Got the Powerbook. I had some very weird problem happen to me though, and now that I think about it I suspect it is due to power loss. The 190 came with a battery that seems to hol…

You put in a price that you want them to sell to you in the box at checkout (the price is for each unit) They will email you if they agree.

Do some google searching apple is known for still replacing entire g5 units with the water cooling leak to this day.

When I look at that page I tried adding the 500MB hard drives to my cart but can't get it to give me a price, can you tell me what they say for you?

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…

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 …

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…

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…

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…

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…

I found and looked at that Box of Powerbook stuff post... a lot of items, but only the hard drives would be used and the rest would get thrown out most likely, the shipping if calc…

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…