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it may have come up on one of the links, but I... 1,479 Views / 28 Replies  
it may have come up on one of the links, but I just had a nightmare after optimizing my drives in OS X - it was only after joining this forum that I discovered what has been posted above. I've...
Posted by entelechy, on Dec 1, 2004 at 12:44 PM, in macOS
Poll: BMW needs to dump Chris Bangle and hire you... 1,211 Views / 20 Replies  
BMW needs to dump Chris Bangle and hire you post-haste! Well done (I drive an M3)

Cheers,
~Chris
Posted by entelechy, on Nov 29, 2004 at 10:16 PM, in Art & Graphic Design
I would love to be able to afford an X-serve, but... 1,596 Views / 20 Replies  
I would love to be able to afford an X-serve, but I'm already well past straining the budget boundaries with the G5/Cinema and the 4GB of RAM I ordered from Crucial.

A friend who's also been...
Posted by entelechy, on Nov 29, 2004 at 10:06 PM, in Mac Desktops
Mine just arrived and still waiting for the... 2,438 Views / 23 Replies  
Mine just arrived and still waiting for the G5...I had no idea about this problem, so hoping for the best - will post results either way.

~C
Posted by entelechy, on Nov 29, 2004 at 03:21 PM, in Mac Desktops
Serial ATA recs? 1,596 Views / 20 Replies  
Just ordered a dual 2.5 G5 for video editing work, and would like to fill the internal drive slots with a couple 200-250 GB hard drives...Does anyone have any recommendations in terms of drives...
Posted by entelechy, on Nov 29, 2004 at 01:12 PM, in Mac Desktops
Tsilou B - thanks, see below for update :) ... 730 Views / 11 Replies  
Tsilou B - thanks, see below for update :)

Tooki - absolutely! Boy have I learned that lesson :) I was pleasantly surprised to learn more about this in another thread from members of this group -...
Posted by entelechy, on Nov 27, 2004 at 07:26 PM, in macOS
Thanks guys, I'll give it a try :) A friend... 730 Views / 11 Replies  
Thanks guys, I'll give it a try :)

A friend and co-worker, Kaz7777 (who introduced me to this site) was also having problems with fonts, so I forgot to mention I downloaded some font software...
Posted by entelechy, on Nov 27, 2004 at 12:26 PM, in macOS
Hopelessly stuck - any last options?? 730 Views / 11 Replies  
Part 3 and the nightmare continues...please restore my faith in Macs! :)

My Powerbook G4/667 will now not boot past the opening light gray screen with the Apple icon...the circulating ring beneath...
Posted by entelechy, on Nov 27, 2004 at 01:33 AM, in macOS
I just have the upgrade discs from Panther, so I... 596 Views / 4 Replies  
I just have the upgrade discs from Panther, so I thought I need to start with Jaguar. With my faltering drive it took forever and a few tries to make it through the installations of both Jaguar &...
Posted by entelechy, on Nov 25, 2004 at 11:30 AM, in macOS
Thanks Tetenal :) Just surfed around and... 596 Views / 4 Replies  
Thanks Tetenal :)

Just surfed around and found this is possible, but nice to hear it here. Currently my Mac won't boot up past the initial Apple (no circulating icon beneath it).

Thinking about...
Posted by entelechy, on Nov 25, 2004 at 02:45 AM, in macOS
Can u install OSX via Target Disc Mode? 596 Views / 4 Replies  
After all the work rebuilding my system (long story in another post), it worked beautifully for a day and then crapped out.

As such, I'm taking the advice of those on this forum and doing an...
Posted by entelechy, on Nov 24, 2004 at 10:11 PM, in macOS
Thanks Jason :) And thanks Barbarian - this... 856 Views / 17 Replies  
Thanks Jason :)

And thanks Barbarian - this is good info to know. Not that it matters now, but when I spoke to Disc Warrior's guys, they said they are working on a separate software to optimize...
Posted by entelechy, on Nov 24, 2004 at 02:30 PM, in macOS
that's a relief coming from the elite members -... 856 Views / 17 Replies  
that's a relief coming from the elite members - will do, and thanks again...this forum is terrific :-)

All the best,
~Chris
Posted by entelechy, on Nov 23, 2004 at 08:50 PM, in macOS
guess it's just peace of mind watching them go... 856 Views / 17 Replies  
guess it's just peace of mind watching them go from a garbled mass to nice neat blocks :-), also thought it was essentially "preventative maintenance" to stave off problems down the road...
Posted by entelechy, on Nov 23, 2004 at 07:16 PM, in macOS
Good to know - thanks Cpac! Not to belabor... 856 Views / 17 Replies  
Good to know - thanks Cpac!

Not to belabor the point, but when I'm doing video editing, what would you recommend to optimize the external hard drives? I'm guessing it would probably be fine to...
Posted by entelechy, on Nov 23, 2004 at 04:35 PM, in macOS
Barbarian & Cpac, Thanks for taking the time... 856 Views / 17 Replies  
Barbarian & Cpac,

Thanks for taking the time to respond, and a special thanks to Barbarian! I'm happy to report I'm logging this from Safari :-)

I cleared the caches, and played around with...
Posted by entelechy, on Nov 23, 2004 at 03:41 PM, in macOS
Update 2: Still zeroing in...thought that... 856 Views / 17 Replies  
Update 2:

Still zeroing in...thought that maybe I have too new a version of Safari (the latest) to work with 10.3.4? Is that what is causing the spinning wheel? Can you download previous versions...
Posted by entelechy, on Nov 23, 2004 at 02:13 PM, in macOS
Update: I trashed prefs in both the home and... 856 Views / 17 Replies  
Update:

I trashed prefs in both the home and system folders. Now I seem to have access to everything but Safari. Going to try a trash & re-install.

~C
Posted by entelechy, on Nov 23, 2004 at 01:47 PM, in macOS
Help - spinning wheel of death abounds! 856 Views / 17 Replies  
Hi All,

I'm new to this forum (first post), and still have much to learn about Macs - though I love them dearly and they've changed my life! I have a Powerbook G4/667 and recently wiped & rebuilt...
Posted by entelechy, on Nov 23, 2004 at 12:36 PM, in macOS
 
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