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7200 rpm HD in slot-loading iMac? — #12

Quote: Originally Posted by turtle777 Yes, that's it ! It will show as 128 GB. -t I thought it was a 137GB ceiling. Can the drive be partitioned? On one partition have 12…
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7200 rpm HD in slot-loading iMac? — #13

Nope. Its 128GB. Next ceiling above that is something ludicrous like several exabytes or something. Can't be arsed to look it up or work it out.
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7200 rpm HD in slot-loading iMac? — #15

Quote: Originally Posted by discotronic I thought it was a 137GB ceiling. Can the drive be partitioned? On one partition have 128GB or 137GB (however that goes) and the other w…
MacNN Troubleshooting by tooki

7200 rpm HD in slot-loading iMac? — #17

I've replaced the drives on three slot-loading iMacs recently with 7200rpm models, all to great effect. Temperature isn't an issue (modern 7200rpm drives run way cooler than the ol…
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What size RAM SIMM is this? — #1

I have several old 30 pin and 72 pin simms laying around for which I have no clue as to what size they are. Each chip on the SIMM has a number and some chips have a part number on…
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What size RAM SIMM is this? — #2

If you have an old mac that you can test those RAM sticks on, go for it! Just remember to install them in pairs, and be mindful about electrostatic discharge. You may be able to fi…
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keyboard idea — #1

This is kinda a modin' question... I have painted and made my keyboard look awsome, but now with the new keyboard I am jelous about the eject disk and volume up/down keys. So my qu…
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keyboard idea — #2

You might want to look into Quickkeys 5.0. $100.00 street. I am unsure if a macro for what you are attempting is possible here, ( I have never used it) but many people swear by thi…
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keyboard idea — #3

nope it doesnt seem to work for that sucks any other ideas?? i dont want to get a new keyboard
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keyboard idea — #4

Although you may not be able to replicate the media eject key, you should be able to duplicate the volume up/volume down keys. Write AppleScripts for different volume settings (as…
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keyboard idea — #5

you could create a few small applescripts to do the sound up/down, mute, and put away all removable disks. the following sound scripts require jon's commands osax, and the disk scr…
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keyboard idea — #6

Ya you can definitely get *all* of the functionality of the new Apple keyboards (sound up/down/mute and media eject) via AppleScript *as well as*... Audio CD play, stop, rewind, f…
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keyboard idea — #7

Well thanks a bunch, but one problem, I can't get the script for ejecting the disc to work, and silly me has never really used applescript.....so can someone help with it...please …
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Rev. D iMac with G4 and 30 GB HD — #1

Does anyone know how a G4 upgrade card would fare in a rev. D iMac with a Maxtor 7200 rpm hard drive? I know there are not any heat issues with the new hard drive and the original…
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Rev. D iMac with G4 and 30 GB HD — #3

If you are going to use G4 performamce, buy the card. If you haven't bought the 7200RPM, don't buy it because it is said it creates too much heat. If you buy the card, please post…
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Rev. D iMac with G4 and 30 GB HD — #4

I was debating the two. I'm not sure which would give me the better performance difference, a 7200 rpm HD or the G4 card. The card would obviously boost the speed a great deal, b…
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Rev. D iMac with G4 and 30 GB HD — #5

Well, I haven't experienced the benefits of 7200RPM yet. I am perfectly happy with the performance of my 5400RPM 4GB HD, but the only thing that bugs me is that when it goes to sle…
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Rev. D iMac with G4 and 30 GB HD — #6

Good points Godfather. I'm definitely going to invest in a 128 MB chip of RAM, boosting myself to 160 megs. As for the HD, I'll reconsider a 5400 rpm one since money is scarce. …
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Rev. D iMac with G4 and 30 GB HD — #8

Found it. Thank's Ca$h. I think, however, that the whole soldering thing has me a bit phased. That and possible Voodoo 2/mezzanine incompatibility with OS X. But then again, I …
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Rev. D iMac with G4 and 30 GB HD — #9

If you do successfully get a hd into your rev. D imac please drop me a line (via icq or e-mail). My imac is currently down because i tried 2 install a new drive... check it out
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