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Unusually slow pismo, suggestions? — #4

Quote: Originally posted by PowerMacMan: RAM. I realize that adding ram would help, but from what ive been told 320 mb should be plenty for just running one or two…
MacNN Hardware by Woehrle46

Unusually slow pismo, suggestions? — #5

I run a 400 pismo with 320mb RAM and have never felt that my system suffered from a lack of RAM. I can't speak to the RAM requirements of SNES emulation, but my initial thoughts ar…
MacNN Hardware by rjc3

Unusually slow pismo, suggestions? — #6

alternatively, I have also experienced dramatic slow downs on my Pismo by allowing the drive to fill up. My perception is that with less than 1 GB free on teh hard drive, Panther …
MacNN Hardware by rjc3

Unusually slow pismo, suggestions? — #7

Quote: Originally posted by rjc3: alternatively, I have also experienced dramatic slow downs on my Pismo by allowing the drive to fill up. My perception is that with le…
MacNN Hardware by Woehrle46

Unusually slow pismo, suggestions? — #8

Disk Warrior can also help with speed problems associated with suboptimal directories. This can happen even with a half empty HD -- scattered files really hurt the OS. I know with…
MacNN Hardware by SEkker

Unusually slow pismo, suggestions? — #9

8megs of videoram... so the ext monitor MAY be the problem. if the pismo screen is completely useless, will be hard to confirm this. try some other screen resolutions? just a thou…
MacNN Hardware by fisherKing

Unusually slow pismo, suggestions? — #10

RAM -- Mac OS X alone, after just a little bit of web browsing, can easily take up hundreds and hundreds of MB of RAM. For example, all I have running now is iChat and Safari, but …
MacNN Hardware by tooki

G5 processor upgrade — #1

It may be too early in the lifetime of the G5 to answer this question, but I was wondering if anyone knew whether or not it's possible to upgrade a G5 1.6 to one of the higher spee…
MacNN Hardware by k_shehadeh

G5 processor upgrade — #2

At this point, I think it's too early to tell what may happen. I don't think I've come across any detailed discussion about if there will ever be processor upgrades for the G5 mode…
MacNN Hardware by -Q-

G5 processor upgrade — #3

I can tell you that there is no way to add a second processor to the 1.6GHz model. The connectors and glue circuits are missing from the motherboard.
MacNN Hardware by Cadaver

G5 processor upgrade — #4

Apple seems to have killed the upgrade market. Upgraded computers kill new sales and Apple is all about new sales.
MacNN Hardware by sodamnregistered2

G5 processor upgrade — #5

Every new Apple design gives way to the "no upgrade" sadists. About 18 months later, an upgrade comes out using some clever-but-semi-obvious method to get one working. Remember t…
MacNN Hardware by Eriamjh

G5 processor upgrade — #6

I would imagine that eventually there willl be processor upgrades for the G5. Thing is at the moment they are so new, it will be a while before we will see any. Probably from power…
MacNN Hardware by i_wolf

G5 processor upgrade — #7

Thank you for all the comments and suggestions. I think I *will* probably get a dual G5 since it does seem to have at least more upgrade potential than the single processor G5.
MacNN Hardware by k_shehadeh

G5 processor upgrade — #8

Quote: Originally posted by Eriamjh: Every new Apple design gives way to the "no upgrade" sadists. About 18 months later, an upgrade comes out using some clever-but-sem…
MacNN Hardware by sodamnregistered2

G5 processor upgrade — #9

Quote: Originally posted by sodamnregistered2: I'm just basing my comments on the fact that the G4 upgrades NEVER seemed like a good value proposition. Sure, it was poss…
MacNN Hardware by Eriamjh

Dead Cube...Help — #1

450MHz 832MB RAM 120 Gig Baracuda GeForce 3 In the last 2-3 months, I have been progressively having more and more problems. The screen goes fuzzy. Reboot sometimes works...some…
MacNN Hardware by jrramsey

Dead Cube...Help — #2

If it was a drive, or the IDE controller, it seems like you'd get a chime, then the question mark. Have you tried eliminating different RAM chips and slots? Pull all the RAM chip…
MacNN Hardware by chris v

Dead Cube...Help — #3

I used to be able to boot from a CD now that won't even work. BTW: I put in a brand new HD with no luck. If this were the DC/DC board, what would the symptoms be? Random failur…
MacNN Hardware by jrramsey

Dead Cube...Help — #4

Mybe no help to you, but: You DID get a boot sound normally? My cube doesn't make any noise (speaker-wiese) on startup. I thought since the usb speakers need to be powered and have…
MacNN Hardware by Ambassadeur

What kind of stereo do you own? why? — #1

What kind of stereo do you own? I own a Sony "executive" stereo (I believe that is what you call them). It is silver with a vertical loading cd tray and is complemented by woode…
MacNN Hardware by John D. Smith

What kind of stereo do you own? why? — #2

Quote: Originally posted by John D. Smith: What kind of stereo do you own? I own a Sony "executive" stereo (I believe that is what you call them). It is silver with a…
MacNN Hardware by ghost_flash

What kind of stereo do you own? why? — #3

Quote: Originally posted by ghost_flash: http://www.bang-olufsen.com/web/beocenter2/ I wish. The only good thing about them is that they LOOK good. They sound so…
MacNN Hardware by Vader�s Pinch of Death

What kind of stereo do you own? why? — #4

Quote: Originally posted by Vader�s Pinch of Death: The only good thing about them is that they LOOK good. They sound so so and are hard to use. Very dated technology …
MacNN Hardware by John D. Smith
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