It sounds like a dead cell possibly, or the chip board for the batteries is messed up, check to see if it follows under the recall program. https://support.apple.com/ibook_powerbo…

http://www.macintouch.com/reviews/macpro/photoshop.png Thats all I could find.

PS: Can G5's boot into OS9? Not run classic in OSX, but reboot with OS9 system folder? Click to expand... Yeah, what Christopher said, No. That's because G5 is a 64-bit process…

thanks for this info, so i can just plug power supply "alone" and if i heard the noise, that means power supply works ?? i can do it with no risk to damage power supply ?? Click…

thanks for this info, so i can just plug power supply "alone" and if i heard the noise, that means power supply works ?? i can do it with no risk to damage power supply ?? i want …

Not even all the G4's could boot into OS9 directly, you just had classic support under OSX. Click to expand... I think the last gen MDD were the non OS 9.

Have you tried removing the SATA card and just using the IDE drive?

They are rare, but certainly have all the same advantages today as they had back when they were originally introduced. I would say, since you have a Mac which can accommodate one,…

The Apple II power-supply is fairly "intelligent". If it detects a no-load situation (that is, nothing is taking the electricity), it will short-circuit itself indefinitely. This w…

Not even all the G4's could boot into OS9 directly, you just had classic support under OSX.

Have you tried taking out all drives except for the optical, and then giving it a go? That way it would force it to boot off the disc, or not at all. Sometimes my b&w G3 w…

PS: Can G5's boot into OS9? Not run classic in OSX, but reboot with OS9 system folder? Click to expand... Yeah, what Christopher said, No. That's because G5 is a 64-bit process…

This thread gives details of the cells needed to replace your backup battery. They are common and cheap, I found that the soldering was not especially difficult, and the replacemen…

Thanks for the replies. I am interested in keeping up with Apple technologies but want to resort to the used market. I thought the G5's were a robust machine at a steal these days,…

Thanks for the replies. I am interested in keeping up with Apple technologies but want to resort to the used market. I thought the G5's were a robust machine at a steal these days,…

If you're really on a budget I think a G5 can be a good buy still. From the sounds of your post though, 10.5/10.6 compatibility seems like a big deal and PCI/hard disk expandabilit…

I saw go with the Intel Mac. As mentioned by others, the G5 Macs do have reliability problems. The iMac G5s were all affected by the capacitor plague, despite Apple's repair exte…

For me, I would say Intel all the way. G5s seem to have a number of reliability issues - from faulty PSUs to liquid cooling systems leaking - if you Google around, you can see ima…

The only thing stopping me from selling my MacBook Pro and getting a quad G5 is the risk of not being able to run 10.6 when it comes out. I would much rather have a tower than lap…

G5's (towers) seem to be very pricey still. I think you are better off with an Intel if you plan on using it as your main machine for a few years.

Depends on your needs. Do you mind using software that isn't the latest? Do you mind, if you need software that comes out in later years that it may not be compatible? And, what …

VISICalc! Now you're talking! http://playpower.org/blog/2009/03/wired-article-visicalc/ here’s a picture of Jeremy and I talking to Bob Frankston, who developed Visicalc. …

Alright, I guess there will be no more replies to this thread, as it's been almost a month since the last posting. Anyway, thanks to anyone who participated! There is only one mor…

well, to get it working in OS9, I downloaded and installed the latest software for airport for 9, version 2.0.4. The earlier versions don't work with the wavelan cards, but this on…

Thanks for the reply, beachycove. I'm glad the problem is being tackled by people who know what they're doing. I, too, will wait until the last possible moment to install the patch…