Now can that be repaired or am i required to get a new screen, i think its the later, am i right? Click to expand... You are right. The good news is a new CRT will make it like…

Brilliant, thanks Phreakout. Sent you a PM. And thanks to everyone else for your input.

http://www.sparkfun.com/commerce/product_info.php?products_id=9290 And it's hardly the only one out there. Whether $70-90 is within hobbyist range is up to you. Click to expand…

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…

I dont know even if you had the correct equipment to re vacuum and seal the crt that it would work, i guess it would but ive never heard of someone trying

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…

I cracked the thing open and took a look at what was inside. 20 gig hard drive (ide) All three PCI slots are filled, an Ethernet card, a USB card and a FireWire Card. the Sonnet…

Easy way to check for a Sonnet upgrade - if the heatsink is purple, you're golden

The WiFly GSX module incorporates a 2.4GHz radio, processor, TCP/IP stack / preloaded with software to simplify integration and minimizes development of your application. In the si…

Hey again, I managed to over come my fear and find a suitable screwdriver and open her up - YAY :beige: Thats the good news -- the bad news is i found out the problem and its …

Great score on a good machine. I myself am partial to the BeigeG3 Mini-Towers myself. Mine is pretty maxxed out at the moment, although it is sitting in the closet because it got r…

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…

Hey, Thanks for the quick replies. I shall try and get a Screwdriver at the weekend (college in the week - too busy). And open her up. I suppose its all this discharge things i …

I would think industrial machines had RS-422 so you can hook up quite a few devices to one line (each having its own ID). Anyway can't you just send data over the serial port on a…

Is it April 1 where you are living? Click to expand... the one you just took a shot at. Click to expand... Click to expand... Disclaimer: Absolutely no shots were taken …

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…

Is it April 1 where you are living? Click to expand... the one you just took a shot at. Click to expand... Click to expand... Disclaimer: Absolutely no shots were taken …

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…

Hi everyone: I'm a new member here, and I came across this forum while searching for information about my Macintosh SE/30's debilitating SimasiMac condition. I've been reading the…

Well I wound up using the top half of that checkboarding system with the bottom half of the other one. The second system's LCD was very blueish and non functional. I tried using th…

Well I wound up using the top half of that checkboarding system with the bottom half of the other one. The second system's LCD was very blueish and non functional. I tried using th…

That sucks. and with the PB with the checkerboard screen, try taking out the installed RAM card (if there is one). the SCSI hard drives are also not too difficult to find if y…