So air cooled models are the only ones worth getting then?

I, too, have an LCS-equiped G5 (it's a Quad as well). It won't cool the CPUs (so it's basically useless because it overheats before it gets anywhere). At least it's not leaking. c

Yes, I have a liquid cooled too, and I'm trying to repair it :–( I believe it's a Quad-Core.

Even if it runs it won't last for long. The first generation G5's have a terrible reputation for dropping dead due to RoHS problems and thermal flexing, not to mention the LCU equ…

I think they went with Aluminum cases for heat reasons as well. Apple has a history of using plastic cases (easier to style) whiles PCs were metal boxes.

I'm guessing they need all that extra space for airflow, I wonder how that cool that machine could stay if it used the case as an extension of the heatsink..

I was surprised they ran 10.3. Should check to see if I need a patch installed since mine is the first model. Kind of funny how large the G5 tower is yet only holds 1 optical and …

Yep . . . but that friggin' cheese grater. Maybe some graphite grillwork?

Trash: the earliest G5s came from the factory with a special G5-specific build of Mac OS X 10.2, and all subsequent models had some version of 10.3 or 10.4. A late-model G5 from b…

For me, I always felt the G5 never lived up to its Hype,   or my expectations. Back in 03, man it really seem'd like the G5 CPU was the next best thing since sliced bread. And, i…

Holy crap! http://www.everymac.com/systems/apple/powermac_g5/specs/powermac_g5_quad_2.5.html

Interesting, the early G5 runs 10.4? What was the lastest, fastest G5 that ran Classic under 10.4.6 me wonders?

Yes, each logic board is keyed to the CPU speed. Pain in the rear, as you can imagine. Like 8 different PSU combinations too.

Browsing ebay late at night before bed can make for some odd acquisitions. Today I got in the original model G5 1.6Ghz in pretty decent condition. Sold for $30 shipped (one of tho…

Thanks, G. Solved it by creating a bootable flash drive and that worked well. Your solution would probably have worked too. (I need to also test my firewire cable, it may be defect…

Can you simply reverse things, IE, put the G3 into target disk mode, boot the G4 off the install disk, and select the G3's hard disk as the install target? Last time I checked that…

I have hit a snag in trying to get one of my iBook 500s loaded with 10.4. I am trying to do target disk mode from a G4 iBook to the recipient G3 500 iBook. I can put the host 1.33 …

Also, you can use the patched Apple SC HD Setup to format ZIP disks, and the OS will treat it like a regular hard disk. The only disadvantage of this is that ejecting is now a two …

If you plan on using a ZIP drive you will need the Iomega 4.2 driver in order for it to boot the Plus. That also brings up some questions about formatting with third party utilitie…

Apart from the LCD, what's "souped up"? Click to expand... Upon further research, it looks like this example runs at 133MHz!

I immediately thought about Sandra Bullock . . . [}] ]'>

*says in his best Keanu Reeves voice* Arizona Wildcats.... (i'm sorry - I saw that and immediately thought of that scene in the movie "Speed")

Some of these are hiding behind my commemorative copy of the University of Arizona's Daily Wildcat from when UofA won the NCAA title. Click to expand... I still have the T-Shir…

I just found a great link to new Mustang pics: http://www.flickr.com/groups/apple_prototypes/pool/49628751@N00/ Brutally narrowed Google search with some great hits.

FYI, for support of large files you need Mac OS 9, an application that is able to use Mac OS 9's new file manager APIs (BTW long filenames are also supported using the same API too…