I picked up a 17" Apple Studio Display, and a Power Mac G5 from a music school about a week ago. - The CRT monitor works great. I have it connected to my 68k PowerBook. The color …

Here's another pic of the LC 475 motherboard (my own) with a LC PDS video card if that helps:

Here's another pic of a 475/605: comm slot may not work when a IIe card is installed http://support.apple.com/kb/TA46886?viewlocale=en_US. Click to expand... Well, it …

What a great find! Does it contain a stock SE motherboard or something similar? Should be very rebuild-able. Have you tried powering it up without the main battery in place? It may…

Don't forget that you can talk to whoever sold it to you and tell them it was damaged in shipping.

I have some nicer shots of the Quadra 605 if there's anyone interested: http://macgui.com/upload/gallery/f_0/user_2/regular/upload_1103.jpg http://macgui.com/upload/gallery/f_0/u…

Technically haven't actually grabbed it yet, I'm leaving work early in a bit here and driving about an hour to pick it up. Not the color model, 28 megs ram, unknown HD. Boots into …

There are also two 500 MB PB SCSI drives for the best offer here: http://www.surpluscomputerliq.com/cgi-bin/mccsearch.pl (PN 661-0175) I would gladly take the parts.

Hi Grampa. My LC's power supply has the same symptoms you've mentioned, the clicking sound. It's most likely toast.

If you put ECC memory controllers in desktop PCs, what sort of quality control do you expect? I guess that Intel would do a good job overall (some of their ICH chipsets have proble…

The 575 board is a popular upgrade for Colour Classics, so if you decide to go that route, you might find useful information on those sites.

Well I found a 165 on ebay for $15.. no cord or battery but I can just use the ones I have, maybe its hard drive will be working. I guess I'll cannibalize the 145's and combine any…

Will the 575 mb fit in a 605 case? Click to expand... It might fit, but it won't be a drop in replacement. There would be a load of hackery involved. Here's an LC575 motherbo…

Finally, it was a big mistake for Apple not to include ECC memory support in at least the "Pro" desktops. IBM has good engineers, but they come from a background that assumes that …

Now can that be repaired or am i required to get a new screen, i think its the later, am i right? Click to expand... You are right. The good news is a new CRT will make it like…

Brilliant, thanks Phreakout. Sent you a PM. And thanks to everyone else for your input.

Well.. the G5 tower is pretty much default or stock with the exception of the hard-drive. The originally sell for some reason (i suspect security) didn't ship it with the tower. So…

I dont know even if you had the correct equipment to re vacuum and seal the crt that it would work, i guess it would but ive never heard of someone trying

Warning-Warning-Warning Forum newbie question! How do I test an LC power supply outside of the computer? I've searched this forum, and didn't find a definitive answer, but I susp…

Ermm... Guy's you have a whole forum for the G5... Yet you choose to hi-jack this thread. So in light of 64bit applications, how does your discussion contribute to my problem solvi…

Hey again, I managed to over come my fear and find a suitable screwdriver and open her up - YAY :beige: Thats the good news -- the bad news is i found out the problem and its …

Kangas seem to be thick on the ground here for cheap on the local CL. seen 3 in the last six months for >=$50. There is one on there right now for $35. I was thinking of sna…

Hey, Thanks for the quick replies. I shall try and get a Screwdriver at the weekend (college in the week - too busy). And open her up. I suppose its all this discharge things i …

i think i might have made some progress. i reseated the daughter card, and now when i strike a key on the keyboard the power indicator light flashes green for under a second. is th…

I might as well just buy the 240MB drive I found at an online store with a 90 day warranty for $49 + $15 shipping. Click to expand... Don't. Even a parts system with a drive is…