The Mac II and IIx used one version of the PSU; the "real" IIfx used a revised version (with variable speed fans?). Part numbers are:
661-0375 Power Supply Mac II, IIx 120watt
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Whack the drive into a PC and run Maxtor's DOS diagnostics. Skip the tests and run the low level formatter which will take about two hours. At the end of it you'll know whether the…
While the G5 can still be useful, there's already an OS and software it won't run. The Mac Mini is faster than his G5. The MacPro of course would be a lot better but it's 4 times t…
I wouldnt jerk it around too much ... I dont know if those jacks are attached to a board, but if they are you could cause some damage
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What Richard needs to a…
I would not switch to a Mac mini:
- slower, more expensive hard drive and more expensive optical drive (if you ever want to replace it)
- only one HD and one optical drive
- non…
68kMLAHardwareby Mike RichardsonTue, 29 Sep 2009 - 16:09
Still going strong, why get a mini?
a newer vid card for the G5, more memory and a faster HDD... come to about 250.00 and more speed...
That is what I did and my G5 screams... 16…
The 128 is perfectly adequate given your budget constraints. For flashing information google themacelite. You may not be able to do a card with a 512K flash, off the top of my he…
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Wow, I never knew anyone else who used a Nostromo! I bought one for WoW originally, but the command overlay also made me a lot more 'productive' at general Find…
Unfortunately, 10.5 killed the nostromo.
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I could have sworn that my friend had his working on his G5 running 10.5. However that was an n52 and not the origin…
Do NOT use fingernail polish remover (acetone). It will probably slime the paint off, but it will deform the plastic too.
Some cheap spray paint won't bond to plastic, hardly at …
68kMLAPeripheralsby Dennis NedryTue, 29 Sep 2009 - 04:55
The 9400, while good for a integrated GPU, is definitely not faster than a card like a X1900. It's roughly the same speed as a dedicated X1600, maybe a little slower than a 7800.
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Never did like the pen/tablet combo for use as a general pointing device, so I never even tried to develop a command overlay. I used a Nostromo SpeedPad for programmed command keys…
Well, I've finally got the right-sized piccies for the different DeclROMs in question:
Duo MiniDock: socketed 32 pin PLCC DeclROM
DuoDock: SMT 32 pin _________ DeclRom
Duo…
Also what would I have to do to make this a desktop computer? I have a vga screen and a adb mouse and keybord, but like hard ware wise?
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Just a Powerbook moni…
I've got a small collection of 2-3 Wacoms and some other old but huge serial tablet. One of them will eventually end up in the tabletised Duo, and I expect another one will end up…
You won't find them for your life hahah Just kidding they are under my bed.
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Thats is where my 30+keybords hide as well as some 4 imacs and an lc575 hid, its …
FYI a Rage 128 is the slowest performing video card that ever shipped in G4 Macs. You'll probably want to look for something faster, such as a ATI Radeon 8500/9000.
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