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…

The Centris 650 **DOES** have a battery on the motherboard. You just need to look more closely. Some older Macs will turn on if this battery is dead, some will NOT. So it's a go…

The tower model G5s didn't have the same issues with the exploding capacitors, did it? If new RAM doesn't fix it, you might want to take a look at the caps, particularly those in t…

The tower model G5s didn't have the same issues with the exploding capacitors, did it? If new RAM doesn't fix it, you might want to take a look at the caps, particularly those in t…

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In short, there are reasons the PowerMac G5 has a reputation of being something of a lemon. It is. Click to expand... Only the water cooled G5s had huge problems. The other G5s…

In short, there are reasons the PowerMac G5 has a reputation of being something of a lemon. It is. Click to expand... Only the water cooled G5s had huge problems. The other G5…

I use HFVExplorer here too, but only to get files in and out of hfv images for SheepShaver. I've never used it on actual HFS hard disks. But if it works, then you can stick to what…

Thanks for the help. I don't have the Mac or its drive with me right now, but I'll double check the connector when I get the drive. I see several Adaptec 50-pin SCSI cards on ebay …

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My iMac G5 of the same gen as your PowerMac using the same proc had this problem. It turned out to be RAM Click to expand... Yeah. I suppose the real thrust of my post would be…

I have to say, those old Apple scanners are really good considering their age...I have a Colour OneScanner 600/27, and its brilliant...the quality's better than that of my Epson mu…

That sucks.

Reading HFS is no problem. You can use HFSExplorer. It only has read-only support but that's all you probably need anyway. TransMac and MacDrive give full read/write support but th…

Count the pins on the SCSI drive. There should be 50 ( 2 x 25 ). Anything which handles 50pin SCSI should be able to read it. Even 68pin and 80pin can work with $5 adapters. Your …

My iMac G5 of the same gen as your PowerMac using the same proc had this problem. It turned out to be RAM

I've had my Centris 650 for many years, and I don't recall there ever being a "power brick" for it. Simple power cord is all I've ever used. Click to expand... What I meant was…

I just registered here. I have a Performa 600CD that had gone strong for 17 years, but died a year ago with the same issue described here while I was loading up some game. It proba…

G5's seem to be hot running chips, which is why Apple built the case around cooling them with massive airflow, multiple cooling fans, and temp sensors. When you resort to water coo…

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 us…