No, not really. The G5 was actually an atrocious chip, even by the day's standards. Even fast P4s were generally better, and that's saying something. I would be willing to bet that…

yea I have no problem with having to unplug the computer to make it go off, I am thinking of seeming if i can find a 10pin plug\ adapter and ringing the power spully in another box…

Yes, but this auction does list a Hyperdrive Mac. It is interesting though how 7 people have bid up the price to nearly $1300 in spite of the fact the seller says the Hyperdrive i…

Link Its the third table (IIvx, Q800, PM7100) Click to expand... USE THIS LINK provided by LCGuy. It is exactly what you need. If you hot-wire the power supply, like what was…

The batt was out of the computer I know. also I am just making a pin out for the power brick, as nothing happend it is the power box as my first wiring did make the computer boot b…

A little bird *very much in the know* once told me about a number of skeletons in the G5's closet, particularly the first generation (1.6-2.0Ghz) models, but that's about all I can…

Link Its the third table (IIvx, Q800, PM7100)

Does anyone have a pinout of the 650 power supply so we can tell this guy which color wires to connect where? I believe it's compatible with 7100, IIci, IIcx, IIvi, IIvx.

There was no Batt in it, Click to expand... The Centris 650 DOES have a battery: { "lightbox_close": "Close", "lightbox_next": "Next", "lightbox_previous": "Pr…

Is it just me, or was Apple's best quality from about 1997-2001? This time period produced some amazing machines (2400, 3400, 9600, G3 desktops and notebooks, G4 towers), whereas a…

I agree - looks like a VRAM problem. Could also be a bad VRAM module, or mismatched VRAM.

A little bird *very much in the know* once told me about a number of skeletons in the G5's closet, particularly the first generation (1.6-2.0Ghz) models, but that's about all I can…

Try reseating the vram/ replacing the vram with new chips.

The videos not great, but since I can't describe the issue well and since my English stinks, here's a video. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rDssVHugr40 The first 30 sec's and las…

For: Defor: You can say what you want that is your opinion and that's fine. But my point it that I don't have 3-5K to keep up with the LAGS (Latest and greatest Syndrome) I have …

Here's a Macintouch page discussing "G5 Thermal Runaway". You might find something helpful in it. On an advisory note, I had a 2.0 Ghz G5 Xserve for a while, which I understand use…

Thanks for the abridged version... I'm totally with you on points 1, 2 and 5. Don't know about 4 (I thought DVI was current technology), and I'm not going to say anything about Lin…

It was something like this: 1. obsolete - who cares 2. pro apps - only recently, and the older version doesn't become invalid and worthless upon release of newer version 3. yell…

That's fine, I didn't have time to read it anyway

I typed up a big long post, and the forum software ate it, and I don't feel like typing it again.

You know, there is a *big* difference between 'being obsolete' and 'being usable'. The G5 is very obsolete in computing terms, but its still usable

that is one of the most unfair comparisons ever... "snappier..." let's see.. you have a VERY modern, fast, high cache 1TB 3.5" drive in the G5... 16GB ram... and you're compari…

There was no Batt in it, also when it stopped working it was on then it went off, I am working on rigging an atx power Brick on it

The Powermac G5 is no where near obsolete... I use my PMG5 more than I use my new Mac mini... it is snappier than the mini... Don't get me wrong the mini is great but I prefer t…

One more note: your Centris 650 will not always cause a small spark when you plug it in even if it's working. This depends on several things like humidity, how long it's been unp…