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Post #17 by notcrazy_iminsane
Source Forum68kMLA
CategoryHardware
Post DateSun, 24 Jul 2011 - 23:05
Original URLhttps://68kmla.org/bb/threads/g3-imac-acting-crazy-after-upgrade.23482/
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I connected them via ethernet and turned on TCP/IP File Sharing on the iMac.

Once I transfered the file and figured out the instructions (nowhere did it say I had to press and hold the power button while holding the Programmer's Button), I did the firmware update. After two tries, I got OS X Tiger installed. Now my sister's trying to figure out how to make an extended desktop with her extra Dell monitor. Right now it's only showing the same thing as the

Now my curiosity is why the 500MHz and 600MHz boards acted up.

No 5 beeps saying the processor was unusable.

On the 600, I could hear the hard drive spinning up, on the 500 I couldn't.

Maybe the down converter board? I know I pulled these boards from iMacs with shot PAV boards, so is it possible the down converter got shot too? I didn't mix and match them just to be safe...

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