nope, none are mentioned in the Service Source guide at this stage.

are there any screws?

I'm sure this sounds silly, but how do you slide the hard drive out of the Power Macintosh 5500 chassis? I unlocked the visible release tab but it seems like the other side is stuc…

You might be able to do the hack install on a OS 8 floppy disk set, but it'll take several times as long.

Awesome! The adaptor will arrive today or maybe tommorow according to the USPS tracking thingy

Found that out a bit ago, but then again, I should have known that. HOWEVER! I didn't know how the RAM Slots worked. After trying endlessly with different DDR 400 RAM Cards, I not…

Um... the LC III cant run OS 8... can it? Click to expand... Nah, but you can hack the system file to make it compatible. You need an external SCSI CD-ROM though. Linky!

No, wait, NetBSD Click to expand... FPU!!!

Um... the LC III cant run OS 8... can it?

if it had foil on it, it could be rf shielding, could be electrical insulation, or could be some form of sound damper

That looks like shielding of some sort.

this isn't mine, but I managed to find a picture of what I mean. { "lightbox_close": "Close", "lightbox_next": "Next", "lightbox_previous": "Previous", "lightb…

Most probably shielding, or a warranty sticker. Pics?

Make SURE you install the modules as a MATCHED PAIR. I didn't, and got burned. Evidently the G5 is very finicky about it's memory.

I'm looking at going this route too... I'm actually planning on getting a pair of Dual G5s so I can have a full data and hardware backup. Even with a decent (non-Apple) monitor and…

Yeah, 7.6 isn't THAT different from 7.5.5.

About the OS, if you're going to use the newest OS it can run, get a copy of 8.1. No, wait, NetBSD . You would be SERIOUSLY wasting your time with 7.6, 7.5.5/7.1 is the way to …

It can't hurt anything to try some DDR RAM that you have laying around. It may work just fine, but remember the G5 was pickier than just about any Mac when it comes to RAM. And y…

TransMac will work too.

I've used RetroBrite, with fantastic results.

Yeah, otherwise known as Retr0bright. I haven't used it myself but IIRC some members here have had success with it.

I've heard of using a mix of Oxy Clean and hydrogen peroxide to remove yellowing. Not sure of the specifics but it may be worth googling/binging/yahooing etc.

Most Macs could not handle 8MB 30-pin SIMMs. The path for most, with a few notable exceptions, was 256kB, 1MB, 4MB, 16MB. That is, fourfold increments. Some left off one end or …

I assume they would have, as they made 16MB 30 pin SIMMs.

I have about 6 ADB keyboards and Mice. I get them for free a lot of the time. If you need them they can easily be found on freecycle, at least in my area.