! i just went to the apple store (student) and configured a dual G5, 9800, etc. came out to $3300...not bad...it was like $4k regular :-P
Posted by drHo, on Jul 11, 2003 at 04:03 PM, in Mac Desktops
damn :hmm: 659 Views / 2 Replies  
damn
:hmm:
Posted by drHo, on Jun 28, 2003 at 03:19 AM, in Mac Notebooks
Power supply for TiBook 550 acting strange 659 Views / 2 Replies  
When u plug in your powerbook and its not fully charged the light on the plug turns orange until the unit is charged then its back to green. well yesterday my powerbook was completely drained. i...
Posted by drHo, on Jun 26, 2003 at 05:29 PM, in Mac Notebooks
Help with Quadra 630/5400 hybrid mac 579 Views / 0 Replies  
Hello i have a quadra 630 case, with a 5400 mobo, 6360 ps, maxed ram, ati xclaim vid card. the thing powers up and stuff but shortly after boot up it just dies, like if somebody pulled the plug. i...
Posted by drHo, on Jun 24, 2003 at 09:33 PM, in Mac Desktops
right about that. i tried o'clocking my... 1,101 Views / 12 Replies  
right about that. i tried o'clocking my 450-->550, and it wont even boot. i've heard that if you have a copper G3 you would have better luck. mine is a aluminum G3. so i dunno. maybe prices will come...
Posted by drHo, on Jun 23, 2003 at 12:24 PM, in Mac Desktops
what about ram? os9 worked fine but osx is very... 1,101 Views / 12 Replies  
what about ram? os9 worked fine but osx is very picky about the ram you use. I had a similar problem about a year ago with my B&W. Difference was that OSX would not install. Long story short...I...
Posted by drHo, on Jun 21, 2003 at 05:01 PM, in Mac Desktops
this is quite interesting turn of events. now... 23,103 Views / 231 Replies  
this is quite interesting turn of events. now when i try to go to the apple store, its says they are updating the store, to come back in 1 hour. wft!? can it be true? i guess we'll have to wait until...
Posted by drHo, on Jun 20, 2003 at 12:09 AM, in Mac Desktops
that worked! thanks....mail is back! :-D 767 Views / 5 Replies  
that worked! thanks....mail is back! :-D
Posted by drHo, on Jun 14, 2003 at 11:41 PM, in Applications
hmm u were right~! i logged in as root and mail... 767 Views / 5 Replies  
hmm u were right~! i logged in as root and mail worked just fine. how do i get rid of the bad pref. file? and which pref. file d i toss?
Posted by drHo, on Jun 14, 2003 at 10:19 PM, in Applications
Mail .app broken, how to re-install? 767 Views / 5 Replies  
ok my Mail .app in my tibook 550 doesnt want to open. I click it, it bounces 3-4 times then nothing. I ran disk utility repaired permisions, nothing, ran fsck -y, nothing. So basically i must...
Posted by drHo, on Jun 14, 2003 at 05:09 PM, in Applications
whoa. do those 1gb sticks work only in the newer... 1,979 Views / 21 Replies  
whoa. do those 1gb sticks work only in the newer powerbooks? i.e: 17", 12"? will they work on the older ones? i have a 550 from 2001. it would be great to have over 1gb of ram!
Posted by drHo, on Jun 14, 2003 at 04:49 PM, in Mac Notebooks
People have tried to flash the PC 7500 PCI to... 1,193 Views / 17 Replies  
People have tried to flash the PC 7500 PCI to work for the mac and have not yet done it. Some guy I think in Germany has flashed a Radeon 7000 64mb, but its the same sh1tty card as the 32MB Radeon...
Posted by drHo, on Jun 10, 2003 at 02:45 AM, in Mac Desktops
hmm..faster g4's would be good right? i mean the... 1,880 Views / 34 Replies  
hmm..faster g4's would be good right? i mean the 970 are a better chip alogether but..isnt the real factor keeping the g4's down is the slow system bus and not real DDR Ram? so lets says moto fixes...
Posted by drHo, on Jun 5, 2003 at 03:53 AM, in Mac Desktops
thought this would be interesting. I have a... 6,519 Views / 149 Replies  
thought this would be interesting.

I have a B&W G3 450mhz
1 gig or ram
Original Radeon 32 PCI
10.2.6

LOL this is funny...had everything set to lowest 640x480etc...

the game actually RUNS...
Posted by drHo, on May 24, 2003 at 02:25 AM, in Gaming
The B&W didnt use the Sawtooth mobo, they used... 4,412 Views / 80 Replies  
The B&W didnt use the Sawtooth mobo, they used the Yosemite mobo. the 2nd Generation G4's (with AGP) used the Sawtooth. Hope i'm right :D
Posted by drHo, on May 22, 2003 at 07:15 PM, in Mac Desktops
:cry: 4,412 Views / 80 Replies  
:cry:
Posted by drHo, on May 22, 2003 at 07:14 PM, in Mac Desktops
cool. so if thats the case...will the B&W hold... 4,412 Views / 80 Replies  
cool. so if thats the case...will the B&W hold 2GB? 512X4?
Posted by drHo, on May 22, 2003 at 03:06 AM, in Mac Desktops
Sh1t! Really? I though those held 768MB of... 4,412 Views / 80 Replies  
Sh1t! Really? I though those held 768MB of Ram...or 768MB was the claim by apple..and now since they make bigger ram chips they can hold 1GB-1.5GB? Same story was for the pismo..apple said it would...
Posted by drHo, on May 21, 2003 at 10:35 PM, in Mac Desktops
Gotta agree with the B&W g3's. Were the fastest... 4,412 Views / 80 Replies  
Gotta agree with the B&W g3's. Were the fastest personal computer for the time (the 450 model), VERY easy to upgrade, held a unheard of 1gig-o-ram of RAM (its still a good amount this days), had...
Posted by drHo, on May 20, 2003 at 10:37 PM, in Mac Desktops
dude thanks will keep looking 619 Views / 2 Replies  
dude thanks
will keep looking
Posted by drHo, on May 19, 2003 at 09:52 PM, in Mac Desktops
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